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