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E hia; Kia hia & Tokohia:
E hia; Kia hia & Tokohia:
LEVEL 1 – EASY: Basic Questions Without Time
LEVEL 1 – EASY: Basic Questions Without Time
E hia (non-human things):
E hia (non-human things):
- E hia ngā pene? How many pens?
- E hia ngā kapu? How many cups?
Tokohia (people):
Tokohia (people):
- Tokohia ngā tamariki? How many children?
- Tokohia ngā kaiako? How many teachers?
LEVEL 2 – MEDIUM: Add Simple Time Phrases
LEVEL 2 – MEDIUM: Add Simple Time Phrases
E hia (with time):
E hia (with time):
- E hia ngā āporo i te ata? How many apples in the morning?
- E hia ngā pukapuka inanahi? How many books yesterday?
Tokohia (with time):
Tokohia (with time):
- Tokohia ngā tāngata i te pō? How many people at night?
- Tokohia ngā tauira i te kura inanahi? How many students at school yesterday?
LEVEL 3 – HARD: Full Sentences with Verbs and Time
LEVEL 3 – HARD: Full Sentences with Verbs and Time
E hia (with verb + time):
E hia (with verb + time):
- E hia ngā āporo i hokona e koe i te ata? How many apples did you buy in the morning?
- E hia ngā kapu kawhe i inumia e koe i te ahiahi? How many cups of coffee did you drink in the afternoon?
- E hia ngā pukapuka i pānui koe i te pō? How many books did you read at night?
Tokohia (with verb + time):
Tokohia (with verb + time):
- Tokohia ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui inanahi? How many people came to the meeting yesterday?
- Tokohia ngā kaiako i mahi i te kura i te rāhoroi? How many teachers worked at school on Saturday?
- Tokohia ngā tauira i tae mai i te ata nei? How many students arrived this morning?
KEY REMINDERS:
KEY REMINDERS:
"E hia" is used for objects or non-human things.
"Tokohia" is used only for people.
Time phrases like "i te ata" (in the morning), "inanahi" (yesterday), or "i te pō" (at night) go at the end of the sentence.
"E hia" is used for objects or non-human things.
"Tokohia" is used only for people.
Time phrases like "i te ata" (in the morning), "inanahi" (yesterday), or "i te pō" (at night) go at the end of the sentence.
Details:
Details:
E hia (with verb + time)
E hia (with verb + time)
- E hia ngā āporo i hokona e koe i te ata? (How many apples did you buy in the morning?)
- 🟣 E hia ngā āporo (How many apples) 🟣 Identity Sentence
- 🔵 i hokona e koe (did you buy) 🔵 Action Sentence
- 🔴 i te ata (in the morning) 🔴 Time Sentence
- E hia ngā kapu kawhe i inumia e koe i te ahiahi? (How many cups of coffee did you drink in the afternoon?)
- 🟣 E hia ngā kapu kawhe (How many cups of coffee) 🟣 Identity Sentence
- 🔵 i inumia e koe (did you drink) 🔵 Action Sentence
- 🔴 i te ahiahi (in the afternoon) 🔴 Time Sentence
- E hia ngā pukapuka i pānui koe i te pō? (How many books did you read at night?)
- 🟣 E hia ngā pukapuka (How many books) 🟣 Identity Sentence
- 🔵 i pānui koe (did you read) 🔵 Action Sentence
- 🔴 i te pō (at night) 🔴 Time Sentence
Tokohia (with verb + time)
Tokohia (with verb + time)
- Tokohia ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui inanahi? (How many people came to the meeting yesterday?)
- 🟣 Tokohia ngā tāngata (How many people) 🟣 Identity Sentence
- 🔵 i tae mai (came) 🔵 Action Sentence
- 🟡 ki te hui (to the meeting) 🟡 Location Sentence
- 🔴 inanahi (yesterday) 🔴 Time Sentence
- Tokohia ngā kaiako i mahi i te kura i te rāhoroi? (How many teachers worked at school on Saturday?)
- 🟣 Tokohia ngā kaiako (How many teachers) 🟣 Identity Sentence
- 🔵 i mahi (worked) 🔵 Action Sentence
- 🟡 i te kura (at school) 🟡 Location Sentence
- 🔴 i te rāhoroi (on Saturday) 🔴 Time Sentence
- Tokohia ngā tauira i tae mai i te ata nei? (How many students arrived this morning?)
- 🟣 Tokohia ngā tauira (How many students) 🟣 Identity Sentence
- 🔵 i tae mai (arrived) 🔵 Action Sentence
- 🔴 i te ata nei (this morning) 🔴 Time Sentence
Key for Colour-Coded Sentences
Key for Colour-Coded Sentences
- 🟣 Identity Sentence: Names or describes people, places, or things
- 🔵 Action Sentence: Shows movement or activity
- 🟢 State Sentence: Describes conditions or feelings
- 🟠 Descriptive Sentence: Describes appearance or qualities
- 🟡 Location Sentence: Shows where something happens
- 🔴 Time Sentence: Shows when something happens
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tokohia? E hia? How many (people)? How many?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tokohia? E hia? How many (people)? How many?
