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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea a Mia?
Where is Mia from?

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Ōtautahi hoa?
Is your friend from Christhurch?

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

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

Ehara a Niko Whanganui.
Niko is not from Whanganui.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Heretaunga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Kirikiriroa au.
I am from Hamilton.

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Waikanae a ia, Kāpiti au.
He came from Waikanae, and I came from Kāpiti.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

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

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?