Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

Ko Moana te māmā.
Moana is the mother.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my 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 waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga tātou whaea.
We are always left cheated by our mother.

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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

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

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

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