Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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 aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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 haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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 manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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 tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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