Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my 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?

Ko Ani te māmā.
Ani is the mother.

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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