Māori Grammar

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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 tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me haere koutou ko Hera ko Aria ki te tāone.
You and Hera and Aria should go to town.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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 koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.