Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

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

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

konei au.
I am from here.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Rakiura tōku whaea.
My mother is from Stewart Island.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Ōtautahi hoa?
Is your friend from Christhurch?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

Waikanae toku whaea.
My mum's from Waikanae.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Kawatiri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Ehara a Niko Whanganui.
Niko is not from Whanganui.

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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