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 noho ia.
He should sit.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

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

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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 kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

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

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

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