Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

konei au.
I am from here.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

Te Whanganui-a-Tara ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Taranaki tōku māmā.
My mum's from Taranaki.

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Kāpiti toku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Whakatū au.
I am from Nelson.

Te Tai Hauāuru hoa?
Is your friend from the Westland region?

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

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Te Waipounamu toku whaea.
My mum's from the South Island.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

Kawatiri a ia, Kirikiriroa au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Hamilton.

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

hea a Taika?
Where is Taika from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Ehara a Tawa Whanganui.
Tawa is not from Whanganui.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.