Basic Questions

Kupu Pātai

About this concept

Question words: aha (what), wai (who), hea (where), āhea (when), pēhea (how), he aha te take (why). Questions often begin with the question word or use 'he aha'.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A1.

Examples

He aha tēnei?What is this?

Ko wai tō ingoa?What is your name?

Kei hea te wharepaku?Where is the bathroom?

Pēhea koe?How are you?

Prerequisite

Basic Sentence Structure (VSO)A1

More A1 concepts

Alphabet and PronunciationArapeta me te Whakahua Basic Sentence Structure (VSO)Rerenga Kōrero Definite Articles (te/ngā)Te me Ngā Personal PronounsKupu Tūkutahi Present Progressive (kei te)Kei te (Wā Ōnaianei)

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