Māori Grammar

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me oma!
You should run!

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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 whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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 hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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 aha au?
What must I do?

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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