Māori Grammar

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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 tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

Me haere koutou ko Kauri ko Ataahua ki te tāone.
You and Kauri and Ataahua should go to town.

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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 haere mai!
You should come here!

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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