Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the mother.

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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?

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

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

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