Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

konei au.
I am from here.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Gisborne.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Heretaunga ia.
S/he's from Hastings.

Ehara a Manu Whanganui.
Manu is not from Whanganui.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Te Waipounamu toku whaea.
My mum's from the South Island.

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

Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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

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

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Poneke tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

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

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Kirikiriroa au.
I am from Hamilton.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea a Hēmi?
Where is Hēmi from?

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

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Ahuriri hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

Kāpiti a ia, Taranaki au.
He came from Kāpiti, and I came from Taranaki.

Waikanae tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.