Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He pai ki taku māmā tēnei momo .
My mum likes this type of shoe.

Koia kei a koe te āwhina i whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?

Ka waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga tātou whaea.
We are always left cheated by our mother.

Ka hōhā tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.

muri a Māmā ka hoki mai.
Mummy will come back later.

Kīhai i pīrangi tōna whaea ki a ia.
His mother did not want him.

He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko te mēra mo māmā,.
They're the mail for your mother.

Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.

He rite a Nikau ki tōku māmā.
Nikau is just like my mother.

He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā.
Rāwiri is like his mother.

I pakeke whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?

He rite te makawe o Rina ki ō tōna whaea.
Rina's hair is just like her mother's.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the mother.

Ngā mihi nui te o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.

Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother.

Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ko Ani tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Ani is my aunty, she is my father's sister.

Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.

E aroha ana te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

Whū, te kaha hoki o whaea!
Wow, your mother is strong!

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

He ātaahua te ingoa o whaea. E hia tana pakeke?
Your mum's name is beautiful. How old is she?

Kia tūpato, kei riri mama.
Be careful, lest your mother gets angry,

Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?

Kei te māra a Māmā.
Mum's in the garden.

I te taha o taku māmā.
On my mum' s side.