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.
1
Q
(Na’i) Maromak
A
God
2
Q
belun, amigo
A
friend
3
Q
vila
A
town
4
Q
knua
A
hamlet
5
Q
uma-kreda
A
church
6
Q
jardin
A
(flower) garden; park
7
Q
odamatan
A
door
8
Q
janela
A
window
9
Q
gaveta
A
drawer
10
Q
prezente
A
present, gift
11
Q
kamiza
A
long-sleeved shirt
12
Q
kamizola
A
singlet; t-shirt
13
Q
xapeu
A
hat
14
Q
saia
A
skirt
15
Q
lensu
A
hankerchief
16
Q
manu-tolun
A
egg
17
Q
ai-farina
A
cassava, tapioca
18
Q
liis
A
onion
19
Q
repollu
A
cabbage
20
Q
ai-dila (-hun)
A
pawpaw (tree)
21
Q
ananás
A
pineapple
22
Q
derok
A
lemon
23
Q
tulun, ajuda
A
help
24
Q
fó
A
give
25
hatete, dehan
say, tell
26
la'o
walk; go
27
to'o
arrive; suffice
28
loke
open
29
taka
close, shut
30
haruka
send; order
31
hola
get; buy
32
hadomi
love
33
buat hotu (-hotu)
everything
34
aban
tomorrow
35
loroloron
every day
36
hanesan
like, as
37
to'o
to, as far as
38
husi (hosi)
from
39
tansá (maka)
why
40
to, until, as far as
to'o
41
tanba, tan
because (of)
42
dook
far
43
hamutuk
together
44
ne'e-duni
so, therefore
45
Imi
You, your (plural)
46
ami
we (excluding the person spoken to)
47
ita
we (including the person spoken to)
48
ba
to, for; PREPOSITION
49
mai
to, for (with ha'u, ami or ita as indirect object)
50
baa
to, go to
