Māori Grammar

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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 whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

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 manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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