Māori Grammar

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

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!

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

Ko te mēra mo māmā,.
They're the mail for your 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 hōhā tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.

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.

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko Moana te māmā.
Moana is the mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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