Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina te māmā.
Rina is the mother.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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

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