Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Tāmaki-makau-rau toku whaea.
My mum's from Auckland.

Kawatiri au.
I am from Westport.

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

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

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

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Taranaki toku pāpā.
My dad's from Taranaki.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Ehara a Manu Whanganui.
Manu is not from Whanganui.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

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

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Waikanae tōku whaea.
My mother is from Waikanae.

Whakatū tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Nelson.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea a Hera?
Where is Hera from?

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Ōtautahi a ia, Kirikiriroa au.
He came from Christhurch, and I came from Hamilton.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Te Waipounamu hoa?
Is your friend from the South Island?

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?