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 waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

Me āwhina koe i a ia.
You should help 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 oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me oma!
You should run!

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me haere koutou ko Mia ko Ataahua ki te tāone.
You and Mia and Ataahua should go to town.

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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