Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ko Moana te māmā.
Moana is the mother.

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your 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 Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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