On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Me kau hoki ki hea i te tawhiti ki waho o te moana nui?
Where could he swim to, from such a distance out in the ocean?
Sentences with i - i

Kei hea ngā tamariki e haere ana?
Where are the chidren going?

Kei hea tō pāpā e mahi ana?
Where is your father working?

Kei hea tō whānau e noho ana?
Where is your family living?

Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?

Kei hea koe e noho ana i nāianei?
Where are you living now?

Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?

Kei hea a Amaru e mahi ana?
Where is Amaru working?

Kia ahatia. He maha aku pene.
It's all good. Plenty more where he came from.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea a Aria?
Where is Aria from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei whea ngā tihi mākū hei ūkui i tō kumu?
Where are the wet wipes to wipe your bum?
For the purpose of - hei

I hea?
Where was?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei hea ngā pounamu mīraka?
Where are the milk bottles?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereto hoki?
Where are your cups hiding, and her plates?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kei hea ngā uri o Te Rangihiroa? Kāore ōna uri.
Where are the descendants of Te Rangihiroa? He had none.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei hea ō koutou kamapūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

I pakeke tō whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Haere mai ki konei!
Come here! (to this place/to where i am)
Towards - mai

Tau kē! Kei hea taua wharekai?
Awesome! Where is that restaurant?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei reira tō tātou hihuinga a te marama ka heke mai nei.
That's where our meeting will be next month.
*Future locatives - kei te

Kei hea?
Where is? Where will be?
*Future locatives - kei te

Ko hea te wāhi pai rawa o Aotearoa ki a koe?
Where is your favourite place in Aotearoa?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - ai

Ko Waikaremoana te wāhi i tapahia ai taku pito.
Waikaremoana is the (specific) place where my umbilical cord was cut.
Specifically - ai

Ko Te Kūhā te marae e wānanga ai tātau.
Te Kūhā is the (specific) marae where we hold a learning session.
Specifically - ai

Kei hea te toa?
Where is the shop?

Kei whea a Kiri?
Where is Kiri?

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu aku ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where you go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.

Ka uia mai e Tama, ‘No hea tēnei kai?’ Ka karanga atu a Taukata, ‘No Hawaiki!
Where is this food from?

Pāpā: Kei whea te pōtiki?
Where is the youngest of you?

Ko Tōrere te marae i tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting took place.

Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.

I hea koe inapō?
Where were you last night?

Ko Tōrere te marae e tū nei te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting is taking place.

He ruarua ngā wāhi e kitea ai tēnei manu.
There are few places where this bird is found.

Ko mua i te whare te wāhi e tū ai te kaikōrero.
The place where the speaker stands is in front of the house.

Kei te haere koe ki hea a te Aranga?
Where are you going at Easter?

Kei hea te paraoa?
Where is the bread?

Kei hea tō matua?
Where is your father?

Ahakoa ko tēnei tōku kāinga tipu, ka wehe atu au.
Although this is the place where I grew up, I will leave.

I hea te papakāinga?
Where was the settlement?

I hea anō tāku ngeru?
Where was my cat again?

Kei hea a Tame?
Where is Tame?

Kei hea ngā tamariki?
Where are the children?

Kei whea te ngahere, i pūhia ai tēnei poaka?
Where is the bush in which this pig was killed?

I te hāngaatanga o Te Karaiti ki a ia, ka titiro ake (Pōtatau 1991:164)
When Christ came up to where he (Zacchæus) was, He looked up

Kei whea aua tamariki?
Where are those children?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Ki Ākarana rā
To Auckland (implying that that is where the hearer/reader is)

Kei hea te pūru, nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?

I whānau mai koe i hea?
Where were you born?

I pakeke ake koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?

Kei hea te kāinga i whakatūria ai te whare o Rua?
Where is the settlement at which/where Rua’s house was erected?

Ko te kāinga o Uenuku i noho ai ko Hawaiki.
The place where Uenuku lived was Hawaiki.

E kīia mai ana, ‘Nō hea tēnei wahine?
Where does this woman come from?

Ka uia mai e Tama, ‘Nō hea tēnei kai?’ Ka karanga atu a Taukata, ‘Nō Hawaiki!
Where is this food from?

Ahakoa tae atu ia ki hea, i tino manaakitia
Wherever he went (no matter where he went), he was very well looked after

kei hea te ngahere?
where is the forest?

Āe rā, kia haere tāua ki hea?
Yes! Where shall we go?

Nōho ai ngā wāhine ki konei
The women sit here, this is the place where the women always/habitually/usually sit

i hea koe?
where were you?

Ka kite au i roto i ngā nūpepa e kōrero ana mō ētahi tohorā e rua, he tāne, he uwha.
I saw in the newspaper where they were talking about two whales, a male and a female.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i noho ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I lived.

