Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

konei au.
I am from here.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hamilton.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Ehara a Hera Whanganui.
Hera is not from Whanganui.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Tāmaki-makau-rau ia.
S/he's from Auckland.

Poneke au.
I am from Wellington.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Heretaunga a ia, Te Tai Hauāuru au.
He came from Hastings, and I came from the Westland region.

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

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

Taranaki hoa?
Is your friend from Taranaki?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Te Tai Rāwhiti toku whaea.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

Kāpiti toku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

hea a Tame?
Where is Tame from?

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

konei au.
I am from here.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.