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rawe - lovely, excellent

He makariri, engari he rawe te hararei.
It was cold, but it was a great holiday.
Conjunctions - but - engari

He rawe te kaitono tuatahi. He pai tōna āhua. Heoi anō, he pai ake te reo Māori o te kaitono tuarua.
The first applicant was great. He had a really nice way about him. On the other hand, the second applicant had better Māori language skills.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o tō whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He rawe tēnā!
That's great!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He rawe tērā whakaaro, nē hā?
That is a great idea, eh?
That (over there) - tērā

He paki te rā, he pai te kai, he pai te kōrero. He rawe tērā mutunga wiki i tērā tau.
It was a sunny day, good food, good conversation. That was an excellent weekend last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

He rawe ēnā.
Those are great.

He rawe tō mahi.
Your work is excellent.

Ka rawe te pō nei e Hera, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Hera, many thanks to you!

He rawe ki a au ōna tukemata.
I really like her eyebrows.

Ka rawe hoki!
How great!

He rawe tēnā whakaaro.
That's a great idea.

He rawe te kōrero ki a koe.
Fantastic to talk to you.

He rawe te mutunga wiki.
An excellent weekend.

He rawe te tākaro!
It's awesome to play!

He rawe te hākinakina!
It's great to exercise!

He rawe tō whakapaipai whare!
Your house cleaning is excellent!

He rawe ō hū!
Your shoes are so cool!

Ka rawe kē!
How excellent!

Kei konei! Ka rawe koe hei karu mōku.
Here it is! You're an excellent set of eyes for me.

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