Māori Grammar

Ko Rina te māmā.
Rina is the mother.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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.

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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