Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

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

Whakatamacr;ne tōku whaea.
My mother is from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Rakiura au.
I am from Stewart Island.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Whakatū tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Nelson.

Ehara a Tame Whanganui.
Tame is not from Whanganui.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Kāpiti hoa?
Is your friend from Kāpiti?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

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

Kawatiri a ia, Taranaki au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Taranaki.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea a Nikau?
Where is Nikau from?