Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

Ko Kauri te māmā.
Kauri is the mother.

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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