Māori Grammar

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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 aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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