Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
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 oho!
You should wake up!

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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 haere tāua ki tātahi.
Lets got to the beach.

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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 waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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 ai.
I should go.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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