Kīwaha Flashcards
I ō mahi katoa, mahia
Whatever you do, do it well
Ako mā te mahi
Learn by doing
Koia kei a koe
You’re awesome
Ka mutu
And also, furthermore, moreover
Kāore i tua atu
There’s none better
Hei aha tāna
Never mind them and their opinion
Tēnā pōhēhē tēnā
So mistaken, totally incorrect
Engari anō tēnā
Not so, rather that than
Nā whai anō
Nā whai anō kōrua i haere mai ai
That’s why/that makes sense
That’s why you two came along
Māu te kōrero
Māna te kōrero
You can talk/pot calling kettle black/hypocrite
They can talk
Tō … hoki
Tō mōhio hoki
Tōna whakahīhī hoki
He mea whakakaha, very
You’re so knowledgable
She is so arrogant
Ka mutu pea
How great, marvellous, wonderful
Nō whea e/i…
Strong or emphatic negative, future/past.
Nō whea e taea e koe - there’s no way you can achieve that.
Nō whea tātou i mōhio ai - there’s no way we could have known.
Tāria
To be waited for.
Passive of tatari. Sounds better to translate into active in English.
E tāria ana tō whakautu. - Your reply is being waited for. (I) await your reply.
Kia ahatia
Hei aha
Never mind
Hēoi anō
However (goes against/conflicts with something just said).
Mea ake …
Suddenly, in a short time
