Māori Grammar

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the 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.

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.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my 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.

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

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

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