Māori Grammar

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ehara a Koa nō Whanganui.
Koa is not from Whanganui.

Nō hea a Pāora?
Where is Pāora from?

Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

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

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea tō pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Rakiura tōku māmā.
My mum's from Stewart Island.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Eastland region.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

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

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō Te Waipounamu tō hoa?
Is your friend from the South Island?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Taranaki toku pāpā.
My dad's from Taranaki.

Nō Kirikiriroa a ia, nō Waikanae au.
He came from Hamilton, and I came from Waikanae.

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

Nō Kāpiti toku whaea.
My mum's from Kāpiti.

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

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