Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Waikanae toku whaea.
My mum's from Waikanae.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Ehara a Aria Whanganui.
Aria is not from Whanganui.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Auckland.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

konei au.
I am from here.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Ahuriri hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Kirikiriroa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hamilton.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Whakatamacr;ne tōku whaea.
My mother is from Whakatamacr;ne.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Te Waipounamu a ia, Te Tai Hauāuru au.
He came from the South Island, and I came from the Westland region.

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Rakiura au.
I am from Stewart Island.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Whakatū toku pāpā.
My dad's from Nelson.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Ko Koa taku pāpā. Ngāti Porou ia.
Koa 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.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

Ōtautahi ia.
S/he's from Christhurch.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.