6 - 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
aman
A
father
2
Q
inan
A
mother
3
Q
oan-mane
A
son
4
Q
father
A
aman
5
Q
oan-feto
A
daugter
6
Q
mother
A
inan
7
Q
maluk
A
companion; comrade; relative
8
Q
son
A
oan-mane
9
Q
ulun
A
head
10
Q
daugter
A
oan-feto
11
Q
oin
A
face
12
Q
companion; comrade; relative
A
maluk
13
Q
matan
A
eye
14
Q
head
A
ulun
15
Q
ibun
A
mouth
16
Q
face
A
oin
17
Q
kakorok
A
neck; throat
18
Q
eye
A
matan
19
Q
liman
A
hand
20
Q
mouth
A
ibun
21
Q
ain
A
foot
22
Q
neck; throat
A
kakorok
23
Q
isin
A
body; health
24
Q
hand
A
liman
25
Q
kama, toba-fatin
A
bed
26
Q
foot
A
ain
27
Q
sopa
A
soup
28
Q
body; health
A
isin
29
Q
sasoro
A
rice soup
30
Q
bed
A
kama, toba-fatin
31
Q
ai-moruk
A
medicine
32
Q
soup
A
sopa
33
Q
lia-foun
A
news
34
Q
rice soup
A
sasoro
35
Q
xave
A
key
36
Q
medicine
A
ai-moruk
37
Q
horisehik
A
yesterday
38
Q
news
A
lia-foun
39
Q
kedas
A
immediately
40
Q
key
A
xave
41
Q
fali, filafali
A
again; back
42
Q
yesterday
A
horisehik
43
Q
orasida
A
soon
44
Q
immediately
A
kedas
45
Q
dala balu
A
sometimes
46
Q
again; back
A
fali, filafali
47
Q
dala ruma
A
some time; perhaps
48
Q
soon
A
orasida
49
Q
kala
A
perhaps
50
Q
sometimes
A
dala balu
