Māori Grammar

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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.

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha te māmā.
Aroha is the mother.

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

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

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