Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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

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?

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight 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?

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

Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the mother.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

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

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