Māori Grammar

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

Ko Kauri te māmā.
Kauri is the mother.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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?

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

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

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