Māori Grammar

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

Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your 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.

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

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Aria te māmā.
Aria is the mother.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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