Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

konei au.
I am from here.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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.

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea a Nikau?
Where is Nikau from?

Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Kirikiriroa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hamilton.

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

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Kawatiri a ia, Ōtautahi au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Christhurch.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Whakatū hoa?
Is your friend from Nelson?

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

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

Ehara a Rangi Whanganui.
Rangi is not from Whanganui.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Gisborne.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Te Tai Tokerau toku whaea.
My mum's from the Northland region.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Kāpiti toku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

Waikanae tōku māmā.
My mum's from Waikanae.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Te Tai Hauāuru au.
I am from the Westland region.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?