On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Kuikui tōku whaea. Ko Tahu tōku matua.
Kuikui is my mother. Tahu is my father.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te ingoa o tō whaea?
What's the name of your mum?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

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

Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara tōku whaea i te kuia.
My mother is not an elder.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

He rite ia ki tōna whaea.
She is just like her mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ō karu ki ō whaea.
Your eyes are like your mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite te makawe o Mia ki ō tōna whaea.
Mia's hair is just like her mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Taranaki tōku whaea.
My mother is from Taranaki.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa toku whaea.
My mum's from Gisborne.
Belonging to a place - nō

Kāore au e āhei te karanga, i te mea kei te ora tonu taku whaea.
I am not permitted to karanga, as my mother is still alive.
Allowed to do something - āhei

I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga mā tō tātou whaea.
We are always left cheated by our mother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu te kotiro rā ki tana whaea...
That girl said to her mother...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rongo tana whaea i tana ui ki te hinu rautangi.
His mother listened to his question about scented oil.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He kuia tōku whaea.
My mother is an elder.
Categorizing sentences - he

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

Ko Moana te whaea o Taika.
Moana is the mother of Taika.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Kauri tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Kauri is my aunty, she is my father's sister.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He ātaahua te ingoa o tō whaea. E hia tana pakeke?
Your mum's name is beautiful. How old is she?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

I pakeke tō whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Kīhai i pīrangi tōna whaea ki a ia.
His mother did not want him.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Koia kei a koe mō te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o tō whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o tō mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Whū, te kaha hoki o tō whaea!
Wow, your mother is strong!
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua tū mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko tō whaea kēkē tēnā?
Is that your aunty?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ehara tōna whaea nō Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ko Kui tōku tupuna whaea.
Kui is my ancestral mother or grandmother.

Ka tae a Māui ki te rua i rere iho rā tōna whaea.
Māui reached the pit down which his mother had fled.

He aha te whaea i kōrero ai ki te kaiako i te kura?
Why did the mother talk to the teacher at the school?

Ehara nō tōku whaea te hē.
The blame isn't my mothers.

Ko Pani te whaea o Tamahae.
Pani is Tamahae’s mother.

Ka hōhā te whaea i ngā tamariki
the mother was impatient with (sick of) the children

Whakahonoretia tōu pāpā me tōu whaea.
Honour your father and your mother.

Ko tōku tūmanako tēnei, kia hoki ora koe ki tō whaea.
This is my hope, that you should return safely to your mother.

Nā te mate o tōna whaea i hoki ai ia ki tōna kāinga.
It was because his mother was sick that he returned home.

Meri whaea o Hēmi
Meri (the) mother of Hēmi

Whaea, e hiakai ana a Aroha.
Whaea, Aroha is hungry.

Ehara a Mere i tō rāua whaea.
Mere is not their mother.

Ko te kura tēnei i ako ai tōku whaea.
This is the school where my mother studied.

Kei te tunua te keke e tōku whaea.
The cake is being cooked by my mother.

He kaha pea tō whaea.
Maybe your mother is strong.

Ka tunua te keke e tō whaea i korā
The cake will be cooked by your money over there where you are.

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

Ko Rosie tōku whaea whakaangi.
Rosie is my stepmother.

Kei te aroha te whaea ki te tamaiti.
The mother loves the child. (active)

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

Kei te mōhio a Pita kei hea tōna whaea e noho ana?
Does Pita know where his mother is living?

Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.

Kei te haere au ki te wahine + e kōrero ana ki tōu whaea.
I am going to the woman + talking to your mother.

Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

Tēnā koe Whaea.
Hello Ma'am.

He whaea ahau, he kaiwhakahaere hoki.
I am a mother and also an administrative assistant.

Ka rapu a Māui i tana whaea, i a Taranga.
Māui looked for his mother, Taranga.

= He hiahia nō rātou kia kite i tō rātou whaea.
What is the use of...?

Ka toru ai aku hāhi, ko tō tōku māmā, ko tō tōku pāpā, tō tōku whāea whāngai.
And so I have three churches—my mother’s, my father’s, and my adoptive mother’s.

Te pene ā tōna whaēa kē.
His aunt's pen.

He āhua mate tō rāua whaea, heoi ka haere atu rātou katoa ki tātahi.
Their mother was a little ill, however they all set off to the beach.

Me haere tāua kia kite ai tāua i tō.tāua whāea!
Let us go so that we can see our mother!

Mā tōu whaea koe e āwhina.
Your mother will help you.

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

Ka mea atu ia ki taku whāea, he aha i kore ai au e haere ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou mō te toru tau, ka puta rā, ka haere ki te Wānanga-ā-Rangi, Nōki Kāreti mō ngā tau e toru (Pōtatau 1991:47)
She asked my mother why I didn’t go to the University of Otago for three years, and when I finished there, go to the Theological Faculty, Knox College, for three years

I taku whaea ngā tamariki
The children were with my mother.

Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.