Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

konei au.
I am from here.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea a Ari?
Where is Ari from?

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Poneke tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku whaea.
My mother is from Auckland.

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

Kawatiri ia.
S/he's from Westport.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

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

Waikanae au.
I am from Waikanae.

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Taranaki toku pāpā.
My dad's from Taranaki.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Ehara a Rangi Whanganui.
Rangi is not from Whanganui.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Heretaunga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Te Tai Tonga a ia, Whakatamacr;ne au.
He came from Southland, and I came from Whakatamacr;ne.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

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

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Te Waipounamu hoa?
Is your friend from the South Island?

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?