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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Ko Moana te māmā.
Moana 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.

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

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

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

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

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

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

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

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

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

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

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

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

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

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.

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

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

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

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

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