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!

Ko Rina te māmā.
Rina is the mother.

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

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

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 Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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