Unit 4 - Waea mai – Ring me
Activity 2 - Learning the numbers beyond ten.
Numbers in Māori beyond 10 are based on tens and ones (then hundreds tens and ones etc):
Tasks
Click on a task to see what you need to do.
Read the numbers through.
| 11 = 10 + 1 | tekau mā tahi | ten plus one |
| 12 = 10 + 2 | tekau mā rua | ten plus two |
| 20 = 2 tens | rua tekau | two tens |
| 30 = 3 tens | toru tekau | |
| 50 = 5 tens | rima tekau | |
| 67 = 6 tens plus 7 | ono tekau mā whitu | |
| 81 = 80 plus one | waru tekau mā tahi | |
| 100 = kotahi rau | one hundred | |
| 121 = 100+20+1 | kotahi rau rua tekau mā tahi |
Practise saying the numbers by playing Wharewhare (Bingo).
This sheet can be divided into five cards. Make a copy of the original for the caller. Cross out the numbers as you hear them. the winner calls out wharewhare when a card is full.