Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.

konei au.
I am from here.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.

Kotirangi Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.

Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Raratonga a ia, Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Kotirangi Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.

Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

whea waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

te toa hokorua ngā .
The shoes come from the second hand shop.

te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.

whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ko Koa taku pāpā. Ngāti Porou ia.
Koa is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.

Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Eastland region.

Ko tēnei he reta Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.

Ehara a Rangi Whanganui.
Rangi is not from Whanganui.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ehara au Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Ōtautahi a ia, Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa au.
He came from Christhurch, and I came from Gisborne.

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Te Waipounamu hoa?
Is your friend from the South Island?

Ko Mary taku whaea. Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.

hea a Ari?
Where is Ari from?

te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.

Kāpiti tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Ko Pani ngā kaiwhakahaere. Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Te Tai Tonga toku whaea.
My mum's from Southland.

Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

konei au.
I am from here.