Māori · A1 · Unit 3

Numbers and my age

Ngā nama me tōku pakeke

By the end you can

Say how old you are
Give your phone number
Understand numbers in a short text

Words and phrases

Māori	Meaning	Example
kotahi	one (when counting things; tahi when you count out loud)	Kotahi te kapu kawhe, koa.
e rua	two (e before 2 to 9 when counting things)	E rua aku ngeru.
e toru	three	E toru ngā tāngata kei roto i te motokā.
e whā	four	E whā ngā rūma o tōku whare.
e rima	five	E rima ngā āporo kei te kete.
tekau	ten	Tekau ngā tamariki kei te akomanga.
rua tekau	twenty	E rua tekau ōna tau.
toru tekau	thirty	E toru tekau ōku tau.
tau	a year, years; age (ōku tau: my years)	He kuia ia, e whitu tekau ōna tau.
e hia ō tau?	how old are you? (literally 'how many are your years')	E hia ō tau, e Tama?
tāku nama waea	my phone number (ko ... tāku nama waea: my phone number is ...)	Ko kore rua tahi, whā rima ono tāku nama waea.
kore	zero (also: none, not)	Ka tīmata te nama ki te kore.

Write about yourself

Fill in the gaps with something true about you.

E ōku tau.
Ko tāku nama waea.
Ko te nama o tōku whare.

Then talk it through

Joining a gym: the person at the desk asks your age and phone number. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.