| He Kupu | He paku whakamārama |
| Kia kaha e hoa mā! | Let's go team! |
| Irā! | Look at that! |
| Kei reira! | Right on! That's the one! |
| Koia kei a ... | ... great / really nailed it! |
| Tau kē Aotearoa! | Awesome Aotearoa! |
| Karawhiua! | Give it heaps! Give it all you got! |
| Ka wani kē! | Awesome! Fabulous! |
| Ki te paepiro rā anō! | To the try line! |
| Ka pai hoki koe! | Good on you! |
| Ka kino kē...! | ... are/is too much! |
| Kāore i tua atu i a koe! | There’s no one better than you! |
| Ka mau te wehi! | That's outstanding! |
| Eke panuku! | Win! Made it! |
| Ko koe taku toa! | You're my star player! |
| Whiua te pōro! | Throw the ball! |
| Ko wai i toa? Ko tātou katoa! | Who won? We all won! |
| Tō hoariri, kei muri i a koe! | Your opponent, behind you! |
| Kua piro! | It's a point / It's a try! |
| E oma! | Run! |
| Kia manawanui! | Hang in there! |
| Kāore i kō mai, i kō atu i a koe! | There's no one else better than you! |
| Mea rawa ake, i hinga/toa rātou! | Next minute, they lost/won! |
| Tino kino te pai! | Quite the best! |
| Nāna tāna mahi! | She's/He's the best! |
| Waimarie! | Lucky! |
| kino kē | awesome |
| whai (whāia) | to follow, to chase, to pursue |
| Hāua te pōro! | Hit the ball! |
| Haukerekerehia! | Smash ‘em! |
| Patua! | Hit it! |
| Ānana! | That's it! |
| Engari koe! | Get you! Gee, you're the one! |
| Parahutihuti ana te haere! | They went flat out! |
| Koina! | Yes, that's it! |
| Rutua (te hoariri)! | Tackle (the opponent)! |
| Kīkia te pōro! | Kick the ball! |
| Heke ana te werawera! | Lots of sweat! |
| Tapatapahi ana! | Cool! Choice! |
| Eke Tangaroa! | Win! Made it! |
| Hopukina! | Catch it! |
| Wetiweti ana! | Mean! Wicked! |
| Tangohia! | Take it! |
| Kua riro te pōro! | Lost the ball! |
| Kei raro e putu ana! | We/They lost! |
| Kei te wātea a ...! | ... is free! |
| Karohia te hoariri! | Dodge the opponent! |
| Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa! | Don’t die like an octopus, die like a hammerhead shark! |
| Kotahi atu ki te paepiro! | Straight to the try line! |
| Purere ana te oma! | Ran like a flash! |
| Mau mau ana! | Caught! Nabbed! |
| Koirā! | Yes, that's the one! |
| Wheowheo ana te haere! | They went at full speed! |