Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

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

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Te Tai Hauāuru tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Westland region.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Whakatamacr;ne toku pāpā.
My dad's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Te Tai Rāwhiti hoa?
Is your friend from the Eastland region?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

Heretaunga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

hea a Aria?
Where is Aria from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Kawatiri au.
I am from Westport.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Ehara a Mia Whanganui.
Mia is not from Whanganui.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Whakatū ia.
S/he's from Nelson.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?