Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Whakatū tōku māmā.
My mum's from Nelson.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Kāpiti au.
I am from Kāpiti.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Te Tai Tonga a ia, Waikanae au.
He came from Southland, and I came from Waikanae.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

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

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Kirikiriroa hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Ehara a Taika Whanganui.
Taika is not from Whanganui.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

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

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Ahuriri toku whaea.
My mum's from Napier.

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

Heretaunga tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hastings.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Te Waipounamu ia.
S/he's from the South Island.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?