Ask who, what, where, when, why, and how — plus the words that join sentences.

• He ahawhatwhat | He aha tēnei? = What is this?
• Ko waiwhowho (asking about a person/name; literally 'is who') | Ko wai tō ingoa? = What is your name? (lit. 'Who is your name?')
• Kei heawhere (location now)where (asking present location) | Kei hea koe? = Where are you?
• Ki heawhere (to)where to (direction/destination) | Kei te haere koe ki hea? = Where are you going?
• Nō heawhere fromwhere from (origin) | Nō hea koe? = Where are you from?
• Āheawhen (future)when (about a future event) | Āhea koe haere ai? = When will you go? (also: Āhea koe ka haere?)
• Nōnaheawhen (past)when (about a past event) | Nōnahea koe i tae mai ai? = When did you arrive?
• He aha … i … aiwhy (he aha … i … ai)why (for what reason; frame: He aha [subject] i [verb] ai) | He aha koe i riri ai? = Why were you angry?
• Me pēheahow (in what way)how (in what manner/way) | Me pēhea au e tae atu ai? = How do I get there?
• E hiahow many (countable)how many (with countable, non-personal nouns) | E hia ngā tamariki? = How many children are there?
• Tokohiahow many peoplehow many people (the personal counting form, for people) | Tokohia ngā tāngata? = How many people are there?
• Kei te pēheahow (state / how are you)how (asking about state/condition/feeling) | Kei te pēhea koe? = How are you?
• Ko tēheawhich (one)which one (selecting one from a known set) | Ko tēhea tāu e pīrangi ana? = Which one do you want?
• Ēheawhich (plural)which ones (selecting several from a set) | Ēhea ngā pukapuka māu? = Which books are for you?
• meandand (joining nouns/phrases; note 'a' is the personal article before names) | a Mere me Hone = Mere and Hone
• āand (then)and / and then (joining clauses or marking sequence) | Ka kai, ā, ka moe = (We) eat, and then sleep.
• rāneioror (placed after the option/clause) | He tī, he kawhe rānei? = Tea, or coffee?
• engaributbut / rather | He pai te kai, engari he iti rawa = The food is good, but it's too little.
• nā te meabecausebecause (giving a reason) | Kāore au i haere nā te mea i māuiui au = I didn't go because I was sick.
• nēright? (tag question)isn't it? / right? (yes-no tag seeking confirmation) | He pai tēnei, nē? = This is good, isn't it?