Māori Grammar

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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 kai i te rūma kai, kaua e kai i tō rūma moe.
You should eat in the dining room not in your bedroom.

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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 tāua ki tātahi.
Lets got to the beach.

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

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

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me oma!
You should run!

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

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

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