1 Asking 'how many'

Question 1

To ask how many items / objects there are, e.g. how many apples are there?

Answer 1

E hia, e.g. E hia ngā aporo?

Question 2

To answer an e hia question, e.g. there are 7 apples

Answer 2

Remove the ‘hia’, e.g. E whitu ngā āporo. However, where there is one object answer becomes: kotahi te āporo

Question 3

To ask about how many people, e.g. how many people are there?

Answer 3

Tokohia ngā tāngata?

Question 4

To answer tokohia question, e.g. 8, 12

Answer 4

Only use toko when number is 2-9, e.g. tokowaru, tekau mā rua

Question 5

To ask how many items/objects are required, e.g. how many books (do you want)?

Answer 5

Kia hia, e.g. Kia hia ngā pukapuka māu?

Question 6

To answer kia hia, e.g. 24 books (for me)

Answer 6

Kia rua tekau mā whā ngā pukapuka māku

Question 7

To ask for items, e.g. I will have 1 sausage?

Answer 7

Homai kia, e,g, Homai kia kotahi te tōtiti