Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support 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?

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko Aroha te māmā.
Aroha is the mother.

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

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

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

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