Māori Grammar

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

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

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

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

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 aha ai?
What should he do?

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

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

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

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

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

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

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

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

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

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

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

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

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

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

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

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

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