Section outline

  • Asking someone’s age?

    To ask someone’s age is the same as asking “how many” years, “E hia …..”

    For example:

    E hia ngā tau o Bart Simpson? How old is Bart Simpson?

    E tekau ngā tau         10 years old


    Hei Mahi 1: Look at the family above and answer the questions that follow:

    1. Tokohia ngā tangata?
    2. Tokohia ngā tamariki?
    3. Ko wai te pōtiki?
    4. Ko wai te tamahine?
    5. Ko wai te whaea?
    6. E hia ngā tau o Hoani?
    7. E hia ngā tau o Anahera?
    8. E hia ngā tau o te matua?
    9. E hia ngā tau o te whaea?
    10. E hia ngā tau o Tama?

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on asking and answering questions about whānau
    • We are FOCUSING on introducing ourselves and our whānau
    • We are FOCUSING describing the relationship with members of immediate family
    • We are FOCUSING on creating our whakapapa