Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Ōtautahi a ia, Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
He came from Christhurch, and I came from Auckland.

hea a Taika?
Where is Taika from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies 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.

Waikanae tōku māmā.
My mum's from Waikanae.

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

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

Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ahuriri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Napier.

Rakiura ia.
S/he's from Stewart Island.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Whakatamacr;ne toku whaea.
My mum's from Whakatamacr;ne.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Kāpiti hoa?
Is your friend from Kāpiti?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Te Tai Hauāuru tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Ehara a Mia Whanganui.
Mia is not from Whanganui.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?