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.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

konei au.
I am from here.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Ehara a Rangi Whanganui.
Rangi is not from Whanganui.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Ōtautahi tōku māmā.
My mum's from Christhurch.

Whakatamacr;ne a ia, Waikanae au.
He came from Whakatamacr;ne, and I came from Waikanae.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku whaea.
My mother is from Auckland.

Te Tai Hauāuru toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Kawatiri toku whaea.
My mum's from Westport.

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

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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