Māori Grammar

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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 aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

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

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.