E HIA NGA MEA? - HOW MANY THINGS?

In Te Reo we have been learning how to ask "how many things".

In the slideshow you will notice that before tahi there is the word Ko.  Number one is very important so it has Ko in front of it.  The numbers 2 to 9 have E in front.  This shows that it is a number because those words in Maori can also mean other things.  For example Rua is also a cloud.  By putting the E in front, it means that you are talking about a number.  Once you get to tekau -ten, you don't need the E because tekau is only a number.




Here is a photo of Tryton and Van matching up the tens frames to the words in Te Reo.