Māori Grammar

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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 ō ringaringa.
You'd better wash your hands.

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

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

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