Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

konei au.
I am from here.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Rakiura au.
I am from Stewart Island.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Tāmaki-makau-rau hoa?
Is your friend from Auckland?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Te Tai Tokerau ia.
S/he's from the Northland region.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Te Waipounamu toku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Poneke toku whaea.
My mum's from Wellington.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

konei au.
I am from here.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Whakatamacr;ne tōku māmā.
My mum's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Ehara a Aria Whanganui.
Aria is not from Whanganui.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Kāpiti a ia, Heretaunga au.
He came from Kāpiti, and I came from Hastings.

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?