3B Learning Tetun (Aprende Tetun)

Question 1

English

Answer 1

Inglés

Question 2

Portuguese

Answer 2

Portugés

Question 3

Indonesia

Answer 3

Indonézia

Question 4

Indonesian language

Answer 4

Lian Indonézia, Bahasa

Question 5

lesson

Answer 5

lisaun

Question 6

word, short segment of speech

Answer 6

liafuan

Question 7

understand

Answer 7

kompriende

Question 8

know (something)

Answer 8

hatene

Question 9

learn

Answer 9

aprende

Question 10

tell, say

Answer 10

hatete

Question 11

say (it) again

Answer 11

hatete fali

Question 12

speak

Answer 12

koalia

Question 13

true, correct, straight, right

Answer 13

loos

Question 14

wrong; error

Answer 14

sala

Question 15

you (singular, very formal)

Answer 15

ita boot

Question 16

you (singular familiar)

Answer 16

O

Question 17

you (plural)

Answer 17

imi

Question 18

we, us (excluding ‘you’)

Answer 18

ami

Question 19

you (formal); we, us (including ‘you’)

Answer 19

ita

Question 20

they, them

Answer 20

sira

Question 21

this

Answer 21

nee

Question 22

what

Answer 22

saida, sa

Question 23

quickly

Answer 23

lalais

Question 24

slowly, softly

Answer 24

neineik

Question 25

please

Answer 25

favór ida

Question 26

not, indeed not *(usually not referring to a verb)*

Answer 26

laós

Question 27

John doesn't understand.

Answer 27

John la kompriende.

Question 28

Carla is speaking Portuguese.

Answer 28

Carla koalia Portugés.

Question 29

How are you? (in Portuguese)

Answer 29

Como está?

Question 30

Sorry. I don’t speak Portuguese. Please speak Tetun.

Answer 30

Deskulpa. Hau la hatene koalia Portugés. Favór ida koalia Tetun.

Question 31

OK (I can). Do you know Tetun?

Answer 31

Bele. Ita hatene Tetun ka?

Question 32

Yes, I know it.

Answer 32

Sín. Hatene.

Question 33

Maria is from Australia. She doesn’t know the word ‘bee’.

Answer 33

Maria hosi Austrália. Nia la hatene liafuan ‘bee’.

Question 34

Maria, what do you want to drink?

Answer 34

Maria, ita hakarak hemu saida?

Question 35

Sorry, aunt, I don’t know: what is this called?

Answer 35

Deskulpa, tia, hau la hatene: nee naran saa?

Question 36

This is called ‘bee’. Do you want to drink water?

Answer 36

Nee naran ‘bee’. Ita hakarak hemu bee ka?

Question 37

Are you going to school?

Answer 37

Ita baa eskola ka?

Question 38

I’m going. / I’m not going.

Answer 38

Baa. / La baa.

Question 39

Do you know English?

Answer 39

Ita hatene Inglés ka?

Question 40

I know (it). / I don’t know (it).

Answer 40

Hatene. / La hatene.

Question 41

May I go?

Answer 41

Hau bele baa ka?

Question 42

You can. / You can’t.

Answer 42

Bele. / La bele.

Question 43

Are you going home?

Answer 43

Ita baa uma ka?

Question 44

Yes, I’m going. / No, I’m not going.

Answer 44

Sín. Baa. / Lae. La baa.

Question 45

This is a house.

Answer 45

Nee uma.

Question 46

What is this?

Answer 46

Nee saida?

Question 47

This is a school.

Answer 47

Nee eskola.

Question 48

Who is this?

Answer 48

Nee see?

Question 49

This is Mario.

Answer 49

Nee Mario.

Question 50

Speak Tetun.

Answer 50

Koalia Tetun.

Question 51

Please, sir, speak slowly.

Answer 51

Favór ida, senhór, koalia neineik.

Question 52

This house is big!

Answer 52

Uma nee boot!

Question 53

That’s not a house. It’s a school!

Answer 53

Nee laós uma. Nee eskola!

Question 54

Is Ben from China?

Answer 54

Ben hosi Xina ka?

Question 55

No, not from China. He’s from Singapore.

Answer 55

Lae, laós hosi Xina. Nia hosi Singapura.

Question 56

Marta speaks Portuguese fast.

Answer 56

Marta koalia Portugés lalais.

Question 57

That’s not Portuguese, she’s speaking Spanish!

Answer 57

Nee laós Portugés, nia koalia Espanhól!