Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

konei au.
I am from here.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

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

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Te Tai Tokerau hoa?
Is your friend from the Northland region?

Rakiura tōku māmā.
My mum's from Stewart Island.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Ōtautahi a ia, Waikanae au.
He came from Christhurch, and I came from Waikanae.

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

Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa toku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.

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

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Ehara a Pāora Whanganui.
Pāora is not from Whanganui.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Kawatiri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

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

Ahuriri toku whaea.
My mum's from Napier.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?