| He Kupu | He paku whakamārama |
| Ehara i te tī | Y.O.L.O. – you only live once |
| He kapu kawhe māu? | Would you like a cup of coffee? |
| Āhea tātou e wehe atu? | When are we leaving? |
| Kei te aha? | Up to? (What are you up to / doing?) |
| Wehi nā! | OMG! Oh my gosh! |
| Kei te haere koe ki hea? | Where are you off to? Where are you going? |
| Mea rawa ake | nek minnit / next minute / very soon |
| Ka mutu pea! | Mean! / Excellent! |
| E mea ana koe! | You bet! / Certainly! |
| Wāwau ana! | That's cray cray! / That's crazy! |
| Taiea ana! | Skux! / You got swag! |
| Hangareka ana! | What a crack up! |
| Pakaru ana taku hamuti! | I was terrified! (I was s%!t-scared!) |
| ktk – kaha te katakata | lol – laugh out loud |
| Kia ora rawa atu! | Chur! / Thanks heaps! |
| Eke Tangaroa! | Win! Made it! |
| E hika! | What the! / Far out! |
| Me haere? | That us? / Shall we go? |
| Ngere ana! | Fail! / to fail in one's objective |
| Me he tē! | Like a boss! |
| Ringa poto! | Hold out! / Stingy guy! |
| Wheo kē! | Buzzy! |
| Mā te aha i tēnā! | Better than nothing! |
| He aha hoki! | Whatever! Yeah right! |
| Aheiha! | Yeah, hard! Truly! Exactly! Certainly! |
| e te tau | darling / my love / babe |
| Ko tāua tahi tēnā! | That's us! / Me too! |
| e mua kai kai | FOMO – fear of missing out |
| He uaua paraoa! | What a beast! |
| mauri tau | relax / chill / calm / without panic |
| Kāore i tua atu i a koe! | There’s no one better than you! |
| te ara āwhio | the roundabout route, "finesse" |
| Pukukata ana! | I'm weak with laughter! |
| Kia hora te marino, kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i tō huarahi | Well wishes, especially to a traveller |
| me ko Piwaiwaka | snitch / tattletale |
| Noho mata hī taua! | Stay alert / stay woke! |
| Hemo ana i te kata! (HAITK) | Laugh my a&$ off! (LMAO) |
| Mō te whakameamea! | What a diva! So dramatic! |
| Ka nui tēnā! (KNT) | Too much information! (TMI) |
| He ika haehae kupenga | stirrer / troublemaker |
| He toka tū moana | a rock standing firm in the sea |
| Nōku te hē | My mistake / my bad / sorry |
| He kura te tangata! | We are all precious! |
| Okea ururoatia! | Keep fighting! Strive! |
| He tou tīwaiwaka! | Ants in your pants! |
| ihu oneone | hard worker |
| Mō te patu wairua! | What a sad guy! |
| Ka hoki mai! / KHM | Be right back / BRB / Will return |
| Mauri mahi, mauri ora | "Do the mahi, get the treats" (through work, we prosper) |
| Kua puta a pito! | I’m so full! |
| He waka eke noa | We are all in this together / We got this, fam! |
| Whāia te iti kahurangi! | Strive for something of great value! |