Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

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

Ehara a Pāora Whanganui.
Pāora is not from Whanganui.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

te toa hokorua.
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?
Where are you from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

hea a Ataahua?
Where is Ataahua from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Poneke tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Te Tai Tonga a ia, Rakiura au.
He came from Southland, and I came from Stewart Island.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa hoa?
Is your friend from Gisborne?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku whaea.
My mum's from Wellington.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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