Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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

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.

Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the mother.

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

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?

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

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

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