9A Uma kain (at home) Flashcards
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uma kain
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household
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inan-aman
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parents
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amaa
A
mother, mum
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apaa
A
father, dad
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oan
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child, relative
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maun
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older brother
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biin
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older sister
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alin
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younger brother or sister
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maun-alin
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brothers and sisters
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avoo
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grandparent
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bei-oan
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grandchild
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kaben
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spouse, husband, wife;
to marry (church or civil)
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katuas-oan
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husband
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ferik-oan
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wife
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namoradu
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boyfriend, fiancé
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namorada
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girlfriend, fiancée
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feto
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woman, girl, female
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mane
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man, boy, male
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katuas
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mature man
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ferik
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mature woman
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klosan
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single person
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kaben nain
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married person
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hakiak
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adopt, raise
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iha
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to have, possess;
to contain;
there is, there are
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moris
live, be born
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mate
die, dead
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hamutuk
together
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nia
he, him, she, her, it, his, her, its;
POSSESSIVE MARKER
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see nia... ?
whose...?
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nain
owner, boss;
## Footnote
COUNTER FOR PEOPLE
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hotu, hotu-hotu
all
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Senhora Ana husu Armindo kona ba nia maun-alin sira.
Mrs Ana asks Armindo about his brothers and sisters.
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Armindo iha maun-alin ka lae?
Do you (Armindo) have brothers and sisters?
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Iha. Hau iha maun ida, ho alin nain rua.
Yes I have some. I have one older brother, and two younger siblings.
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Ita nia maun naran saa?
What is your older brother named?
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Nia naran Ismael.
He is called Ismael.
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Hau nia alin feto naran Candida, alin mane naran Mario.
My younger sister is called Candida, and younger brother is called Mario.
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Imi hela hamutuk ka?
Do you live together?
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Sín. Ami hela hamutuk iha Vila Verde.
Yes. We live together in Vila Verde (a suburb of Dili).
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Ameu lao ba nia kolega nia uma.
Nia hetan nia biin Atina iha dalan.
Ameu is walking to his friend’s house.
He comes across his older sister Atina on the way.
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Mana baa nebee?
Where are you (older sister) going?
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Hau mai buka o!
Amaa bolu.
I’ve come looking for you.
Mum asked for (you).
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O tenki fila ba uma agora.
La bele baa halimar iha o nia kolega nia uma.
You have to go home now.
You can’t go and play at your friend’s house.
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hau nia alin
my younger brother/sister
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ami nia uma
our house
## Footnote
(our not including you)
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senhór nia naran
Sir’s name
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Maria nia oan
Maria’s child
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see nia uma?
whose house?
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eskola nia diretór
the school’s director
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kareta nia radiadór
the vehicle’s radiator
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nia amaa
his/her mother
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nia ferik-oan
his wife
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nia livru
his/her book
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Nia iha livru rua.
He has two books.
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Ema nee la iha uma.
This person has no house.
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Ita iha oan ka?
Do you have children?
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Eskola nee iha mestri nain hira?
How many teachers does this school have?
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Hau iha alin nain walu.
I have eight younger brothers/sisters.
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Ita hasoru ema nain hira iha Suai?
How many people did you meet in Suai?
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Hau hasoru ema nain tolu.
I met three people.
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Sira nain haat lakohi baa eskola.
The four of them don’t want to go to school.
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Mestri hotu-hotu ohin baa Baucau.
All the teachers went to Baucau today.
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Hau konhese sira hotu-hotu.
I know all of them.
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Hotu-hotu kole.
All are tired.
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Ami hotu kole.
/ Ami kole hotu.
We are/were all tired.
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Ami hotu hela iha nebaa.
/ Ami hela hotu iha nebaa.
We all stayed there.
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Nia bolu hotu ami.
/ Nia bolu ami hotu.
He summoned all of us (to come).
