Kīwaha - Colloquialisms Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
Ka wani kē koe!
A
You’re awesome all right!
2
Q
Āe mārika!
A
Yes indeed!
3
Q
Aua atu!
A
Who cares!
4
Q
Koia kei a koe!
A
You’re awesome all right!
5
Q
Kino kē koe!
A
Gee, you’re the one!
6
Q
Taputapu kē!
A
Beat! Choice! Cool!
7
Q
Ka mātua i tēnā!
A
That’ll do!
8
Q
Ehara i te tī!
A
You only live once!
9
Q
Kia ahatia!
A
So what!
10
Q
Ka mau te wehi!
A
That’s amazing!
11
Q
Karawhiua!
A
Give it heaps!
12
Q
Kua pau te hau!
A
I’m completely exhausted!
13
Q
Kei konā au
A
I’m wiht you on that!
14
Q
Hoea tō waka!
A
Off you go/You’re on your own!
15
Q
Kāti te patu taringa!
A
Stop battering my ears!
16
Q
Meinga! Meinga!
A
Is that so!
17
Q
Tō ihu!
A
Butt out!
18
Q
Nā whai anō
A
Well that explains it.
19
Q
Kāore e nama te kōrero.
A
Has an answer for everything.
20
Q
Te Weriweri rā!
A
That creep!
21
Q
Tuhia ki tō rae.
A
Never ever forget it.
22
Q
Hika mā!
A
For crying out loud!
23
Q
Tōna tikanga
A
Supposedly
24
Q
Whakaputa mōhio!
A
Know it all!
25
Kua pakaru te pūkoro!
Broke!
26
Tarau makere!
Promiscuous woman!
27
Ure paratī!
Promiscuous man!
28
Taku matakawa atu
I hated it/I hate it
29
Pakaru ana te tangi
Cried his/her eyes out
30
Te mōhio hoki
No idea whatsoever.
31
Engari tonu
You bet/For sure
32
Tāne rau ā-hine
There's plenty of fish in the sea (said to male)
33
Hine rau ā-tāne
There's plenty of fish in the sea (said to female)
34
Tau kē!
Excellent!
35
Autaia!
Pretty Good!
36
Tino!
Absolutely!
37
Koinā te utu!
That's hte price you pay!
38
Auare ake!
To no avail!
