Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Poneke hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa toku whaea.
My mum's from Gisborne.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Ehara a Tawa Whanganui.
Tawa is not from Whanganui.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Kāpiti au.
I am from Kāpiti.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Te Waipounamu ia.
S/he's from the South Island.

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

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

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Te Tai Tokerau tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Northland region.

Te Tai Tonga a ia, Taranaki au.
He came from Southland, and I came from Taranaki.

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Heretaunga tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hastings.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?