On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Mere tōku māmā.
Mere is my mother.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai tō māmā?
Who is your Mum?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te māmā?
Who is the mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Whakatikaina tō rūma, kei riri tō māmā!
Clean your room or your mother will tell you off!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia tūpato, kei riri tō mama.
Be careful, lest your mother gets angry,
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei au ka māmā te oma i te toru kiromita - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought running three kilometres would be a piece of cake - that was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au ka māmā te whakamātautau - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought the exam would be a piece of cake - I was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei a Māmā e tunu ana koe i te parakuihi.
Mum thought you were cooking breakfast.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te oma ki tātahi.
I thought running to the beach would be a piece of cake.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te whatu kākahu.
I thought it would be easy as to knit clothes.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Ki a Māmā te kōrero whakamutunga.
Mum will have the final say.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā.
Rāwiri is like his mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tō tāua waka ki tō māmā.
Our car is like mum's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu au ki tōku māmā.
I am like my mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

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.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite a Hēmi ki tōku māmā.
Hēmi is just like my mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Rite tonu koe ki tō mama.
You are just like your mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Kia ahatia. He rākau noa iho te papa, he māmā te horoi.
Never mind. It's a wooden floor. It's easy to clean.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Kia ahatia, he māmā noa iho muku i te papa.
Never mind, the floor's easy to wipe.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku māmā.
My mum's from Auckland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is not for your mother.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nā tō rātou māmā.
It was their mother who did it.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is for your mother.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if I was a kid.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kua tata wehe a Māmā i te hui.
Mum has almost left the meeting.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Me hoko e tātou he koha mā Māmā, me te tākai anō kia ātaahua.
We should buy Mum a present, and wrap it nicely too.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

E kōrero ana a Māmā ki te waea me te whātuitui kākahu anō.
Māmā is talking on the phone whilst folding the clothes.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kei te awhitia te pēpi e tōna māmā.
The girl is being hugged by her mother.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kitea te kōtiro e tōna māmā.
The girl is being seen by her mother.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia wātea, kia māmā, te ngākau, te tinana, te wairua i te ara takatā.
To clear, to free the heart, the body and the spirit of humanity.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te māra a Māmā.
Mum's in the garden.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te hōhipera tō māmā.
Your mother is at the hospital.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

He māmā tēnei mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Nā tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This belongs to their mother.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore te kōtiro i te kitea e tōna māmā.
The girl is not being seen by her mother.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Mō muri a Māmā ka hoki mai.
Mummy will come back later.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Ani te māmā.
Ani is the mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ka hōhā tō tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He pai ki taku māmā tēnei momo hū.
My mum likes this type of shoe.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hei tā Michale Naera, heamana o Te Mana Hauora, he uaua ki ētahi tūroro Māori te mārama ki ngā rerenga kōrero hauora reo pākeha, ā, ka māmā ake me he Māori te reo.
Te Mana Hauora chair Michael Naera said Māori patients struggled with English medical terms and would find it easier if they were in Māori.
Conjunctions - and - ā

Ehara i tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This does not belong to their mother.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tō māmā nō Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore tō māmā i te hōhipera.
Your mother is not at the hospital.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

I te taha o taku māmā.
On my mum' s side.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o

Me hoki atu koe ki te kāinga, kei pukuriri tō māmā.
You had better go back now - your mum might get mad.
In case... - kei

Me hoki mai koe ināianei, kia kore ai tō māmā e pukuriri.
You had better come back now so your mum doesn't get angry.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

He māmā noa iho! Pēhea hoki koe?
Easy as! How about you?

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

He tangata pukumahi tō māmā.
Your mum is a hard working person.

Ko Ihapera te māmā o Raiatea.
Ihapera is the mother of Raiatea.

He uri nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, Te Rarawa ki tōku pāpā taha; ko tōku māmā taha nō Tūhoe, nō Te Whānau-ā-Apanui hoki.
I am a descendant of Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, and Te Rarawa on my father’s side; and on my mother’s side, I am from Tūhoe and also Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.

Ko Joan tōku māmā.
Joan is my mother.

Ko Miriama tōku māmā.
Miriama is my mum.

I whānau mai tō māmā i hea?
Where was your mum born?

Māmā!
Mother!

He māmā ahau
I am a mother.

I kohete a Māmā i a mātou.
Mum told us off.

Ko Raureka te māmā.
Raureka is the mother.

Tōu māmā.
My mother.

Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.

Kia ora māmā mō te kai pai nei.
Thanks mum for this good food.

Nō tōku māmā tēnei motoka.
This car is my mums.

Ko Hone tōku pāpā, ko Rāhera tōku māmā.
Hone is my father, Rāhera is my mother.

Māmā, e hiahia ana ahau ki te haere ki te kaukau.
Mum, I want to go for a swim.