Kīwaha - Colloquialisms Flashcards by John Smith

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Ka wani kē koe!

A

You’re awesome all right!

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Āe mārika!

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Yes indeed!

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Aua atu!

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Who cares!

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Koia kei a koe!

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You’re awesome all right!

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Kino kē koe!

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Gee, you’re the one!

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Taputapu kē!

A

Beat! Choice! Cool!

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Ka mātua i tēnā!

A

That’ll do!

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Ehara i te tī!

A

You only live once!

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Kia ahatia!

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So what!

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Ka mau te wehi!

A

That’s amazing!

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Karawhiua!

A

Give it heaps!

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Kua pau te hau!

A

I’m completely exhausted!

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Kei konā au

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I’m wiht you on that!

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Hoea tō waka!

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Off you go/You’re on your own!

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Kāti te patu taringa!

A

Stop battering my ears!

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Meinga! Meinga!

A

Is that so!

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Tō ihu!

A

Butt out!

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Nā whai anō

A

Well that explains it.

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Kāore e nama te kōrero.

A

Has an answer for everything.

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Te Weriweri rā!

A

That creep!

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Tuhia ki tō rae.

A

Never ever forget it.

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Hika mā!

A

For crying out loud!

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Tōna tikanga

A

Supposedly

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Whakaputa mōhio!

A

Know it all!

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Kua pakaru te pūkoro!

A

Broke!

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Tarau makere!

A

Promiscuous woman!

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Ure paratī!

A

Promiscuous man!

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Taku matakawa atu

A

I hated it/I hate it

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Pakaru ana te tangi

A

Cried his/her eyes out

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Te mōhio hoki

A

No idea whatsoever.

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Engari tonu

A

You bet/For sure

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Tāne rau ā-hine

A

There’s plenty of fish in the sea (said to male)

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Hine rau ā-tāne

A

There’s plenty of fish in the sea (said to female)

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Tau kē!

A

Excellent!

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Autaia!

A

Pretty Good!

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Tino!

A

Absolutely!

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Koinā te utu!

A

That’s hte price you pay!

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Auare ake!

A

To no avail!