Māori Grammar

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better 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 titiro ki te karoro!
You should look at the seagull!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

Me haere koutou ko Koa ko Pāora ki te tāone.
You and Koa and Pāora should go to town.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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