Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

konei au.
I am from here.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Rakiura a ia, Taranaki au.
He came from Stewart Island, and I came from Taranaki.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Ehara a Aria Whanganui.
Aria is not from Whanganui.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Ahuriri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

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

Kirikiriroa ia.
S/he's from Hamilton.

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

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

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend 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.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Waikanae au.
I am from Waikanae.

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

Whakatamacr;ne tōku māmā.
My mum's from Whakatamacr;ne.

konei au.
I am from here.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

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

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Te Tai Hauāuru toku whaea.
My mum's from the Westland region.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?