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

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

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

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

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

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

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 tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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 maranga!
You should get up!

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

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