Māori Grammar

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me haere koutou ko Ari ko Tame ki te tāone.
You and Ari and Tame should go to town.

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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 heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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 kai ia.
She should eat.

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

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