Māori Grammar

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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 Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Whakatū au.
I am from Nelson.

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Kirikiriroa ia.
S/he's from Hamilton.

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Ahuriri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

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

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

Nō Waikanae a ia, nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
He came from Waikanae, and I came from the Northland region.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea a Hēmi?
Where is Hēmi from?

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Gisborne.

Nō Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru toku whaea.
My mum's from the Westland region.

Nō Kawatiri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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