5 - 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
loro
A
sun
2
Q
kalan
A
night
3
Q
lalehan
A
sky
4
Q
sun
A
loro
5
Q
tasi
A
sea
6
Q
night
A
kalan
7
Q
du’ut
A
grass
8
Q
sky
A
lalehan
9
Q
ai-hun
A
tree
10
Q
sea
A
tasi
11
Q
ai-funan
A
flower
12
Q
grass
A
du’ut
13
Q
raan
A
blood
14
Q
tree
A
ai-hun
15
Q
asu
A
dog
16
Q
flower
A
ai-funan
17
Q
busa
A
cat
18
Q
bani-been
A
honey
19
Q
dog
A
asu
20
Q
dapur
A
kitchen
21
Q
blood
A
raan
22
Q
cat
A
busa
23
Q
bikan
A
plate
24
Q
honey
A
bani-been
25
xikra
cup
26
kitchen
dapur
27
kopu
glass
28
plate
bikan
29
tudik
knife
30
cup
xikra
31
garfu
fork
32
glass
kopu
33
kanuru
spoon
34
knife
tudik
35
taxu
(frying) pan
36
fork
garfu
37
sanan
pot
38
spoon
kanuru
39
beibeik
always; often
40
(frying) pan
taxu
41
bainhira, kuandu
when
42
pot
sanan
43
tinan-tinan
every year
44
always; often
beibeik
45
(lia-) tetun
Tetum (language)
46
when
bainhira, kuandu
47
ho tetun
in Tetum
48
every year
tinan-tinan
49
kor sá? sá kor?
what colour is it?
50
Tetum (language)
(lia-) tetun
51
la to'o
in not enough
52
in Tetum
ho tetun
53
metan
black
54
what colour is it?
kor sá? sá kor?
55
mutin
white
56
in not enough
la to'o
57
mean
red
58
black
metan
59
azúl
blue
60
white
mutin
61
verde, modok
green
62
red
mean
63
kinur
yellow
64
blue
azúl
65
kor-sabraka
orange
66
green
verde, modok
67
kor-kafé
brown
68
yellow
kinur
69
nakonu
full
70
orange
kor-sabraka
71
mamuk
empty
72
brown
kor-kafé
73
aas
high; tall (thing)
74
full
nakonu
75
ain-aas
tall (person)
76
empty
mamuk
77
badak
short (thing)
78
high; tall (thing)
aas
79
ain-badak
short (person)
80
tall (person)
ain-aas
81
toos
hard
82
short (thing)
badak
83
mamar
soft; easy
84
short (person)
ain-badak
85
siin
sour
86
hard
toos
87
midar
sweet
88
soft; easy
mamar
89
matak
unripe; fresh; raw
90
sour
siin
91
hateke (ba)
look (at), stare
92
sweet
midar
93
nani
swim
94
unripe; fresh; raw
matak
95
nabilan
shine
96
look (at), stare
hateke (ba)
97
estuda
study
98
swim
nani
99
aprende
learn
100
shine
nabilan
101
hamlaha
be hungry
102
study
estuda
103
hamrook
be thirsty
104
learn
aprende
105
bele
can, may
106
be hungry
hamlaha
107
seluk
other, another
108
be thirsty
hamrook
109
seluseluk
others
110
can, may
bele
111
balu
some, a number of
112
other, another
seluk
113
ruma
maybe, some, any
114
others
seluseluk
115
uitoan
a little, a bit of
116
some, a number of
balu
117
balu-de'it
(a) few
118
some (or other), any
ruma
119
oioin (oi-oin)
various, several
120
a little, a bit of
uitoan
121
barak, ba'in
many, much, a lot of
122
(a) few
balu-de'it
123
barak-liu
most
124
various, several
oioin (oi-oin)
125
resik, resin (-liu), demais
too many, too much
126
many, much, a lot of
barak, ba'in
127
nato'on
enough (of)
128
most
barak-liu
129
hotu (-hotu)
all
130
too many, too much
resik, resin (-liu), demais
131
tomak
whole, all of
132
enough (of)
nato'on
133
Na'i (m), Na'i-Feto (f)
a noble
134
all
hotu (-hotu)
135
Amu, Katuas (m), Ferik (f)
a social superior
136
whole, all of
tomak
137
Tiu, Bainó, Nó, Nonó (m), Tia, Noi, Nonoi, Nona (f)
an adult (pol.)
138
a noble
Na'i (m), Na'i-Feto (f)
139
Katuas(m), Ferik (f)
an elderly person (pol.)
140
a social superior
Amu, Katuas (m), Ferik (f)
141
Maun (m), Abii (f)
an adult (friendly)
142
an adult (pol.)
Tiu, Bainó, Nó, Nonó (m), Tia, Noi, Nonoi, Nona (f)
143
Abó (m,f)
an elderly person (friendly)
144
an elderly person (pol.)
Katuas(m), Ferik (f)
145
Nó (m), Noi, Nonoi, Nina
a child
146
an adult (friendly)
Maun (m), Abii (f)
147
an elderly person (friendly)
Abó
148
a child
Nó (m), Noi, Nonoi, Nina
