11A Atividada loro-loron nian (Daily activities) Flashcards
atividade loro-loron nian
daily activities
fasi, fase
wash
habai
dry in the sun
hamoos
to clean
estrika
to iron (clothes);
iron (the noun)
ajuda, tulun
help, assist
sosa
buy
faan
sell
tein
cook
foer
dirty
moos
be clean
labarik
child (to about 15 years)
bebee
baby
vizinhu
neighbour
ospitál
hospital
hariis fatin
bathroom
sentina
toilet
ropa
clothes
osan
money
atividade
activity
foin
only just, very recently
hela
currently
nusaa?
what’s up? why?
fali
again, back
fila fali
return; again
fasi liman
wash hands
habai ropa
hang/spread out clothes to dry
hamoos uma
clean the house
estrika ropa
iron clothes
ajuda amaa
help mum
sosa ropa
buy clothes
faan jornál
sell newspapers
lori nia ba ospitál
take him to hospital
hamoos sentina
clean the toilet
fasi ropa
wash the clothes
Hau foin fila.
I’ve only just returned.
Nia tein hela.
She is cooking.
mai fali
come back
baa fali
go back
servisu fila fali
work again
Tuku lima, Martinha fila ba uma.
At five o’clock, Martinha returns home.
Nia haree nia amaa hamoos hela hariis fatin.
She sees her mother cleaning the bathroom.
Botardi, amaa!
Hau bele ajuda ka?
Good afternoon, mum!
Can I help?
Bele. Agora o hamoos sentina lai.
Sure! First you clean the toilet.
Orsida ita nain rua fasi lalais ropa. Depois ita tein.
Now we’ll quickly wash the clothes. Then we’ll cook.
Nusaa?
Mana Luci ohin la fasi ropa ka?
What’s up?
Didn’t older sister Luci do the washing today?
La fasi.
Ohin nia lori labarik sira ba loja, atu sosa ropa.
No she didn’t wash.
Today she took the children to the shop, to buy clothes.
Atina husu ajuda
Atina asks for help
Atina nia bebee moras.
Nia bolu nia vizinhu.
Atina’s baby is sick.
She calls her neighbour.
Maun. Bele ajuda hau ka?
Older brother. Can you help me?
Bebee moras.
Favór ida lori ami ba ospitál.
The baby is sick.
Please take us to the hospital.
Bele. Maibee hau la bele hein imi iha nebaa.
I can. But I can’t wait for you there.
Fila fali mai, sae deit taksi ka mikrolét.
When you come back home, just catch a taxi or minibus.
Diak, maun. Obrigada.
That’s fine, older brother. Thanks.
Marta ho Lidia hela hamutuk iha Farol.
Marta and Lidia live together in Farol.
Lidia, aban dadeer o sai ka lae?
Lidia, tomorrow morning are you going out or not?
Lae, aban hau iha uma deit.
No, tomorrow I’m just staying home.
Ita nain rua fasi ropa, bele ka lae?
We’ll wash clothes, shall we?
Hau fasi, depois o mak lori baa habai.
I’ll wash, then you take it to hang out to dry.
Bele deit. Depois kalan hau mak estrika.
OK. Then in the evening I’ll iron.
Hau mos bele estrika balu.
I can iron some too.
Diak. Agora hau baa toba ona.
Good. I’ll go and sleep now.
Anyone at home?
(literally: Excuse me house owner!)
Lisensa uma nain.
Hello (to kios owner).
kios!
Sira lori hau ba ospitál.
They took me to hospital.
Sira lori hau mai uma.
They brought me home (here).
Nia lori bebee ba nebaa.
He took the baby there.
Nia lori bebee mai iha nee.
He brought the baby here.
Hau nia oan moras.
Favór ida lori ba ospitál.
My child is sick.
Please take (him/her) to hospital.
Atita ohin baa eskola, maibee moras.
Atita went to school today, but was sick.
Nia mestri lori mai uma.
Her teacher brought (her) home (here).
Miguel hakarak baa loja.
Miguel wants to go to the shop.
Nia maun bele lori nia ba.
His older brother can take him (there).
Joaquim agora iha Baucau.
Nia tiu atu lori nia mai.
Joaquim is currently in Baucau.
His uncle is to bring him (here).
Agora ami baa Maliana.
Aban mai fali.
We’re going to Maliana now.
Tomorrow we’ll come back.
Nia ohin mai iha nee tuku tolu.
Agora atu baa fali.
He came here at three o’clock.
Now he’s about to go back.
Nia hakarak fila fali ba uma.
He wants to return (back) home.
Ita dehan Senhór Benjamim agora iha Viqueque.
You said Mr Benjamim is currently in Viqueque.
Bainhira mak nia fila fali mai?
When is he coming back?
Nia subrinhu hela iha Australia.
His niece lives in Australia.
Nia lakohi fila fali mai iha Timor.
She doesn’t want to come back here to Timor.
Ohin nia estuda, depois baa haan.
Earlier (today) he studied, then went to eat.
Agora nia atu estuda fali.
Now he is about to study again.
Ohin hau tein, maibee ema haan hotu.
Earlier (today) I cooked, but people ate all (the food).
Agora hau tenki tein fali.
Now I have to cook again.
Favór ida husu fila fali.
Please ask again.
Nia deskansa, depois servisu fila fali.
He rested, then worked again.
Ohin nia tein.
She cooked.
Ohin nia tein hela.
She was cooking.
Ohin nia toba.
She lay down.
Ohin nia toba hela.
She was lying down.
Amaa iha nebee?
Where is Mum?
Nia tein hela.
She is (right now) cooking.
Nia la bele mai agora, tanba servisu hela.
He can’t come now, because he is working.
Horiseik hau haree mana lao hela.
Yesterday I saw you (older sister) walking.
Ohin hau atu koalia ho João, maibee nia hariis hela.
Earlier today I was hoping to speak with John, but he was bathing.
Horiseik hau la bele lao ba loja, tanba moras hela.
Yesterday I couldn’t walk to the shop, because I was sick.
Horiseik hau fasi hau nia alin nia ropa, maibee ohin loron ropa nee foer fali.
Yesterday I washed my younger sibling’s clothing, but today that clothing is dirty again.
Nia sosa kareta foun ida.
Maibee uza la too fulan tolu, kareta nee aat ona.
He bought a new car.
But having used it for less than three months, it was already out of order.
Juis husu suspeitu kona ba tiru malu iha Bobonaro, maibee suspeitu hataan dehan nia la hatene kona ba buat nee.
The judge asked the suspect about a shoot-out in Bobonaro, but the suspect replied that he didn’t know about it.
