Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Kirikiriroa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hamilton.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Taranaki toku pāpā.
My dad's from Taranaki.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Te Tai Tokerau ia.
S/he's from the Northland region.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Ehara a Ataahua Whanganui.
Ataahua is not from Whanganui.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

Waikanae toku whaea.
My mum's from Waikanae.

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

konei au.
I am from here.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.

hea a Hera?
Where is Hera from?

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

Rakiura tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Stewart Island.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Heretaunga tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hastings.

Te Whanganui-a-Tara hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Te Tai Rāwhiti a ia, Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
He came from the Eastland region, and I came from Auckland.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?