Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ehara a Ataahua Whanganui.
Ataahua is not from Whanganui.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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

Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

Whakatamacr;ne tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

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

Te Waipounamu au.
I am from the South Island.

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

Heretaunga tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hastings.

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Te Tai Tonga hoa?
Is your friend from Southland?

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

konei au.
I am from here.

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Eastland region.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, Taranaki au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Taranaki.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

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

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea a Honi?
Where is Honi from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Kāpiti toku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.