Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is 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.

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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.

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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.

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?

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

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

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