Māori Grammar

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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

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

Me aha au?
What must I 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 whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

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 haere tāua ki tātahi.
Lets got to the beach.

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me inu!
You should drink!

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

Me haere koutou ko Rangi ko Hēmi ki te tāone.
You and Rangi and Hēmi should go to town.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.