Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

konei au.
I am from here.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Gisborne.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea a Honi?
Where is Honi from?

Te Waipounamu toku whaea.
My mum's from the South Island.

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Rakiura hoa?
Is your friend from Stewart Island?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Te Tai Tokerau tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Northland region.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Ehara a Aria Whanganui.
Aria is not from Whanganui.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Auckland.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

konei au.
I am from here.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Te Tai Tonga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

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

Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, Poneke au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Wellington.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Ahuriri au.
I am from Napier.

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