Kei hea ō kākahu?
Where are your clothes?

I hoki ahau ki te kāinga i tipu ake ai ahau.
I returned to the home where I grew up.

Kei hea ō hū?
Where are your shoes?

I tae mātou ki te marae i hui ai te whānau.
We arrived at the marae where the family met.

I kite ahau i te whare i noho ai tōku koroua.
I saw the house where my grandfather lived.

Kei hea ō pene?
Where are your pens?

Ka haere ia ki te kura e ako ai tana tamāhine.
She will go to the school where her daughter studies.

Kei hea tō pōtae?
Where is your hat?

I toro atu mātou ki te tāone e noho ai ōku mātua.
We visited the town where my parents live.

Ka whai haere rāua i ahau ahakoa haere ahau ki hea.
They followed me no matter where I went.

Kei hea tō pāpā?
Where is your father?

Kua kitea e Mere te wharekai e kai ai a Hēmi.
Mere has found the restaurant where Hēmi eats.

kei hea?
where?

Kei hea ō koutou kamupūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?

Kei whea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?

Kei hea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?

Ko tērā te wheketere e mahi rā a Koro.
That is the factory where Koro is working.

I haere ngā tamariki ki hea
Where did the children go to?

I pakeke koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?

I pakeke tō hoa i hea?
Where did your friend grow up?

I pakeke tō pāpā i hea?
Where did your dad grow up?

I pakeke ō kaumātua i hea?
Where did your grandparents grow up?

Kei hea aku mōhiti?
Where are my glasses?

Koia nei te wāhi haere ai ngā hokowhitu ki.te whakatapu i ngā toa.
That was the place where armies went to acquire special powers so that they would not be killed in battle.

Kei hea te waka?
Where is the waka?

Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?

Kei te haere tātou ki hera?
Where are we going?

Kei hea tāu pene?
Where is your pen?

Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?

I hea a Tiria?
Where was Tiria?

Ko Tōrere te marae i hui ai te komiti.
Tōrere was the marae where the committee met.

Ka paatai a Hata kei whea ngaa ika
Hata asked where the fish were

Kei hea tōu?
Where is yours?

Kei hea tāku tamaiti ināianei?
Where is my child now?

Kei hea ō taringa?
Where are your ears?

Kei whea ngaa ika?
Where are the fish?

Kua tae mai rātou i hea?
Where have they arrived from?

I hea te hipi?
Where was the sheep?

Ki hea?
Where?

Kei hea tō ihu?
Where is your nose?

Ko tēnei te marae e tū ai ngā hui kapa haka.
This is the marae where kapa haka competitions/events are held (as a regular practice). (New Zealand Curriculum)

I hea te paoro a Rangi?
Where was Rangi's ball?

Kei hea tāku pene?
Where is my pen?

Kei hea te kōtiro?
Where is the girl?

Kei hea tāku ine?
Where is my ruler?

Kei hea taku tamaiti ināianei?
Where is my child now?

Kei hea tō tāua hoa?
Where is our friend?

Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereti hoki?
Where are her cups hiding, and her plates?

Kei hea koe?
Where are you?

Kei hea te ngahere?
Where is the forest?

Kei hea tōku waka?
Where is my waka?

Kei hea te moana?
Where is the sea?

Ka haere ia ki hea?
To where is he going?

I hea tā tātou pouaka whakaata?
Where was our television?

I hea tō rōpū?
Where was your group?

I hea te rākau poikua nei?
Where was this softball bat?

Kei hea te tangihanga?
Where is the funeral?

I hea tō māmā i te whitu karaka?
Where was your mother at seven o'clock?

I pakeke ake tō tāne i hea?
Where did your hubby grow up?

Kei hea tōu whaea
Where is your mother?

Kei whea tāku pukapuka?
Where is my book?

I hea koe i te tangi o te pīpīwharauroa?
Where were you when the shining cuckoo sang?

Haere ai rātou ia raumati ki te wāhi i noho ai ō.rātou tūpuna.
They went every summer to the place where their ancestors lived.

I hea koe
Where were you?

I hea tana koti?
Where was her coat?

Kei hea tana koti?
Where is her coat?

Kei hea te wāhi i mahi ai taku tama?
Where is the place where my son worked?

Kei whea te rorohiko?
Where is the computer?

Kei hea aku mokopuna?
Where are my grandchildren?

Kei hea a Haora?
Where is Haora?

Kei hea āna tamariki?
Where are his children?

I whakatā au. Me koe? I haere koe ki hea?
I relaxed. And you? Where did you go?

I hea ngā tamariki?
Where were the children?

Kei hea rā tērā wahine koi?
Where is that sharp woman?

Kei hea te roumamao mō te tukuata?
Where is the remote for the projector?

