Week 7 Term 1: "karawhiua" (go hard!)

karawhiua!

(verb) give it everything! sock it to them! go for it! give it heaps!

It is said ka-ra-whiu-a, or if you were saying these English words: "car-da-few-ah"

Extras for Experts or those who are a bit more confident and know how to use those directional words "mai" - towards me(speaker) and "atu" - away from me(speaker)

karawhiua mai

(verb) bring it on, sock it to me - an idiom.

karawhiua atu

go ahead and do it then, go ahead then, go on then, go for it, give it heaps - an idiom used to warn someone that if they go ahead and do something problems will result. Sometimes said to someone who will not listen or take advice.

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karawhiua!