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whanaunga - relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

pōkokohua - a term of contempt - dickhead, bastard

awhitia - to be embraced (pass - awhi + tia)

ā rātou - their [plural - three or more people]

tō rātou - their (singular - three or more people)

tahuna - lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

arunga - a chase (n; from aru - to chase)

Puanga - Rigel - the seventh brightest star in the sky

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Māu rawa te kōrero! - You can talk - you're the worse offender! Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

Ānā e pūkana mai nā! - It's there - right under your nose!

Nāu anō to mate i kimi! Nāna anō tōna mate i kimi! - You brought it on yourself! You made your bed - you lie in it!

E mea ana koe! - Of course - you should know that!

Kātahi rā. - Good grief - I disagree! That's a stupid idea.

Tō tenetene! - Get stuffed! Shut up! (offensive - to a woman)

Tō raho! - Sit down! Shut up! (offensive - to a male)

Kia āta kōrero ki a Taika, kei pukuriri ia.
Talk carefully to Taika - he might get angry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei au ka māmā te oma i te toru kiromita - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought running three kilometres would be a piece of cake - that was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au ka māmā te whakamātautau - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought the exam would be a piece of cake - I was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au ka whiti mai te rā - engari anō!
I thought the sun would shine. Not so!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Kāore au e rata ki tēnā kai - he kawa ki taku korokoro.
I don't like that food - I find it unpleasant.
To like - rata

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e pukuriri - kia tau.
Don't be angry. Chill out.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka aroha rātou. Nō hea e oma, nō hea e huna. - Poor things.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Kia kamakama e hoa, ko tāu kupu anake te mea e tāria nei.
Can you hurry things up a bit - your opinion is the only one still being waited on.
Be waited for - tāria

Kāore kau he tiakarete i te pouaka - kua pau kē.
There are absolutely no chocolates in the box - they have all been eaten.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Ākuanei tō waha whakatoi i a au.
You'd better watch it - I've had enough cheek from you.
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!

He pai ki a au ngā rangi pēnei, he ātaahua.
I like days like this - beautiful!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Me hoki atu koe ki te kāinga, kei pukuriri tō māmā.
You had better go back now - your mum might get mad.
In case... - kei

He rā tino pai tēnei, he rā hararei!
This is a very good day - a holiday!

Te rima ngā kura, rua wiki te roa o ia kura.
There are five schools - each school is two weeks long.

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