Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Te Tai Hauāuru toku whaea.
My mum's from the Westland region.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come 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.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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 Waipounamu a ia, Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
He came from the South Island, and I came from Auckland.

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

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

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

Kirikiriroa hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Ehara a Pita Whanganui.
Pita is not from Whanganui.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Taranaki toku pāpā.
My dad's from Taranaki.

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

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Whakatamacr;ne tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Whakatamacr;ne.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

konei au.
I am from here.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

Ōtautahi tōku māmā.
My mum's from Christhurch.

Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

Te Tai Rāwhiti ia.
S/he's from the Eastland region.

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

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Kāpiti au.
I am from Kāpiti.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?