Māori Grammar

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani te māmā.
Ani is the mother.

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

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

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

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 wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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