Tau — Numbers | Te Aka Reo

Tau — Number Converter

Type a number and the page will show the te reo Māori version automatically.

This section has been left in place so learners can enter numbers like 1234 and see what to say.

Quick pattern

Mā joins the extra number after ten or the tens: tekau mā tahi, rua tekau mā rima.

Enter a number to see it in te reo Māori.

Type any number from 0 to 9,999 to see it in te reo Māori.

Interactive Number Builder

Choose a tens group, then choose 0–9 to build the full number. For example: tap 60, then 6, and it will show 66 — ono tekau mā ono.

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Te reo Māori

Choose a tens group and an extra number Nothing selected yet

Start by choosing a tens group, then choose 0–9.

1. Choose the tens

Pick the main group: 20s, 30s, 40s and so on.

2. Add the extra number

Choose 0 for the exact ten, or 1–9 to build numbers like 34, 58, 66, and 99.

Selected pattern

No number selected yet. Choose a tens group, then choose 0–9.

34 = toru tekau mā whā 58 = rima tekau mā waru 66 = ono tekau mā ono 99 = iwa tekau mā iwa

Tens to One Hundred

rua tekau20

toru tekau30

whā tekau40

rima tekau50

ono tekau60

whitu tekau70

waru tekau80

iwa tekau90

kotahi rau100

How numbers between tens work

Use the ten first, then mā, then the extra number.

21 = rua tekau mā tahi34 = toru tekau mā whā58 = rima tekau mā waru99 = iwa tekau mā iwa

Hundreds and Thousands

Number	Te reo Māori	English guide
100	kotahi rau	one hundred
200	rua rau	two hundred
365	toru rau ono tekau mā rima	three hundred and sixty-five
1,000	kotahi mano	one thousand
2,000	rua mano	two thousand
1,234	kotahi mano rua rau toru tekau mā whā	one thousand two hundred and thirty-four
9,999	iwa mano iwa rau iwa tekau mā iwa	nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine

Ordinal Numbers — First, Second, Third

Ordinal numbers are used for order: first place, second day, third child, and so on.

tuatahifirst

tuaruasecond

tuatoruthird

tuawhāfourth

tuarimafifth

tuaonosixth

tuawhituseventh

tuawarueighth

tuaiwaninth

tuatekautenth

Everyday Number Sentences

E rua aku kurī.I have two dogs.

E toru ngā tamariki.There are three children.

E rima ngā pukapuka kei runga i te tēpu.There are five books on the table.

He tekau mā rua ōku tau.I am twelve years old.

He rua tekau mā rima ōna tau.They are twenty-five years old.

E whā tāra te utu.The price is four dollars.

Time and Dates

English	Te reo Māori	Use
one o’clock	kotahi karaka	Basic time
two o’clock	rua karaka	Basic time
three thirty	toru karaka, toru tekau meneti	Time with minutes
day one	rā tuatahi	Order in a sequence
week two	wiki tuarua	Second week
month three	marama tuatoru	Third month

Counting People and Things

Counting things

Use e before the number when saying how many there are.

e tahie ruae torue whā

E rua ngā tāngata.There are two people.

E ono ngā tūru.There are six chairs.

E waru ngā ika.There are eight fish.

E tekau ngā waka.There are ten cars/vehicles.

Money Examples

E rima tāra.Five dollars.

Tekau mā rua tāra te utu.The cost is twelve dollars.

E rua tekau mā rima tāra.Twenty-five dollars.

Kotahi rau tāra.One hundred dollars.

Practice Quiz

How do you say 7?

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whitu

How do you say 18?

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tekau mā waru

How do you say 42?

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whā tekau mā rua

How do you say 100?

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kotahi rau

What does tuatoru mean?

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third

What does e toru ngā tamariki mean?

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There are three children.

Common Number Phrases

tatauto count

taunumber / year

namanumber, as in a phone number

e hia?how many?

kia hia?how much? / what amount?

tokohia?how many people?