Māori Grammar

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

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

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 Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

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

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

Nō hea a Manu?
Where is Manu from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa a ia, nō Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
He came from Gisborne, and I came from Auckland.

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Northland region.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

Nō Te Waipounamu toku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Kawatiri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Westport?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors 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 tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

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

Nō Kāpiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from Kāpiti.

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

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

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

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

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