3A Aprende Tetun (learning Tetun) Flashcards
Inglés
English
Portugés
Portuguese
Indonézia
Indonesia
Lian Indonézia, Bahasa
Indonesian language
lisaun
lesson
liafuan
word, short segment of speech
kompriende
understand
hatene
know (something)
aprende
learn
hatete
tell, say
hatete fali
say (it) again
koalia
speak
loos
true, correct, straight, right
sala
wrong; error
ita boot
you (singular, very formal)
O
you (singular familiar)
imi
you (plural)
ami
we, us (excluding ‘you’)
ita
you (formal); we, us (including ‘you’)
sira
they, them
nee
this
saida, sa
what
lalais
quickly
neineik
slowly, softly
favór ida
please
laós
not, indeed not
(usually not referring to a verb)
John la kompriende.
John doesn’t understand.
Carla koalia Portugés.
Carla is speaking Portuguese.
Como está?
How are you? (in Portuguese)
Deskulpa. Hau la hatene Portugés. Favór ida koalia Tetun.
Sorry. I don’t speak Portuguese. Please speak Tetun.
Bele. Ita hatene Tetun ka?
OK (I can). Do you know Tetun?
Sín. Hatene.
Yes, I know it.
Maria hosi Austrália.
Nia la hatene liafuan ‘bee’.
Maria is from Australia.
She doesn’t know the word ‘bee’.
Maria, ita hakarak hemu saida?
Maria, what do you want to drink?
Deskulpa, tia, hau la hatene:
nee naran saa?
Sorry, aunt, I don’t know:
what is this called?
Nee naran ‘bee’. Ita hakarak hemu bee ka?
This is called ‘bee’. Do you want to drink water?
Ita baa eskola ka?
Are you going to school?
Baa. / La baa.
I’m going. / I’m not going.
Ita hatene Inglés ka?
Do you know English?
Hatene. / La hatene.
I know (it). / I don’t know (it).
Hau bele baa ka?
May I go?
Bele. / La bele.
You can. / You can’t.
Ita baa uma ka?
Are you going home?
Sín. Baa. / Lae. La baa.
Yes, I’m going. / No, I’m not going.
Nee uma.
This is a house.
Nee saida?
What is this?
Nee eskola.
This is a school.
Nee see?
Who is this?
Nee Mario.
This is Mario.
Koalia Tetun.
Speak Tetun.
Favór ida, senhór, koalia neineik.
Please, sir, speak slowly.
Uma nee boot!
This house is big!
Nee laós uma.
Nee eskola!
That’s not a house.
It’s a school!
Ben hosi Xina ka?
Is Ben from China?
Lae, laós hosi Xina.
Nia hosi Singapura.
No, not from China.
He’s from Singapore.
Marta koalia Portugés lalais.
Marta speaks Portuguese fast.
Nee laós Portugés, nia koalia Espanhól!
That’s not Portuguese, she’s speaking Spanish!