Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me is a mild imperative. It is used to say that someone should do something (such as "you should get up!"). It is not quite a direct command (like "get up!").

Me haere au.
I should go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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