Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

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

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

konei au.
I am from here.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

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

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

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

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

hea a Ari?
Where is Ari from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Kāpiti toku whaea.
My mum's from Kāpiti.

Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, Rakiura au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Stewart Island.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Heretaunga hoa?
Is your friend from Hastings?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Tāmaki-makau-rau toku pāpā.
My dad's from Auckland.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Kirikiriroa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hamilton.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Ehara a Hēmi Whanganui.
Hēmi is not from Whanganui.

Waikanae ia.
S/he's from Waikanae.

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?