Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

Te Tai Hauāuru toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.

Kawatiri hoa?
Is your friend from Westport?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ehara a Hera Whanganui.
Hera is not from Whanganui.

Kāpiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from Kāpiti.

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Te Tai Rāwhiti a ia, Te Tai Tokerau au.
He came from the Eastland region, and I came from the Northland region.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Waikanae tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

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

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.

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

konei au.
I am from here.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

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

Taranaki ia.
S/he's from Taranaki.

Rakiura au.
I am from Stewart Island.

hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?