Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Gisborne.

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Ahuriri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Kirikiriroa ia.
S/he's from Hamilton.

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

Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
I am from Wellington.

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

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

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

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Te Tai Hauāuru hoa?
Is your friend from the Westland region?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

konei au.
I am from here.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Whakatū a ia, Waikanae au.
He came from Nelson, and I came from Waikanae.

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

Te Tai Rāwhiti toku whaea.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

Ehara a Aroha Whanganui.
Aroha is not from Whanganui.