Māori Grammar

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me haere koutou ko Taika ko Amaru ki te tāone.
You and Taika and Amaru should go to town.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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 whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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 ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

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 kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.