Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

konei au.
I am from here.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

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

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

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

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Taranaki toku whaea.
My mum's from Taranaki.

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Tāmaki-makau-rau a ia, Whakatū au.
He came from Auckland, and I came from Nelson.

Te Tai Rāwhiti hoa?
Is your friend from the Eastland region?

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

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

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

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

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

hea a Aria?
Where is Aria from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Kirikiriroa au.
I am from Hamilton.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

Ehara a Rangi Whanganui.
Rangi is not from Whanganui.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

konei au.
I am from here.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?