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3 - vocab Flashcards

The words and phrases in this class are from the book Mai Kolia Tetun – A Beginner's Course in Tetum Praça, The Lingua Franca of East Timor by Geoffrey Hull. The book has eighteen chapters and is highly recommended. It has excellent explanations of grammar, many cultural notes, extended reading text and dialogues, and the additional chapters of course. You can buy it from many online book stores.

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(Na’i) Maromak

A

God

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belun, amigo

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friend

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vila

A

town

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knua

A

hamlet

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uma-kreda

A

church

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jardin

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(flower) garden; park

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odamatan

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door

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janela

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window

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gaveta

A

drawer

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prezente

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present, gift

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kamiza

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long-sleeved shirt

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kamizola

A

singlet; t-shirt

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xapeu

A

hat

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saia

A

skirt

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lensu

A

hankerchief

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manu-tolun

A

egg

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ai-farina

A

cassava, tapioca

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liis

A

onion

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repollu

A

cabbage

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ai-dila (-hun)

A

pawpaw (tree)

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ananás

A

pineapple

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derok

A

lemon

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tulun, ajuda

A

help

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fó

A

give

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hatete, dehan

A

say, tell

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la’o

A

walk; go

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to’o

A

arrive; suffice

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loke

A

open

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taka

A

close, shut

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haruka

A

send; order

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hola

A

get; buy

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hadomi

A

love

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buat hotu (-hotu)

A

everything

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aban

A

tomorrow

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loroloron

A

every day

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hanesan

A

like, as

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to’o

A

to, as far as

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husi (hosi)

A

from

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tansá (maka)

A

why

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to, until, as far as

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to’o

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tanba, tan

A

because (of)

Q

dook

A

far

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hamutuk

A

together

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ne’e-duni

A

so, therefore

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Imi

A

You, your (plural)

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ami

A

we (excluding the person spoken to)

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ita

A

we (including the person spoken to)

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ba

A

to, for; PREPOSITION

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mai

A

to, for (with ha’u, ami or ita as indirect object)

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baa

A

to, go to