Māori Grammar

Me haere tāua ki te taone.
We should got to town.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me kai i te rūma kai, kaua e kai i tō rūma moe.
You should eat in the dining room not in your bedroom.

Me tino mārena e koe taku mokopuna nāu hoki is i hapū au.
You must marry my granddaughter since you got her pregnant.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me haere koe ki te wharepaku.
You'd better go to the toilet.

Me aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

Me kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!

Me kaute tāua ki te tekau.
Let's count to ten.

Me haere tonu tāua ki te tāone.
We should still go to town.

Me paraihe koe i ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me kōreroreo kōrua ko te kaiako.
You and the teacher should have a talk.

Me ruirui he paura ki runga i a koe.
Let's sprinkle some powder on you.

Me ūkui atu i te tiko.
We'd better wipe the tiko off.

Me kokoti ngā rōhi i a Hōngongoi.
The roses should be pruned in July.

Me kai hoki koe i ngā waewae kōura.
You should also eat the cray legs.

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me pēnā.
(You should do it) like that.

Me mihi ka tika ki a kōrua.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you both.

Me tuhituhi koe i roto i tō rātaka.
You should write in your diary.

Me purumu au i te papa.
I'd better sweep the floor.

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me whakatika tātou i te akomanga.
We should tidy the classroom.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me whakarite ngā taputapu.
You should get the equipment ready.

Me whakaoti koe i ō mahi.
You should complete your work.

Me mahi tāua, nē?
We should do some work, eh?

Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.

Me whakatika koe i tō rūma.
You'd better tidy up your room.

Me inu wai tātou i ngā wā katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.

Me haere au ki te whare hokomaha.
I'd better go to the supermarket.

Me oma!
You should run!

Me aha ahau ki ngā toenga kai?
What should I do with the leftovers?

Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.

Me tāria te waka.
The car should be waited for.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me whakamau tāua i tō tātua.
Let's put your seatbelt on.

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me kuhu anō tō tarau.
Let's put your pants back on.

Me whakatika koe i ō kākahu kura.
You should fix your uniform.

Me haere koutou ki te hui kei hinga te take.
You should go to the meeting, or the matter might be defeated.

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me horoi au i ngā rīhi.
I should wash the dishes.

Me haere tāua ki te inu kawhe.
We should go for a coffee.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me haere koutou ko Amaru ko Taika ki te tāone.
You and Amaru and Taika should go to town.

Me kimi kaiwhakaako mātau ki te ako, matatau ki te reo Māori.
Find an experienced teacher and knowledgeable friend in te reo.

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me tunu a pāpā i te kai.
Dad should cook the food.

Me tino haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
Children have to go to schol.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.

Me oma au ia rā, ia rā.
I had better run each and every day.

Me horoi koe i ō toroiho.
You should wash your underwear.

Me kimi hoa ako.
Find a friend to learn with.

Me āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me kōmuhu mai koe ki a au.
You should whisper it to me.

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me tuku tēnei karere ki tēnā marae, ki tēnā marae o te motu.
This message should be sent to every marae in the country.

Me toropuku te haere!
We should go secretly/quietly.

Me haere koe ki te kaiwhakahaere.
You should go to the co-ordinator.

Me kōrero tātou i te reo Māori i te kāinga.
We (3/+inclusive) should speak the Māori language at home.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me whakamau i tō tarau.
Let's put your trousers on.

Me mātakitaki koe i te kēmu.
You should watch the game.

Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.

Me waiho a Kōuraraka i te pāreti!
Goldilocks should leave the porridge!

Me noho ki muri.
You should sit at the back.

Me horopuehu a Mere i te papa.
Mere should vauum the floor.

Me tuhi koe i ō hiahia mō te keke.
You should write down what you want for the cake.

Me haere au i nāianei.
I'd better go now.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me haere koe ki te mahi ākuanei.
You'd better go to work soon.

Me paraihe koe i ō makawe.
You should brush your hair.

Me tango tāua i ō kākahu moe.
Let's take off your pyjamas.

Me āwhina koe i a ia.
You should help her.

Me tuhi a Ataahua i ana mahi kāinga.
Ataahua should write her homework.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me whakarite koe i te kai.
You should prepare the food.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga.
We (3+ inclusive) should return (go back) home.

Me mahi tahi tātou.
Let's all work together.

Me hoatu he kapi ki a Hare.
You should give Hare a copy.

Me pātai ngā tauira i ngā pātai.
The students should ask the questions.

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me horoi koe, e te tau!
You should wash, my darling!

Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!

Me haere au ki taku karaehe.
I'd better go to my class.

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house should be prepared for the guests.

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me mihi ka tika ki a koe.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you.

Me hangaia te whare hou.
The new house should be built.

Me waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools should be left on the table.

Me haere koe ki te toa!
You should go to the shop!

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me tiki ia i te tītāora.
He should get the tea towel.

Me haere koe ki te toa ki te hoko miraka.
You should go the shop and buy milk.

Me titiro ki te karoro!
You should look at the seagull!

Me āta pao te māhunga ki te rākau.
Hit the head gently with the stick.

Me kī te pātaka i ngā kai.
The pantry should be filled with food.

Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.

Me ārahi a Rangi i te tira.
Rangi should lead the group.

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me haere koe ki te hui.
You should go to the meeting.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me tapahi e Mia te wahia.
Mia had better cut the firewood.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me haere mai koe ki te tina.
You should come for dinner.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me haere ngā wāhine ki mua.
The women should go to the front.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me kuhu atu koe ki te tāpu.
Get in the bathtub.

Me oma tātou ki te awa.
We (3+ including listener) should run to the river.

Me noho ngā tamariki ki te whāriki.
The children should sit on the mat.

Me whakaronga ngā tamariki ki ngā mātua.
Children should listen to the parents.

Me aha a Kōuraraka ki te pāreti?
What should Goldilocks do with the porridge?

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me haere mai ki taku kāinga ki te kai.
(You) should come to my house to dinner.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.

Me tuhi kōrero koutou inaianei.
You should write a story now.

Me mihi ka tika ki a koutou.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you people.

Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me pānui te kaiako i te reta.
The teacher should read the letter.

Me hoki kōrua ki te kāinga.
You both must return home.

Me tāpuke te tūpāpaku i roto i te toru rā.
The body must be buried within three days.

Me hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys should be given to him/her.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me kai waiū ngā pēpi ka tika.
It's right that babies have breast milk.

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me haere koe ki te kaukau.
You should go for a swim.

Me haere tāua ki tātahi.
Lets got to the beach.

Me taitai te tama i ōna niho.
The boy should brush his teeth

Me ako tētahi wāhi ia rā, ia rā.
You should learn part each day.

Me tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
The children should be picked up from school.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me āta whakarongo koe ki a ia.
You should listen carefully to her.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me tino haere koe ki te hui.
You really must go to the meeting.

Me whakakāhore e koe ēnei tū whakaaro.
You should resist these kinds of thoughts.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me horoi ō ringaringa.
You'd better wash your hands.

Me aha a Liam rāua ko Kaia?
What should Liam and Kaia do?

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!