Māori Grammar

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

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

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 toropuku te haere!
We should go secretly/quietly.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!