Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

konei au.
I am from here.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa hoa?
Is your friend from Gisborne?

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ehara a Ataahua Whanganui.
Ataahua is not from Whanganui.

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Kawatiri toku whaea.
My mum's from Westport.

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

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

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

Te Tai Hauāuru au.
I am from the Westland region.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Te Waipounamu tōku māmā.
My mum's from the South Island.

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

Te Tai Tokerau toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Northland region.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Taranaki a ia, Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
He came from Taranaki, and I came from Auckland.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?