Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

konei au.
I am from here.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Ōtautahi hoa?
Is your friend from Christhurch?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Ahuriri toku whaea.
My mum's from Napier.

Taranaki ia.
S/he's from Taranaki.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa au.
I am from Gisborne.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

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

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

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

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Ehara a Amaru Whanganui.
Amaru is not from Whanganui.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Whakatamacr;ne a ia, Te Waipounamu au.
He came from Whakatamacr;ne, and I came from the South Island.

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

Te Tai Tonga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

Rakiura tōku māmā.
My mum's from Stewart Island.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Te Tai Tokerau toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Northland region.

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