Māori Grammar

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me haere koutou ko Rangi ko Ari ki te tāone.
You and Rangi and Ari should go to town.

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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 aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better 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 horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top