Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Belonging to a place -

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

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

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

konei au.
I am from here.

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku whaea.
My mother is from Auckland.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Ehara a Pita Whanganui.
Pita is not from Whanganui.

Ahuriri tōku māmā.
My mum's from Napier.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Te Tai Tokerau hoa?
Is your friend from the Northland region?

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

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Kirikiriroa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hamilton.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Waikanae ia.
S/he's from Waikanae.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

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

hea ia?
Where is she from?

Poneke a ia, Te Tai Hauāuru au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from the Westland region.

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Ōtautahi toku pāpā.
My dad's from Christhurch.

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

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa toku whaea.
My mum's from Gisborne.

hea a Amaru?
Where is Amaru from?

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

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

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

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Whakatū au.
I am from Nelson.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?