Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

konei au.
I am from here.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ahuriri a ia, Poneke au.
He came from Napier, and I came from Wellington.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Te Tai Hauāuru ia.
S/he's from the Westland region.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Te Waipounamu au.
I am from the South Island.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

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

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

konei au.
I am from here.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Te Tai Tokerau hoa?
Is your friend from the Northland region?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.

Ōtautahi tōku māmā.
My mum's from Christhurch.

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

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Ehara a Manu Whanganui.
Manu is not from Whanganui.

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku whaea.
My mum's from Wellington.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Taranaki toku pāpā.
My dad's from Taranaki.