Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

Ko Moana te māmā.
Moana is the mother.

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