Māori Grammar

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

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 aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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 whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 noho ki muri.
You should sit at the back.

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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 kai ia.
She should eat.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.