Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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

Te Tai Hauāuru ia.
S/he's from the Westland region.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Tāmaki-makau-rau a ia, Te Waipounamu au.
He came from Auckland, and I came from the South Island.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.

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

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

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

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

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

Poneke tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Taranaki toku whaea.
My mum's from Taranaki.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Waikanae au.
I am from Waikanae.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Whakatū hoa?
Is your friend from Nelson?

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

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

Ehara a Ari Whanganui.
Ari is not from Whanganui.