‘E hia’ – How many? (You can never use this sentance for people)
E Hia ngā āporo? – How many apples? (When replying, replace ‘Hia’…)
(E.g) E Whitu ngā āporo. – Seven apples.
E hia ngā tepu? – How many tables?
(E.g) Tekau mā tahi ngā tepu. (If the number is 10 and more we drop the ‘E’)
E hia nga papamā? – How many whiteboards?
(E.g) Kotahi the papamā. – 1 Table. (If there is only one, replace ‘E hia’ with ‘Kotahi te’…)
Tokohia – How many people? (You can never use the sentance for objects)
Tokohia ngā tamariki? – How many children?
(E.g) Rua tekau ma īwa ngā tamariki. – 29 children.
Tokohia ngā kaiako? – How many teachers?
(E.g) Tokorua ngā kaiako. – 2 teachers.
Aue – Me | Tenei – This by me | (Take the ‘T’ of the Tenei for it to become enei) Enei – These by me
Koe – You | Tena – That by you | (Take the ‘T’ off the Tena for it to become ena) Ena – Those by you
Ia – He / She | Tera – That over there | (Take the ‘T’ off the Tera for it to become era) Era – Those over there
What Am I learning? | How does this work show my learning? | What Am I wondering?
We are learning to:
- pronounce Te Reo Māori Sounds.
- Count
This shows my learning:
Because I can say how many in Māori and answer in Māori
What am I wondering:
I am wondering if we can learn how to say I don’t know in Māori
