Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the 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 rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?

Tautokohia whaea.
Support 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?

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

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.

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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