Māori Grammar

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You should talk to your mother

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Me is a mild imperative. It is used to say that someone should do something (such as "you should get up!"). It is not quite a direct command (like "get up!").

Me haere au.
I should go.

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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 haere mai!
You should come here!

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 tātahi.
Lets got to the beach.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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 māua ki te hoko parāoa.
We two had better go and buy some bread.

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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 au i nāianei.
I'd better go now.

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me mahi koe i tō mahi kāinga.
You had better do your homework.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me haere koutou ko Niko ko Aroha ki te tāone.
You and Niko and Aroha should go to town.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me tiki atu rāua i a Hēmi.
Those two should fetch Hēmi.

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

Me haere tāua ki te hokomoaha.
Let's go to the supermarket.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me mutu tō kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakapai koe i te kai.
You had better bless the food.

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?