Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
This is just like that - he rite tonu

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

He rite tonu ia ki te hihi o te .
He is just like a ray of sun.

He rite tonu tāku teina ki tōku pāpā.
My younger sibling is just like my father.

kōtiro, he rite ki a koe.
Your girl is like you.

He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā, he tangata kaha ki te mahi.
Rāwiri is like his mother, a man who is strong in work.

He rite tonu tēnei ki tērā atu .
This shoe is just like that other shoe.

He rite ia ki tōna tuakana.
She is just like her elder sister.

He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā.
He is just like his father.

He rite te huarere ki hōtoke.
The weather is like winter.

He rite ia ki tōna whaea.
She is just like her mother.

He rite tonu te āhua o Niko ki tōna pāpā.
Niko looks just like his father.

He rite tonu ō karu ki ō whaea.
Your eyes are like your mother's.

He rite tāua waka ki māmā.
Our car is like mum's.

He rite tonu koe ki a au.
You are just like me.

He rite au ki a koe.
I am just like you.

He rite tonu ia ki tōna whaea kēkē.
She is just like her aunty.

He rite tonu tāku kitā ki tōku tuakana.
My guitar is just like my older sibling's.

He rite ia ki tōna tuahine.
He is like his sister.

E hika! He rite haunga ki te kurī.
Heck! You smell like the dog.

He rite tāku irāmutu ki tōna pāpā.
My nephew is just like his like father.

He rite tonu au ki tōku pāpā.
I am just like my father.

He rite tāna aromatawai ki tāku.
His assignment is similar to mine.

He rite a Hone ki tōna pāpā.
Hone is just like his father.

He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā te mahi whenua.
He is just like his father when it comes to farming.

He rite tonu a Rongomai ki tōna pāpā.
Rongomai is just like her dad.

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

He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.

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

He rite tonu tēnei kuri ki tōna pāpa.
This dog is just like its father.

He rite tonu au ki tōku māmā.
I am like my mother.

Rite tinu a Ataahua ki tōna kuia.
Ataahua is just like her mother.

Rite tonu koe ki te poaka ki te kai.
You eat just like a pig.

Rite tonu ia ki a Tui Teka ki te waiata.
He sings just like Tui Teka.

Rite tonu a Pāora ki a Elvis ki te kanikani.
Pāora is just like Elvis at dancing.

Rite tonu koe ki mama.
You are just like your mother.