Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

konei au.
I am from here.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

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

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Te Tai Tokerau hoa?
Is your friend from the Northland region?

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Kirikiriroa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hamilton.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Heretaunga tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hastings.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa toku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Ehara a Amaru Whanganui.
Amaru is not from Whanganui.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Whakatū ia.
S/he's from Nelson.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Te Tai Hauāuru toku whaea.
My mum's from the Westland region.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Te Tai Tonga a ia, Ahuriri au.
He came from Southland, and I came from Napier.

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

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Kāpiti au.
I am from Kāpiti.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?