Kīwaha (Colloquialisms)

Question 1

He takunga anō, he takunga anō

Answer 1

Excuses, excuses

Question 2

Puku ana te rae!

Answer 2

Very angry

Question 3

Kotahi atu

Answer 3

Head straight for something

Question 4

Hei aha māu

Answer 4

Mind your own business

Question 5

Hei aha atu mā wai

Answer 5

Who cares what others say?

Question 6

Kua taka te kapa

Answer 6

The penny dropped/to finally realise something

Question 7

E rua, e rua

Answer 7

Same, same

Question 8

Te mutunga kē mai o te pai

Answer 8

Excellent! Literally the ‘peak of goodness’

Question 9

Hoki atu, hoki atu

Answer 9

I’m sick of hearing that, time and time again, it’s the same old story

Question 10

Ao noa, pō noa

Answer 10

All day everyday/ 24/7

Question 11

Mā te aha

Answer 11

Well it was alright, better then nothing, at least that’s something

Question 12

Pai mutunga

Answer 12

Great, wonderful, marvelous

Question 13

Katahi na te tangata mohio, ko koe!

Answer 13

What a clever person you are!

Question 14

E mara

Answer 14

Hey bro!

Question 15

Marama keke

Answer 15

Piece of cake/Easy as!

Question 16

Meinga! Meinga!

Answer 16

Is that so!

Question 17

Kei runga noa atu koe!

Answer 17

Awesome, above and beyond everybody else.

Question 18

Kei raro koe e puta ana!

Answer 18

You are going down!

Question 19

Koia kei a koe!

Answer 19

Top-notch! Too much! Outstanding! Great!

Question 20

Anā! E pūkana mai nā!

Answer 20

There! Starimg right at me/you!

Question 21

Tapatapahi ana!

Answer 21

Flash guy!

Question 22

Ka mau te wehi!

Answer 22

That’s amazing

Question 23

E mea ana koe

Answer 23

You bet

Question 24

Mā te aha tēnā

Answer 24

Better than nothing