Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

konei au.
I am from here.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

hea koe?
Where are you from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

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

hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

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

konei au.
I am from here.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Rakiura toku whaea.
My mum's from Stewart Island.

Ahuriri hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

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

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Te Tai Tokerau a ia, Te Tai Tonga au.
He came from the Northland region, and I came from Southland.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Te Waipounamu tōku whaea.
My mother is from the South Island.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Heretaunga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Ehara a Taika Whanganui.
Taika is not from Whanganui.

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

Whakatamacr;ne ia.
S/he's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.