Māori Grammar

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You should talk to your mother

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Me is a mild imperative. It is used to say that someone should do something (such as "you should get up!"). It is not quite a direct command (like "get up!").

Me haere au.
I should go.

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

Me tiki atu rāua i a Rangi.
Those two should fetch Rangi.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua ki te hokomoaha.
Let's go to the supermarket.

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

Me whakapai koe i te kai.
You had better bless the food.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

Me mutu tō kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

Me haere koutou ko Tame ko Aroha ki te tāone.
You and Tame and Aroha should go to town.

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

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

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

Me mahi koe i tō mahi kāinga.
You had better do your homework.

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.

Me haere māua ki te hoko parāoa.
We two had better go and buy some bread.

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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