Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

konei au.
I am from here.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Heretaunga ia.
S/he's from Hastings.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Te Waipounamu tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Kāpiti hoa?
Is your friend from Kāpiti?

hea a Mia?
Where is Mia from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Kawatiri a ia, Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Auckland.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

Ehara a Tame Whanganui.
Tame is not from Whanganui.

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Ōtautahi tōku whaea.
My mother is from Christhurch.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Whakatū tōku māmā.
My mum's from Nelson.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Waikanae toku whaea.
My mum's from Waikanae.

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