Māori Grammar

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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 tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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 koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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 ahau
I had better go.

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

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 āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me haere koutou ko Niko ko Honi ki te tāone.
You and Niko and Honi should go to town.

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?