Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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?

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

Ko Rina te māmā.
Rina is the mother.

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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.

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?

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

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

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