Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

konei au.
I am from here.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Te Waipounamu tōku māmā.
My mum's from the South Island.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Whakatū au.
I am from Nelson.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Ōtautahi hoa?
Is your friend from Christhurch?

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

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

Waikanae tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Heretaunga tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hastings.

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

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Te Tai Hauāuru a ia, Whakatamacr;ne au.
He came from the Westland region, and I came from Whakatamacr;ne.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Kirikiriroa ia.
S/he's from Hamilton.

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Tāmaki-makau-rau toku whaea.
My mum's from Auckland.

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Ehara a Koa Whanganui.
Koa is not from Whanganui.

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

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?

konei au.
I am from here.

hea ia?
Where is she from?