Māori Grammar

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria te māmā.
Aria is the mother.

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

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