Vocab 1 Pronouns, Question Words, Learning Tetun Flashcards
1
Q
I
A
Hau
2
Q
You
A
Ita
3
Q
He/she
A
Nia
4
Q
They
A
Sira
5
Q
We (inclusive + exclusive)
A
Ita + Ami
6
Q
My/mine
A
Hau-nia/ hau-nian
7
Q
Your
A
Ita-nia
8
Q
His/hers
A
Ninian
9
Q
Friend
A
Kolega
10
Q
Friend’s (possesive)
A
Kolega-nia
11
Q
ba
A
go, going, gone
12
Q
Iha
A
in/at/there is, exist
13
Q
Oinsa
A
How
14
Q
Husi
A
from/originate from
15
Q
Saida
A
what
16
Q
saa
A
what (not used a lot)
17
Q
Nee’be
A
where/which
18
Q
Nee’ba
A
there/that/ when the object is far away from current location
19
Q
Ne’e
A
this/that
20
Q
Bainhira/wainhira
A
when/ wainhira is when talking about past story i.e. last year when …
21
Q
Hira
A
how much/how many
22
Q
Nain-hira
A
how many people (refer only to people)
23
Q
Se
A
Who
24
Q
Tanba sa
A
why
25
tanba
because
26
Hakarak
want
27
lakohi (sometimes pronounced lakoi)
dont want (not la hakarak)
28
Bele
can/may/able
29
Maibe (my bey)
but
30
Baibain
usually
31
Depende
depends
32
Hanoin
think
33
Halo
do/make/doing
34
Hatene
to know/understand
35
La hatene
dont know
36
De'it
just / only
37
ho/no
with
38
Karik
may perhaps if
39
ho se
with who
40
tanba ne'e mak
(its) because (of) this)
41
Hela
live (middle of sentance), now (at end of sentance), just (when used with de’it)
42
sin
yes
43
lae
no
44
la
negate verbs + adjectives la bele
45
laos
negative number, nouns
46
ladun
no very/not so much
47
seidauk
not yet
48
lao diak
going well
49
diak
good
50
komprende
understand
51
bele repete
can you repeat
52
dala ida tan
one more time
53
dehan
say mean
54
ko'alia
speak /talk
55
naran
name
56
husi ne'ebe
where from
57
ema ne'ebe
from where (but more so citizen of where)
58
ita hela iha ne'ebe
where do you live
59
Orsida
Later today
