Takenga mai:

tatau - count
pā - touch
tahi - one

Whakamārama:

I tēnei momo tatau, e honoa ana te tau kotahi ki tētahi mea kotahi e tatauria ana. Arā, he pānga tahi ō ia tau ki ia mea e tatauria ana. Koia nei tētahi hīkoitanga matua hei whakaū mā te tamaiti i roto i tana ako i te mātauranga tau.

In one-to-one counting, one number is matched to each object being counted. The ability to count 'one-to-one' is a key aspect of childrens' learning in number.

Tauira kōrero:

Kāore anō a Tama kia taunga ki te tatau pānga tahi.
He tatau pānga tahi te tatau a Waiora.
Nōnahea a Mere i tīmata ai ki te tatau pānga tahi?