Vocab 1 Pronouns, Question Words, Learning Tetun Flashcards
I
Hau
You
Ita
He/she
Nia
They
Sira
We (inclusive + exclusive)
Ita + Ami
My/mine
Hau-nia/ hau-nian
Your
Ita-nia
His/hers
Ninian
Friend
Kolega
Friend’s (possesive)
Kolega-nia
ba
go, going, gone
Iha
in/at/there is, exist
Oinsa
How
Husi
from/originate from
Saida
what
saa
what (not used a lot)
Nee’be
where/which
Nee’ba
there/that/ when the object is far away from current location
Ne’e
this/that
Bainhira/wainhira
when/ wainhira is when talking about past story i.e. last year when …
Hira
how much/how many
Nain-hira
how many people (refer only to people)
Se
Who
Tanba sa
why
tanba
because
Hakarak
want
lakohi (sometimes pronounced lakoi)
dont want (not la hakarak)
Bele
can/may/able
Maibe (my bey)
but
Baibain
usually
Depende
depends
Hanoin
think
Halo
do/make/doing
Hatene
to know/understand
La hatene
dont know
De’it
just / only
ho/no
with
Karik
may perhaps if
ho se
with who
tanba ne’e mak
(its) because (of) this)
Hela
live (middle of sentance), now (at end of sentance), just (when used with de’it)
sin
yes
lae
no
la
negate verbs + adjectives la bele
laos
negative number, nouns
ladun
no very/not so much
seidauk
not yet
lao diak
going well
diak
good
komprende
understand
bele repete
can you repeat
dala ida tan
one more time
dehan
say mean
ko’alia
speak /talk
naran
name
husi ne’ebe
where from
ema ne’ebe
from where (but more so citizen of where)
ita hela iha ne’ebe
where do you live
Orsida
Later today