Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

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

Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

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

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Rakiura a ia, Waikanae au.
He came from Stewart Island, and I came from Waikanae.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Poneke hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Taranaki ia.
S/he's from Taranaki.

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

Ehara a Taika Whanganui.
Taika is not from Whanganui.

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

Heretaunga au.
I am from Hastings.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Gisborne.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Te Waipounamu tōku whaea.
My mother is from the South Island.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?