Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

konei au.
I am from here.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Whakatū toku whaea.
My mum's from Nelson.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Te Tai Tokerau tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Northland region.

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

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

konei au.
I am from here.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Kāpiti a ia, Heretaunga au.
He came from Kāpiti, and I came from Hastings.

Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.

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

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Te Tai Tonga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea a Tawa?
Where is Tawa from?

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

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

Rakiura au.
I am from Stewart Island.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

Ehara a Mia Whanganui.
Mia is not from Whanganui.

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Te Tai Hauāuru ia.
S/he's from the Westland region.