Māori Grammar

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 whakapakari ia
He should train

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

Me haere koutou ko Aria ko Tawa ki te tāone.
You and Aria and Tawa should go to town.

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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