Māori Grammar

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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 aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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 maranga!
You should get up!

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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 whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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 whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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