Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

konei au.
I am from here.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Ehara a Taika Whanganui.
Taika is not from Whanganui.

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

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Whakatū au.
I am from Nelson.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Rakiura tōku whaea.
My mother is from Stewart Island.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

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

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, Waikanae au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Waikanae.

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

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

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

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

Te Waipounamu tōku māmā.
My mum's from the South Island.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.