Phrases - Family Flashcards
Giving information or asking questions about family
I have two children.
Tokorua āku tamariki.
I am married
Kua mārena au.
We celebrated my daughter’s birthday.
I whakanuia te huritau o taku tamāhine.
My daughter Māia is thirteen years old.
Tekau mā toru ngā tau o taku tamāhine, o Māia.
And my son Tama is eight.
E waru ngā tau o taku tama, o Tama.
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Tokohia ō tuākana, mei teina? (Gender specific)
I have an older brother.
He tuakana / teina tōku. (Gender specific)
Do you have any children?
He tamariki āu?
I don’t have any children.
Kāore āku tamariki.
I have two children, a boy and a girl.
Tokorua āku tamariki, he tama me te kōtiro.
I have a baby girl.
He pēpi kōtiro tāku.
My sister is pregnant.
Kei te hapū taku tuahine
I’m having a baby.
Kei te hapū au.
My partner is having a baby.
Kei te hapū taku hoa wahine.
How old is your son?
E hia ngā tau o tō tama?