Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me oma!
You should run!

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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 kai koe.
You should eat.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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 nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

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 aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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