Vocab 1 Pronouns, Question Words, Learning Tetun Flashcards

1
Q

I

A

Hau

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2
Q

You

A

Ita

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3
Q

He/she

A

Nia

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4
Q

They

A

Sira

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5
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We (inclusive + exclusive)

A

Ita + Ami

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6
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My/mine

A

Hau-nia/ hau-nian

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7
Q

Your

A

Ita-nia

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8
Q

His/hers

A

Ninian

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9
Q

Friend

A

Kolega

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10
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Friend’s (possesive)

A

Kolega-nia

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11
Q

ba

A

go, going, gone

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12
Q

Iha

A

in/at/there is, exist

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13
Q

Oinsa

A

How

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14
Q

Husi

A

from/originate from

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15
Q

Saida

A

what

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16
Q

saa

A

what (not used a lot)

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17
Q

Nee’be

A

where/which

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18
Q

Nee’ba

A

there/that/ when the object is far away from current location

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19
Q

Ne’e

A

this/that

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20
Q

Bainhira/wainhira

A

when/ wainhira is when talking about past story i.e. last year when …

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21
Q

Hira

A

how much/how many

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22
Q

Nain-hira

A

how many people (refer only to people)

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23
Q

Se

A

Who

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24
Q

Tanba sa

A

why

25
Q

tanba

A

because

26
Q

Hakarak

A

want

27
Q

lakohi (sometimes pronounced lakoi)

A

dont want (not la hakarak)

28
Q

Bele

A

can/may/able

29
Q

Maibe (my bey)

A

but

30
Q

Baibain

A

usually

31
Q

Depende

A

depends

32
Q

Hanoin

A

think

33
Q

Halo

A

do/make/doing

34
Q

Hatene

A

to know/understand

35
Q

La hatene

A

dont know

36
Q

De’it

A

just / only

37
Q

ho/no

A

with

38
Q

Karik

A

may perhaps if

39
Q

ho se

A

with who

40
Q

tanba ne’e mak

A

(its) because (of) this)

41
Q

Hela

A

live (middle of sentance), now (at end of sentance), just (when used with de’it)

42
Q

sin

A

yes

43
Q

lae

A

no

44
Q

la

A

negate verbs + adjectives la bele

45
Q

laos

A

negative number, nouns

46
Q

ladun

A

no very/not so much

47
Q

seidauk

A

not yet

48
Q

lao diak

A

going well

49
Q

diak

A

good

50
Q

komprende

A

understand

51
Q

bele repete

A

can you repeat

52
Q

dala ida tan

A

one more time

53
Q

dehan

A

say mean

54
Q

ko’alia

A

speak /talk

55
Q

naran

A

name

56
Q

husi ne’ebe

A

where from

57
Q

ema ne’ebe

A

from where (but more so citizen of where)

58
Q

ita hela iha ne’ebe

A

where do you live

59
Q

Orsida

A

Later today