Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

konei au.
I am from here.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Te Tai Tokerau toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Northland region.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Ahuriri toku whaea.
My mum's from Napier.

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Waikanae tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Poneke tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

hea a Pita?
Where is Pita from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Te Waipounamu ia.
S/he's from the South Island.

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Taranaki hoa?
Is your friend from Taranaki?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Kirikiriroa a ia, Whakatū au.
He came from Hamilton, and I came from Nelson.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Ehara a Amaru Whanganui.
Amaru is not from Whanganui.

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Eastland region.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.