Sayings Flashcards by J D | Brainscape

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Ka mātua i tēnā

A

That’ll do!

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Ehara i te tī!

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You only live once!

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Kia ahatia!

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So what!

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Ka mau te wehi!

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That’s amazing!

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Karawhiua!

A

Give it heaps!

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Kua pua te hau!

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I’m absolutely stuffed / exhausted

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Kei konā au!

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I’m with 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

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Stop battering my eyes!

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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 mama te kōrero

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Has an answer for everything

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Te weriweri rā!

A

That creep!

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Tuhia ki tō rae

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Never forget it

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Hika mā!

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For crying out loud!

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Tō tikanga

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Supposedly

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Whakaputa mōhio!

A

Know it all!

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Kua pakaru te pūkoro

A

Broke (no money)

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Tarau makere!

A

Promiscuous woman!

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Ure paratī!

A

Promiscuous man!

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Kua kino kē ngā piropiro

A

In a foul mood

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Hanepī tonu atu

A

Dumbfounded

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Hau pirau!

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Exaggerating / laying it on thick!

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Taku matakawa atu

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I hated it / hate it

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Pakaru ana te tangi

A

Cried his/her eyes out

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Tē mōhio hoki

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No idea whatsoever