Kīwaha Flashcards
āna
tautoko
Mea rawa ake
Very soon
Nek minute
Aua
Aua hoki
I don’t know, no idea, how should I know? don’t ask!
Depending on intonation can indicate the speaker isn’t particularly interested in knowing, or that the question shouldn’t be asked, or that it is inappropriate to ask the speaker that question.
turituri warawara
blah blah blah
Paia!
Yeah!!
Hurō!
Hooray!
Wāwau ana!
That’s crazy!
Wehi nā.
OMG.
Awesome.
Wēkeneru
Holy moly
Ehara i te tī
You only live once
Ki hori.
Step aside.
Taiea ana!
You got swag!
E mea ana koe!
You bet!
Aheiha!
Hard!
Ki a koe hoki!
What are you like!
He aha hoki!
Whatever!
Koia kei a koe!
What a sad guy!
Autaia tonu!
Not bad!
Mā te aha i tēnā.
Better than nothing.
Ka mātua i tēnā.
That’ll do.
Wheo kē!
Buzzy!
Me he tē!
Like a boss!
Tēnā kimikimi, āe.
You don’t know.
Ka mutu pea!
Mean!
Hangareka ana!
What a crack up!
Ka mau te wehi!
Fantastic!
Karawhiua!
Give it heaps
+ mai = bring it on!
+ atu = go get em! (can be a warning element e.g. on your head be it).