Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

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

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Taranaki toku whaea.
My mum's from Taranaki.

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Poneke au.
I am from Wellington.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Whakatū ia.
S/he's from Nelson.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Te Tai Hauāuru hoa?
Is your friend from the Westland region?

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

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Te Tai Tokerau a ia, Te Tai Tonga au.
He came from the Northland region, and I came from Southland.

hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ehara a Niko Whanganui.
Niko is not from Whanganui.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Kirikiriroa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hamilton.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Gisborne.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.