Section outline

  • Learning Outcomes

    You should be able to:

    • ask how many objects or people
    • say how many objects or people

    Asking How many objects?

    When we want to ask how many objects there are we use the phrase “E hia ngā ……..?” 


    E hia ngā āporo?         How many apples?          E rua ngā āporo.     There are two apples

    Note: The question word “hia” is replaced with the answer (two or rua)

    If there is only ONE  we would reply “Kotahi te….”


    Kotahi te āporo


    Asking How many people?

    When we want to ask how many people there are we use the phrase 

    “Tokohia ngā …...?” instead of E hia ngā …….?


    Tokohia ngā tamariki?         How many children?

    Tokowhā ngā tamariki.          There are four children


    However, we only use “toko” for 2-9 people. For 10 or more people we go back to use ‘E (number)’ like withj objects.

    If there is only ONE person we would also reply “Kotahi te……...” 

    E.g. Kotahi te tamaiti        There is one child.