Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku whaea.
My mother is from Auckland.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Heretaunga tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hastings.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Te Tai Rāwhiti toku whaea.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

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

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

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Ehara a Nikau Whanganui.
Nikau is not from Whanganui.

Te Tai Hauāuru toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Waikanae hoa?
Is your friend from Waikanae?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

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

Kirikiriroa a ia, Whakatū au.
He came from Hamilton, and I came from Nelson.

Kawatiri au.
I am from Westport.

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Kāpiti tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ahuriri ia.
S/he's from Napier.

hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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