Māori Grammar

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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?

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

Ko Aroha te māmā.
Aroha is the mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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