Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the mother.

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

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

Koia kei a koe mō te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua tū mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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