Study the guides below to learn how to form numbers correctly.

11   one ten and one tekau ma tahi

12 one ten and two tekau ma rua

19 one ten and nine tekau ma iwa

20 two tens  rua tekau

21 two tens and one rua tekau ma tahi

64 six tens and four ono tekau ma wha

70 seven tens  whitu tekau

The chart below is another way to learn numbers

1. Look at the first number that you come to in the first row.

  It is a two.
2. Read the black word at the top of that column
  It is tekau.
3.  Before you can say the last number in the next column,
  you say ma, followed by the last number,
  which is a one.
  Putting the whole lot together you get:
  rua tekau ma tahi = 21
                                                                    ma

mano rau tekau 
2 1
Follow the above pattern to translate the next line.
 Start with the four.
                                                                    ma

mano rau tekau 
4 3 5
 When you think you have the answer, click here for your answer.

Now try the following
                                                                    ma

mano rau tekau 
2 6 4 1
 When you think you have the answer, click here for your answer.

When putting together numbers that have a 0 in them, you leave out the whole row

Now try the following
                                                                   ma

mano rau tekau 
6 0 4 0
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