Māori Grammar

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko te mēra mo māmā,.
They're the mail for your 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 pai ki taku māmā tēnei momo .
My mum likes this type of shoe.

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

Ko Kauri te māmā.
Kauri is the mother.

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

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.

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

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