Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

konei au.
I am from here.

Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Gisborne.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Te Tai Hauāuru au.
I am from the Westland region.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Whakatū a ia, Kirikiriroa au.
He came from Nelson, and I came from Hamilton.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

Te Waipounamu tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea a Hera?
Where is Hera from?

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Ehara a Manu Whanganui.
Manu is not from Whanganui.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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?

Whakatamacr;ne toku whaea.
My mum's from Whakatamacr;ne.

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