Māori Grammar

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

Ko Aria te māmā.
Aria is the mother.

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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?

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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