22B Describing people (Deskreve ema) Flashcards

1
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describing people

A

deskreve ema

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2
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bad, out of order

A

aat

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3
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various

A

oi-oin

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4
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long (of horizontal things)

A

naruk

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5
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confused; confusion

A

konfuzaun

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6
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young adult (i.e. 17 up)

A

aas tall foin-sae

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7
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short

A

badak

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8
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tall (of person)

A

ain aas

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9
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short (of person)

A

ain badak

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10
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big, large (of person)

A

isin boot

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11
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Adult

VIP, government leader

A

ema boot

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12
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fat

A

bokur

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13
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slim (of person)

A

isin lotuk

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14
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thin

A

krekas

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15
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handsome (of males/females)

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bonitu/bonita

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16
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attractive

A

jeitu

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17
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ugly (of person’s face)

A

oin aat

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18
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separately, individually

A

keta-ketak

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19
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clever;

well-mannered

A

matenek

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20
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very, more, most

A

liu

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21
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stupid

ill-mannered

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beik

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22
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the common people

A

ema kiik

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23
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the people, commoners, civilians

A

povu

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24
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spectacles, glasses

A

oklu

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25
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José is talking with his friend Toni.

A

José koalia ho nia kolega Toni.

26
Q

Older brother, today I saw you in front of the Government Palace.

A

Maun, ohin hau haree maun iha Palacio Governo nia oin.

27
Q

You were talking with three gentlemen. Who were they?

A

Maun koalia hela ho senyór nain tolu. Sira nee see?

28
Q

One was Mr Jacinto

He’s a policeman in Baucau.

A

Ida senyór Jacinto.

Nia polísia iha Baucau.

29
Q

Is Mr Jacinto the tall fat one?

A

Senyór Jacinto mak bokur, ain aas nee ka?

30
Q

No! He’s fat but short.

A

Laós! Nia bokur maibee ain badak.

31
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The tall fat one used to be my teacher.

A

Ida bokur ain aas nee uluk hau nia mestri.

32
Q

Who’s the slim one wearing glasses?

A

Ida isin lotuk tau oklu nee see?

33
Q

He’s a well-educated one, who’s just returned from study in Sydney.

A

Nia ema matenek ida, foin fila hosi eskola iha Sydney.

34
Q

Now I know.

A

Agora hau hatene ona.

35
Q

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.

A

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.

36
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He’s from Maliana.

A

Nia ema Maliana.

37
Q

She’s Javanese

A

Nia ema Jawa

38
Q

She’s really tall.

A

Nia ain aas liu!

39
Q

He’s really fat!

A

Nia bokur liu!

40
Q

She’s taller than I am.

A

Nia ain aas liu hau.

41
Q

He’s fatter than his younger sibling.

A

Nia bokur liu nia alin.

42
Q

She’s taller than all of us.

A

Nia ain aas liu ita hotu-hotu.

43
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He’s fatter than all of them.

A

Nia bokur liu sira hotu-hotu.

44
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She’s the tallest.

A

Nia mak ain aas liu.

45
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He’s the fattest.

A

Nia mak bokur liu.

46
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It is she who is clever

A

Nia mak matenek liu

47
Q

How old are you?

(Speaking to a younger person.)

A

Alin tinan hira?

48
Q

I am four.

A

Hau tinan haat.

49
Q

She/he is already twenty years old.

A

Nia iha ona tinan rua-nulu.

50
Q

How many months old is this child?

A

Labarik nee iha fulan hira?

51
Q

Who is the oldest?

A

See mak tinan boot liu?

52
Q

He/she’s older than I am.

A

Nia tinan boot liu hau.

53
Q

I’m younger than he/she is.

A

Hau tinan kiik liu nia.

54
Q

He/she’s young in years, but already large in body.

A

Nia tinan kiik, maibee isin boot ona.

55
Q

Two slim people.

A

Ema isin lotuk nain rua.

56
Q

Three large houses.

A

Uma boot tolu.

57
Q

This tall person.

A

Ema ain aas nee.

58
Q

This João is really fat/stout.

A

João nee isin boot loos.

59
Q

Martinho is the tall person.

A

Martinho mak ema ain aas nee.

60
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This João is really fat/stout.

A

João nia isin boot loos.

61
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In the past he wasn’t fat/stout yet.

A

Uluk nia isin seidauk boot.