Māori Grammar

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau toku whaea.
My mum's from the Northland region.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Taranaki a ia, nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
He came from Taranaki, and I came from Wellington.

Nō Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

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

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau ia.
S/he's from Auckland.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Ōtautahi tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Christhurch.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Kāpiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from Kāpiti.

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

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 tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

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

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

Nō hea a Tame?
Where is Tame from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?