22B Describing people (Deskreve ema) Flashcards
1
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describing people
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deskreve ema
2
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bad, out of order
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aat
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various
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oi-oin
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long (of horizontal things)
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naruk
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confused; confusion
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konfuzaun
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young adult (i.e. 17 up)
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aas tall foin-sae
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short
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badak
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tall (of person)
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ain aas
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short (of person)
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ain badak
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big, large (of person)
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isin boot
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Adult
VIP, government leader
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ema boot
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fat
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bokur
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slim (of person)
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isin lotuk
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thin
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krekas
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handsome (of males/females)
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bonitu/bonita
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attractive
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jeitu
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ugly (of person’s face)
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oin aat
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separately, individually
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keta-ketak
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clever;
well-mannered
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matenek
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very, more, most
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liu
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stupid
ill-mannered
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beik
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the common people
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ema kiik
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the people, commoners, civilians
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povu
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spectacles, glasses
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oklu
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José is talking with his friend Toni.
José koalia ho nia kolega Toni.
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Older brother, today I saw you in front of the Government Palace.
Maun, ohin hau haree maun iha Palacio Governo nia oin.
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You were talking with three gentlemen. Who were they?
Maun koalia hela ho senyór nain tolu. Sira nee see?
28
One was Mr Jacinto
He’s a policeman in Baucau.
Ida senyór Jacinto.
Nia polísia iha Baucau.
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Is Mr Jacinto the tall fat one?
Senyór Jacinto mak bokur, ain aas nee ka?
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No! He’s fat but short.
Laós! Nia bokur maibee ain badak.
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The tall fat one used to be my teacher.
Ida bokur ain aas nee uluk hau nia mestri.
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Who’s the slim one wearing glasses?
Ida isin lotuk tau oklu nee see?
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He’s a well-educated one, who’s just returned from study in Sydney.
Nia ema matenek ida, foin fila hosi eskola iha Sydney.
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Now I know.
Agora hau hatene ona.
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Mr Jacinto and your teacher are equally fat, but the teacher is tall and Mr Jacinto is short. And the one who’s just come is slim and wears glasses.
Senyór Jacinto ho ita nia mestri bokur hanesan, maibee mestri ain aas, senyór Jacinto ain badak. I ida foin mai nee mak isin lotuk no tau oklu.
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He’s from Maliana.
Nia ema Maliana.
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She’s Javanese
Nia ema Jawa
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She’s really tall.
Nia ain aas liu!
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He’s really fat!
Nia bokur liu!
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She’s taller than I am.
Nia ain aas liu hau.
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He’s fatter than his younger sibling.
Nia bokur liu nia alin.
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She’s taller than all of us.
Nia ain aas liu ita hotu-hotu.
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He’s fatter than all of them.
Nia bokur liu sira hotu-hotu.
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She’s the tallest.
Nia mak ain aas liu.
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He’s the fattest.
Nia mak bokur liu.
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It is she who is clever
Nia mak matenek liu
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How old are you?
## Footnote
*(Speaking to a younger person.)*
Alin tinan hira?
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I am four.
Hau tinan haat.
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She/he is already twenty years old.
Nia iha ona tinan rua-nulu.
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How many months old is this child?
Labarik nee iha fulan hira?
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Who is the oldest?
See mak tinan boot liu?
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He/she’s older than I am.
Nia tinan boot liu hau.
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I’m younger than he/she is.
Hau tinan kiik liu nia.
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He/she’s young in years, but already large in body.
Nia tinan kiik, maibee isin boot ona.
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Two slim people.
Ema isin lotuk nain rua.
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Three large houses.
Uma boot tolu.
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This tall person.
Ema ain aas nee.
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This João is really fat/stout.
João nee isin boot loos.
59
Martinho is the tall person.
Martinho mak ema ain aas nee.
60
This João is really fat/stout.
João nia isin boot loos.
61
In the past he wasn’t fat/stout yet.
Uluk nia isin seidauk boot.
