Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

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

Ko Kauri te māmā.
Kauri is the mother.

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

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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

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

Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my 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?

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

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