Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 au ki tōku pāpā.
I am just like my father.

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

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

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

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 koe ki mama.
You are just like your mother.

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

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