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 pēnā.
(You should do it) like that.

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

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 noho ki muri.
You should sit at the back.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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 tuku tēnei karere ki tēnā marae, ki tēnā marae o te motu.
This message should be sent to every marae in the country.

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

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

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 aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

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 ai.
I should go.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.