Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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 tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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 tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

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

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

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 noho ki muri.
You should sit at the back.

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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 tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train