Kīwaha Flashcards
1
Q
Te rae anake
A
Empty handed
2
Q
Pai tū, pai hinga
A
Win or lose
3
Q
Mea rawa ake
A
Next minute
4
Q
Nā whai anō
A
No wonder
5
Q
Inā noa!
A
Is that all?
6
Q
Hei aha atu māu
A
It’s none of your business
7
Q
Whāia
A
Sought after
8
Q
Mā te aha…
A
Better than nothing
9
Q
Tō pakeke ai!
A
You ought to know better at your age
10
Q
Ki konā kīia atu ai
A
You tell them till the cows come home
11
Q
Kōtahi atu
A
Directly too
12
Q
Turituri warawara
A
Blah blah blah
13
Q
Tō hia pai hoki
A
You should know better
14
Q
I wāu nei hoki
A
You poor sod
15
Q
Ka kohukohu tonu mai
A
Cant make heads or tails of it
16
Q
Accomplished
A
He waewae kai pakiaka
17
Q
Kāore he painga i a ia
A
No other compares
18
Q
He rite tonu
A
Two of a kind
19
Q
Tau ana
A
Scux!
20
Q
Kāore he aha tahi ki a au
A
It doesnt bother me
21
Q
E ngē!
A
Good job!
22
Q
Māu ka aha?
A
What difference will you make?
23
Q
E hē!
A
Good job! Take that!
24
Q
E tangi kurī ana
A
Crocodile tears
25
Moumou pango
What a waste
26
Tē aro
Not paying attention
27
You’re a nark
Me ko pīwaiwaka
28
Moumou te aro atu
Dont pay any attention. Waste of time
29
E rama
Chur
30
hē ngā rā
He/she is losing it, they're crazy - an idiom to indicate that someone is either forgetful, confused or is slightly demented. Can be used jokingly too.
31
Manea
Cool
32
Me he tē
Like a boss
33
Taiea ana
Swag
34
Hangareka ana
Crack up
35
Aheiha
Hard
36
Ehara i te tī!
YOLO
37
E mea ana koe
You bet
38
Autaia tonu
Not bad
39
Tapatapahi ana
Thats great
40
Mō te tūpono ka
In case it
