Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia te māmā.
Mia is the mother.

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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.

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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.

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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