Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

konei au.
I am from here.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Whakatū ia.
S/he's from Nelson.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Te Waipounamu hoa?
Is your friend from the South Island?

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

konei au.
I am from here.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Whakatamacr;ne tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Kawatiri au.
I am from Westport.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Tāmaki-makau-rau toku pāpā.
My dad's from Auckland.

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa a ia, Heretaunga au.
He came from Gisborne, and I came from Hastings.

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

hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

Taranaki tōku māmā.
My mum's from Taranaki.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Ehara a Hēmi Whanganui.
Hēmi is not from Whanganui.

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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