Māori Grammar

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 tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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 titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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 ngā tamariki ki te kura.
Children have to go to schol.

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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 moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.