Māori Grammar

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your 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.

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my 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?

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

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

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

Ko Ani te māmā.
Ani is the mother.

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o whaea?
Excellent! How old is your 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 te makawe o Aria ki ō tōna whaea.
Aria's hair is just like her mother's.

Ka waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga 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.