Māori Grammar

Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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