Māori Grammar

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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 paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me oma!
You should run!

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me tuku tēnei karere ki tēnā marae, ki tēnā marae o te motu.
This message should be sent to every marae in the country.