Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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 au ki a koe.
I am just like you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 te poaka ki te kai.
You eat just like a pig.

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