I hea te kāinga i noho ai ōu mātua?
Where is the village at which your parents lived?

E haere ana koe ki hea?
Where are you going (now)?

I whānau mai tō māmā i hea?
Where was your mum born?

Ko hea tātou hoko ai i ētehi taro?
Where shall we buy thereat some loaves?

Kei hea te pūrere whakaahua?
Where is the photocopier?

Kei hea tō rātou motokā?
Where is their car?

Kei hea te rangatira?
Where is the chief?

Kei hea te pene?
Where is the pen?

Kei hea ngā pānui mō tēnei ahiahi?
Where are the notices for this afternoon?

Kei hea te kurī?
Where is the dog?

Kei hea koutou e noho ana?
Where are you living?

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

Kei hea ngā pounamu miraka?
Where are the milk bottles?

Mā whea ake koe kake ake ai e Whiro?
Where did you climb up, Whiro?

I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?

I hea a Rewi, ka tuutuki too·na motokaa ki te tereina?
Where was Rewi when his car hit the train?

Kei hea tō autāne, Fiona?
Where is your brother-in-law, Fiona?

Kei hea tō auwahine, Harvey?
Where is your sister-in-law, Harvey?

Ka hoki ahau ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town which is the place where I lived.

Ko wai e aha ana i a wai i whea?
Who is doing what to whom where?

Kei te aroha ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I love the school where I learned.

E tū ana ahau i te papa tākaro i tākaro ai ahau.
I am standing in the playground where I used to play.

Kei hea ngā karaehe?
Where are the glasses?

Me tuku mātou kia kai i ā mātou paipa, kia kite mai ai koutou kei hea mātou.
We had better be allowed to smoke so that you may see where we are.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare i tipu ake ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Kei whea kē tō tungāne?
Where is your brother?

Kei whea tō tungāne?
Where is your brother?

Kei hea aku kī?
Where are my keys?

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I am going to the school where I studied.

Ka hoki au ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town where I lived.

Kei whea kē tō tunganē?
Where is your brother instead of being here?

Kei te haere mātou ki te marae i tipu ake ai a Hine.
We are going to the marae where Hine grew up.

I hoki ahau ki te whare i whānau ai ahau.
I returned to the house where I was born.

Koinei te whenua i mahi ai tōku koroua.
This is the land where my grandfather worked.

Kei hea ōku hū?
Where are my shoes?

Ko te kura tēnei i ako ai tōku whaea.
This is the school where my mother studied.

Koinei te marae i hui ai tō mātou whānau.
This is the marae where our family met.

Nā, ki hea koutou e noho ai?
Well, where do you usually live?

Kei te haere koe ki whea?
Where are you going?

Ka haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I will go to the town where I worked.

I hea kōrua e ako ana?
Where were you studying?

I hea a Apirana ka kauwhau mō te ahuwhenua i ērā rā?
Where was Apirana’s speech-making about agriculture in those days?

Kei whea te whare Paremata o Aotearoa?
Where is the Parliament of New Zealand?

Kei whea a Ōtautahi?
Where is Christhurch?

Kei hea aku hū?
Where are my shoes?

Kei whea te tuanui?
Where is the roof?

I hea a Mere mā?
Where were Mere and the others?

Tēnā, kei hea tōku nei koma?
VOC at where my EMPH comb Now, where is my comb?

Ka tae mai rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived (here where I am) in Christchurch.

No hea too hoa, e Rewi?
Where does your friend come from, Rewi?

Kei te haere a Justin rātou ko Aaron mā ki hea?
Where are Justin, Aaron and the others going?

Kei hea too koti, Maarama?
Where is my coat, Maarama?

Kei hea oo hū, e Riki?
Where are your shoes, Riki?

Nō hea tō pāpā?
Where is your father from?

Ki konei, to here.
Ki konā, to where you are

A. Kei hea koe e noho ana
Where are you living?

Me haere koe i kona ki konei.
You should go from where you are to where I am.

Nō hea tēnei kai?
Where is the food from?

Aue, kei hea ia?
Oh! Where is she?

Nō hea tō kai?
Where is your food from?

Ka tunua te keke e tō whaea i korā
The cake will be cooked by your money over there where you are.

Kei hea ngā tote?
Where is the salt?

Mā Rangi koe e taraiwa mai i kōnā ki korā.
It will be Rangi who drives you from where you are to over there.

E mōhio ana ia kei hea ngā tamariki?
Do you know where the children are?

Kei te mōhio a Pita kei hea tōna whaea e noho ana?
Does Pita know where his mother is living?

Nāu te kauhoe mai i konei ki kōnā.
It was you who swam from here to over there where you are.

E mōhio ana tōu hoa kei hea tōku whare?
Does your friend know where my house is?

Kei hea aua pukapuka āna
Where are those books of his?

