Māori Grammar

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?