Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

konei au.
I am from here.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Kirikiriroa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hamilton.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea a Tame?
Where is Tame from?

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

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Te Tai Hauāuru tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Westland region.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Taranaki hoa?
Is your friend from Taranaki?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Ehara a Niko Whanganui.
Niko is not from Whanganui.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.

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

Poneke a ia, Whakatamacr;ne au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

Waikanae ia.
S/he's from Waikanae.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Te Waipounamu toku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

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

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

Ahuriri au.
I am from Napier.