Māori Grammar

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

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

Nō Waikanae ia.
S/he's from Waikanae.

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

Nō Ahuriri a ia, nō Te Tai Rāwhiti au.
He came from Napier, and I came from the Eastland region.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Ōtautahi tōku whaea.
My mother is from Christhurch.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

Nō Kāpiti au.
I am from Kāpiti.

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Poneke tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you 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 Kawatiri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Westport?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.