Māori Grammar

Simple sentences: you should - me

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.

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You should talk to your mother

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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 āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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