Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Ahuriri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Napier.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Kawatiri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea a Pāora?
Where is Pāora from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

Te Tai Tokerau toku whaea.
My mum's from the Northland region.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Heretaunga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Te Tai Tonga hoa?
Is your friend from Southland?

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

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Kāpiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from Kāpiti.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Rakiura ia.
S/he's from Stewart Island.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Whakatū a ia, Te Waipounamu au.
He came from Nelson, and I came from the South Island.

Ehara a Hēmi Whanganui.
Hēmi is not from Whanganui.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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