Māori Grammar

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

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

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

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 tāua ki te taone.
We should got to town.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me oma!
You should run!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

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

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

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

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

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

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

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

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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 pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

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

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

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

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me aha au?
What must I do?

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

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

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

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

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

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

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

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

Me haere koe.
You should go.

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

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

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

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 horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.