Māori Grammar

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You should talk to your mother

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

Me haere māua ki te hoko parāoa.
We two had better go and buy some bread.

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

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

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

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

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 horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me mahi koe i tō mahi kāinga.
You had better do your homework.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

Me haere koutou ko Aria ko Hera ki te tāone.
You and Aria and Hera should go to town.

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me oma!
You should run!

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me haere tāua ki te hokomoaha.
Let's go to the supermarket.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me mutu tō kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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 noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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 ki muri.
You should sit at the back.

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

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

Me tiki atu rāua i a Amaru.
Those two should fetch Amaru.

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.

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

Me whakapai koe i te kai.
You had better bless the food.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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