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 tāria te waka.
The car should be waited for.

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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