I hea koe i te tangihanga o te riroriro?
Where were you when all the work was being done?

Kāore e taea e au te rere atu i konei ki tō whare i kōnā.
I am unable to fly from where I am to your house where you are.

Kei whea tōu kāinga?
Where is your home?

Ko tēnei te whare i tunu kai ai a Mere.
This is the house where Mere cooked food.

I a Hera tāku pene. Kei hea inaiānei?
Hera had my pen. Where is it now?

Kei hea tō tātou kaiwhakaora?
Where is our saviour?

Kei hea ngā tauera?
Where are the tea towels?

Kei whea a Mere?
Where is Mere?

Whakamahia ngā tohutō.
Use macrons where appropriate.

Kei hea te whare hākinakina?
Where is the gym?

I hea tāu wahine inapō?
Where was your girlfriend last night?

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the town where I worked.

Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.

Kei whea aku mokopuna?
Where are my mokopuna?

I koorero mai ia e haere ana ia ki hea to where
He said where he was going

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone e mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the rown where I *will* work.

Kei hea a Mere?
Where is Mere?

Kei hea tōku korowai?
Where is my cloak?

I hea ā tātou inu?
Where were our drinks?

Kei hea ngā rare?
Where are the lollies?

Kei whea te pōtiki?
Where is the youngest?

Ko ēhea ngā āporo a tōu hoa?
Where are your friend’s apples?

I hea te tīpao nei i te hāneanea
Where was this putter?

Ko tēnei te hōtēra e noho ai koe.
This is the hotel where you will stay.

Kei hea kē ngā tamariki?
Where are the children? They are not where I expected them to be.

Ko tēnei te hōtēra i noho ai koe.
This is the hotel where you stayed.

Kaaore au i te maumahara i waiho e au taku koti ki whea
I can’t remember ere left my coat

Kei te hiahia haere koe ki hea, ki tāwāhi?
Do you want to go to where, overseas?

I paatai mai a ia kei whea ngaa pene
He asked where the pens were

ke hei?
where?

Kei hea rāua?
Where are those two?

Kei hea aku pukapuka?
Where are my books?

Mā whea tātou e kuhu atu ai?
Where shall we go in?

Kei hea taku wāreti?
Where is my wallet.

Kei te haere koe ki hea?
Where are you going?

Kei hea ō kōrua whare?
Where are your houses?

Kaaore au i te moohio kei whea he waahi hei piki·nga atu moo·ku
for? climb·nom away intgen·Isg ‘I don’t know /b> timb to

Kei hea koe ināianei?
Where are you now?

Kei te haere tāua ki hea?
Where are we going?

Kei hea ngā mātua o ēnei tamariki?
Where are the parents of these children?

Kua hoki mai koe i hea?
From where have you returned?

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki hea?
Where are the children going?

Kei te haere ngā kurī ki hea?
Where are we two going?

I hea rātou inanahi?
Where were they yesterday?

I pātai mai ia kei te haere au ki hea.
He asked me where I was going.

Kei hea te tāora?
Where is the towel?

Kei hea te motokā?
Where is the car?

Kei hea ngā kī?
Where are the keys?

Kei hea a Hari?
Where is Hari?

Kei hea ngā kākahu?
Where are the clothes?

Kei hea te Whare Wānanga o Waikato?
Where is the University of Waikato?

Kei hea tāna pereti?
Where is his plate?

Kei hea te pāpā?
Where is the father?

Kei te haere rāua ki hea?
Towards where are those two going?

Kei hea tō hingareti?
Where is your singlet?

Ki Ākarana rā.
To Auckland, implying that Auckland is where the hearer or reader is.

Kei hea ngā kete i whatua e Rangi
Where are the kete which were woven by Rangi?

Ko tō.rāua kāinga i noho ai, ko Hawaiki.
The place where they lived was Hawaiki.

Kei hea ō kamupūtu?
Where are your gumboots?

Kei hea ōna tōkena?
Where are his socks?

E kīia mai ana, ‘No hea tēnei wahine?
Where does this woman come from?

Kei hea ōku tarau?
Where are my trousers?

Kei whea te pāpā?
Where is the father?

Titiro ki te wāhi i whakatakotoria ai ia!
Look at the place where he was laid!

Ka tae ki te wāhi i tupu ai te poroporo o Uenuku.
They reached the place where Uenuku's breadfruit grew.

Ko tōna kāinga i haere mai ai kei Te Ākau.
The village where he left from was Te Ākau.

Kei hea rātou ā tērā wiki?
Where will they be next week?

Kei whea te ngahere i pūhia ai tēnei poaka?
Where is the bush in which this pig was killed?

Kei hea te pūru nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?

Kei hea tērā?
Where is that?

I hea tērā
Where was that?