Māori Grammar

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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 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 haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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 whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me haere koutou ko Manu ko Nikau ki te tāone.
You and Manu and Nikau should go to town.