Kīwaha (Colloquialisms) Flashcards
He takunga anō, he takunga anō
Excuses, excuses
Puku ana te rae!
Very angry
Kotahi atu
Head straight for something
Hei aha māu
Mind your own business
Hei aha atu mā wai
Who cares what others say?
Kua taka te kapa
The penny dropped/to finally realise something
E rua, e rua
Same, same
Te mutunga kē mai o te pai
Excellent! Literally the ‘peak of goodness’
Hoki atu, hoki atu
I’m sick of hearing that, time and time again, it’s the same old story
Ao noa, pō noa
All day everyday/ 24/7
Mā te aha
Well it was alright, better then nothing, at least that’s something
Pai mutunga
Great, wonderful, marvelous
Katahi na te tangata mohio, ko koe!
What a clever person you are!
E mara
Hey bro!
Marama keke
Piece of cake/Easy as!
Meinga! Meinga!
Is that so!
Kei runga noa atu koe!
Awesome, above and beyond everybody else.
Kei raro koe e puta ana!
You are going down!
Koia kei a koe!
Top-notch! Too much! Outstanding! Great!
Anā! E pūkana mai nā!
There! Starimg right at me/you!
Tapatapahi ana!
Flash guy!
Ka mau te wehi!
That’s amazing
E mea ana koe
You bet
Mā te aha tēnā
Better than nothing