Māori Grammar

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

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

Me haere koutou ko Pāora ko Kauri ki te tāone.
You and Pāora and Kauri should go to town.

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

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

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 pēnā.
(You should do it) like that.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!