Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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 utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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 whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me haere koutou ko Nikau ko Ari ki te tāone.
You and Nikau and Ari should go to town.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.