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"How old? E hia ngā tau?  You have already learnt that e hia ? is used to ask how many things there are. Now we can progress and learn how e hia ? is also used to ask how old someone is.  Hei tauira:    E hia ō tau?  How old are you?   Tekau mā rua aku tau.  I'm 12 years old.      E hia ana tau?  How old is he/she?   E rua tekau mā tahi ana tau.  He/she is 21 years old.   Remember the rules of counting, if the number is one or 10 to 19, omit the ‘ e ’ . For further explanations and exercises see Te Kākano pp. 16, 23.  Whakautua ngā pātai. Answer the questions."
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