Colloquialisms Flashcards
1
Q
For crying out loud!
A
Hika mā!
2
Q
Supposedly
A
Tōna tikanga
3
Q
Know it all!
A
Whakaputa mōhio!
4
Q
Has an answer for everything
A
Kāore e nama te kōrero
5
Q
That creep!
A
Te weriweri rā
6
Q
Never ever forget it
A
Tuhia ki tō rae
7
Q
Is that so!
A
Meinga! Meinga!
8
Q
Butt out
A
Tō ihu
9
Q
Well that expains it
A
Nā whai anō
10
Q
Thatll do!
A
Ka mātua i tēnā!
11
Q
You only live once!
A
Ehara i te tī!
12
Q
So what!
A
Kia ahatia!
13
Q
Youre awesome all right!
A
Ka wani kē koe!
14
Q
Yes indeed!
A
Āe mārika!
15
Q
Who cares!
A
Aua atu!
16
Q
Youre awesome all right!
A
Koia kei a koe!
17
Q
Ger, youre the one
A
Kino kē koe
18
Q
Neat! Choice! Cool!
A
Taputapu kē!
19
Q
What a snob
A
Te tū mai hoki o te ihu
20
Q
Have you learnt your lesson?
A
Kua mau tō iro?
21
Q
Kāti i konei!
A
This ends here!
22
Q
How terribly offensive!
A
Pakaru mai te haunga!
23
Q
Without a doubt
A
Kāore e kore
24
Q
Why should i care!
A
Hei aha atu māku!
25
My hands are tied
Kāore i a au te tikanga
26
Eventually
Nāwai rā, nāwai rā
27
Hooray
Hurō
28
Thats the price you pay!
Koinā te utu!
29
To no avail!
Auare ake!
30
Excellent
Tau kē
31
Pretty good
Autaia
32
Absolutely
Tino
33
You bet, for sure
Engari tonu
34
Theres plenty of fish in the sea (said to a male)
Tāne rau ā-hine
35
Theres plenty of fish in the sea (said to a female)
Hine rau ā-tāne
36
I hated it/hate it
Taku matakawa atu
37
Cried his/ her eyes out
Pakaru ana te tangi
38
No idea whatsoever
Tē mōhio hoki
39
In a foul mood
Kua kino kē ngā piropiro
40
Dumbfounded
Hanepī tonu atu
41
Ezaggerating/ laying it on thick!
Hau pirau!
42
Broke ( no money)
Kua pakaru te pūkoro
43
Promiscuous woman!
Tarau makere!
44
Promiscuous man!
Ure paratī!
