Idioms / Kīwaha

A hot day!

Te rā o tū waru

Are you being a hold out?

He kaiatua koe?

Be careful!

Kia tūpato!

Be nice

Kia pai koe

Be quick! Hurry up!

Kia tere!

Be strong! Give it heaps!

Kia kaha!

Better that than not at all

Mā te aha I tēnā

Don't beat around the bush

Me hāngai te kōrero

Gee you're the one! / You're good allright / You're too much

Kino kē koe!

Get out of my way / Make way I am coming through.

Pōuri atu / pōuri ake koe!

Get up!

Maraka mai!

Get you! / Gee you're the one!.

Engari koe!

Get you! / Good on you

Koia kei a koe!

Give / pass away

Watua

Give / pass here

Hōmai

Give it all you got!

Me karawhiu!

Good one! Excellent! Well done!

Ka pai (rā)!

Goodness gracious! / That was out of the blue! / How astonishing!

Mīharo koe !

Haven't you learnt your lesson yet?.

Kua mau tō iro?

Here it is, here you go

Nāia

He's/she's the one! or alternatively NOT!- this can be good or bad

Kātahi rā ia!

How strong you are! You’re too much! You’ve done well!

Tō kaha hoki!

I said so

Nāhaku i kī

I’m sorry

Taku pōuri

I’m the best woman in the whole wide world

Ko au te wahine pai rawa atu o te ao

I'm with you on that. I'm of like mind.

Kei konā au

Is that so? Is that not so? Is that right? Really?

Nei?

Isn't that good

Kia pai mai hoki tēnā

It's possible, It's quite likely, Could be, maybe

Ākene pea

leave it alone

Waiho

Let this be sufficent

Kāti ake i tēnei

Let this matter end here.

Kāti ake i konei tēnei take

Look (at / for it)

Tirohia

Neat! Choice! , Cool!

Taputapu kē!

Nevermind!

Auatu rā/Aua rā!

No way!.

e aha hoki!

No wonder!/ That explains things!

Nā whai anō i whērā ai

No!

Kāo, Kāore

Now don’t be a hold out, girl?

Kauraka e kaitaua, e kō

Oh dear!

Ka aroha!

Oh really! , Is that so!

Meinga! Meinga!

Ooh that's gross!, How disguisting

Te Anuanu hoki!

Put it on (insert into something)

Komohia

Quiet!, Stop that noise!, Noisy!

Maniori!

On the contrary

Ehara! Ehara!

Quite the best!

Tino kino te pai!

Serves you right

Anā tō kai

Serves you right!

Kaitoa koe !

So!

Kia ahatia

So what?, What do you want me to do about it?.

Kia ahatia ai?

Stop battering my ears with lies

Kāti te patu taringa

Stop telling lies!

Kāti te kōrero parau!

Thank heavens you were there / Lucky you were there!.

Ehara koe i a ia

That explains it!, No wonder!, So that’s why!

Koia! Koia!

That’s enough! or So then…

Kāti!

That's all you're good for

Koirā anake te mahi e pahawa ia koe

That's excellent/great/fantastic!

Anō te pai!

That's the one! , Right on!.

Kei reira!

That says it all!

Kua oti te ao!

That's the one!, Bingo!

Anā ia

That's what I think/reckon

Koinā tāku

The ball is now in his court /The responsibility is his now.

Kua riro māna te mahi ināianei.

There it is! Staring right at you

Anā! E pūkana mai nā

They haven't got a dogs show of doing it / They havent got a chance in hell of doing it

Auare ake te taea e rātou

They'd better not go

Kei noho rātou ka haere

Tō hōhā. Te hōhā Youre a pain! , Must you persist.

Hōhā ana koe.

Wake up!

E oho!

We'll be there shortly / We'll be arriving soon.

Ā kō ake nei tae atu ai

Well then! / Right then! / OK

Tēnā! Tēnā!

What a bloody idiot you are!.

Kātahi nei te poro heahea ko koe!

What a dude!

Kātahi rā ia !

What a hold out!

Kaiatua!

What’s up your nose?

E aha tāhau?

What difference will you make?

Māu ka aha?

What the hell, keep doing it

Aua atu, me mahi tonu

What a nerve you got! /The cheek of it!

Te waha noa ōhou!

Who said so?

Nā wai i kī?

who said!?/who the hell said?!/who told you that!?

Nā wai kī?

Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?.

Ko wai koe kia kī mai ki a au me aha au?

Who the hell do you think you are?

Ko wai koe?

Yes that's it / yes that's the one

Ā koinā

Yes / okay / that’s right!

Āe, Āe rā, Āna, Ā

You can fend for yourselves ; You can take care of yourselves ; Be it on your own heards.

Mā koutou anō koutou e kuhu

You certainly are a dirty girl!

Kātahi nā te kōtiro paru ko koe!

You certainly are an intelligent child!

Kātahi nā te tamiti mōhio ko koe!

You should've learnt your lesson!

E iro, e iro!

You’re the dude!

Kātahi rā koe!

You’ve got a nerve!

Tō kaha kē!

You're the one! , You're too much!

Kei runga rawa atu koe!.