Māori Grammar

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

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 Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

Nō hea a Ataahua?
Where is Ataahua from?

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Whakatū tōku māmā.
My mum's from Nelson.

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tō hoa?
Is your friend from the Eastland region?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō Te Waipounamu au.
I am from the South Island.

Nō Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table 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 Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa a ia, nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
He came from Gisborne, and I came from Wellington.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi toku whaea.
My mum's from Christhurch.

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?