Narrator: Tokohia ngā tamariki? How many children?
Narrator: Tokohia ngā tamariki? How many children?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru, whā, rima, ono. Tokoono ngā tamariki. One, two, three, four, five, six. Six children.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru, whā, rima, ono. Tokoono ngā tamariki. One, two, three, four, five, six. Six children.
Narrator: E hia ngā mōkai? How many pets?
Narrator: E hia ngā mōkai? How many pets?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru, whā, rima, ono, whitu, waru, iwa, tekau, tekau mā tahi, tekau mā rua, tekau mā toru.Tekau mā toru ngā mōkai. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. Thirteen pets.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru, whā, rima, ono, whitu, waru, iwa, tekau, tekau mā tahi, tekau mā rua, tekau mā toru.Tekau mā toru ngā mōkai. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. Thirteen pets.
Narrator: Tokohia ngā mātua? How many parents?
Narrator: Tokohia ngā mātua? How many parents?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru! Tokotoru ngā mātua. One, two, three! Three parents.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru! Tokotoru ngā mātua. One, two, three! Three parents.
Narrator: E hia ngā kurī? How many dogs?
Narrator: E hia ngā kurī? How many dogs?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru, whā. E whā ngā kurī. One, two, three, four. Four dogs.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru, whā. E whā ngā kurī. One, two, three, four. Four dogs.
Narrator: Tokohia ngā kōtiro? How many girls?
Narrator: Tokohia ngā kōtiro? How many girls?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru, whā. Tokowhā ngā kōtiro. One, two, three, four. Four girls.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru, whā. Tokowhā ngā kōtiro. One, two, three, four. Four girls.
Narrator: E hia ngā ika? How many fish?
Narrator: E hia ngā ika? How many fish?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Kotaki te ika. One fish.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Kotaki te ika. One fish.
Narrator: E hia ngā rāpeti? How many rabbits?
Narrator: E hia ngā rāpeti? How many rabbits?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua! E rua ngā rāpeti. One, two! Two rabbits.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua! E rua ngā rāpeti. One, two! Two rabbits.
Narrator: Tokohia ngā tama? How many boys?
Narrator: Tokohia ngā tama? How many boys?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua! Tokorua ngā tama. One, two! Two boys.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua! Tokorua ngā tama. One, two! Two boys.
Narrator: E hia ngā ngeru? How many cats?
Narrator: E hia ngā ngeru? How many cats?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru! E toru ngā ngeru. One, two, three! Three cats.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Tahi, rua, toru! E toru ngā ngeru. One, two, three! Three cats.
Narrator: E hia ngā kiore? How many mice?
Narrator: E hia ngā kiore? How many mice?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Ngā kiore? Kei hea te kiore? Mice? Where’s the mouse?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Ngā kiore? Kei hea te kiore? Mice? Where’s the mouse?
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Kāore he kiore. There are no mice.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Kāore he kiore. There are no mice.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Engari, kotahi te ngeru mōmona. But, there’s one fat cat.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen): Engari, kotahi te ngeru mōmona. But, there’s one fat cat.
Language Focus
Language Focus
In this reomation, you will learn how to ask the question ‘how many’ – which varies, depending on whether you are asking about people or animals/things.
In this reomation, you will learn how to ask the question ‘how many’ – which varies, depending on whether you are asking about people or animals/things.
You use ‘Tokohia’ to ask how many people there are and ‘E hia’ to ask how many animals/things.
You use ‘Tokohia’ to ask how many people there are and ‘E hia’ to ask how many animals/things.
You will notice that counting people is slightly different from counting animals (or things).
You will notice that counting people is slightly different from counting animals (or things).
When counting 2-9 people, there is a prefix ‘toko-’, for example, ‘tokoono ngā tamariki’ (six children).
When counting 2-9 people, there is a prefix ‘toko-’, for example, ‘tokoono ngā tamariki’ (six children).
When counting animals (or things), you’ll notice that the numbers 2-9 are preceded by ‘e’, for example, ‘e whā ngā kurī’ (four dogs).
When counting animals (or things), you’ll notice that the numbers 2-9 are preceded by ‘e’, for example, ‘e whā ngā kurī’ (four dogs).
Note the exceptions; namely one, for example, ‘kotahi te ika’ (one fish) and numbers beginning with tekau (ten), for example, ‘tekau mā toru ngā mōkai’ (thirteen pets).
Note the exceptions; namely one, for example, ‘kotahi te ika’ (one fish) and numbers beginning with tekau (ten), for example, ‘tekau mā toru ngā mōkai’ (thirteen pets).
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