Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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.

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

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

Ehara a Hēmi Whanganui.
Hēmi is not from Whanganui.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

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

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

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Gisborne.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea a Ari?
Where is Ari from?

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Te Tai Rāwhiti au.
I am from the Eastland region.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Ahuriri hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Whakatamacr;ne a ia, Waikanae au.
He came from Whakatamacr;ne, and I came from Waikanae.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hamilton.

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?