Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina te māmā.
Rina is the mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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.

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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