Kīwaha / Sayings Flashcards by Justine Fedde

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Sayings

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Kīwaha

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Piece of cake

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Maramara keke

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That explains it

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Koia koia

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That’s fantastic / how neat

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Kia pai mai hoki

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That’s much better

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Ka ngangaro

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For sure

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Aē, mārika

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Without a doubt

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Kāore e kore

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Great work / absolutely

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Mahi tika ana

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Two of a kind / that makes two of us

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E rua, e rua

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You’re awesome

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Kei runga noa atu koe

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I’m with you on that / I agree

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Kei konā au

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Don’t you dare … [speak]

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Kei noho koe ka … [korero]

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Happy New (Māori) Year

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Mānawatia a Matariki

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Hail to the new year

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Mānawa maiea te Mātahi of te Tau

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Happy New Year!

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Ngā mihi o te tau hou!

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Don’t limit yourself / Go beyond your comfort zone

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Kaua e mutu takiwā noa iho

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A little bird told me

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Nā kawe kōrero te kī

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Don’t you dare … [speak]

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Kei noho koe ka … [korero]

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Your brought that on yourself

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Nāhau anō tō mate i kimi

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It was a big disappointment

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Tino kino te hēhē

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A hard worker

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He ihu oneone

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An intelligent person

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He ihumanea

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It doesn’t bother me

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Kāore he aha ki a au

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How great / how marvelous

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Ka mutu pea

Too much information

Āmiki rawa tēnā

Neat / alright Praise to someone’s knowledge or expertise

Ka wani kē

You are away with the fairies

Kei mahurangi kē koe

Good job / serves you right scarasm

Tō Moho! E nge!

Feast your eyes on this

E kai ō mata

What a load of rubbish

Te kutukutu-ahi hoki

You are old enough to know better

Ko tō pakeke mārika

All talk, no action

He kōrero I pahawa

Work it out

Tahia te tahua

You’re the bomb

Ko koe tonu a runga

You should know better

E iro, e iro

Go hard / dig deeper

Kia hūkeke te hoe

No sweat / we’ve got this

Rarawe noa iho

Not a good look, my friend

Ka hē hoki, e tai

Stop being a pain

Kāti te pōrearea

What’s up with you?

E ahu tāhau

Choice / neat

Tau kē

No way / not a chance

Engari mō tēnā

You’re awesome

Kioa kei a koe

Without a doubt

Kāroe e kore

You’re quite right

Tika tonu tāu