Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea a Amaru?
Where is Amaru from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ōtautahi tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Christhurch.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Ahuriri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

Taranaki tōku māmā.
My mum's from Taranaki.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Whakatamacr;ne toku whaea.
My mum's from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Poneke hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
I am from Wellington.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Te Tai Tokerau tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Northland region.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

Ehara a Mia Whanganui.
Mia is not from Whanganui.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Heretaunga a ia, Kāpiti au.
He came from Hastings, and I came from Kāpiti.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

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