Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

konei au.
I am from here.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Waikanae au.
I am from Waikanae.

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, Kāpiti au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Kāpiti.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

Kawatiri toku whaea.
My mum's from Westport.

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Whakatamacr;ne tōku māmā.
My mum's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea a Taika?
Where is Taika from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ōtautahi tōku whaea.
My mother is from Christhurch.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

Heretaunga hoa?
Is your friend from Hastings?

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

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

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Te Tai Rāwhiti ia.
S/he's from the Eastland region.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Ehara a Hēmi Whanganui.
Hēmi is not from Whanganui.