6 - vocab Flashcards
The words and phrases in this class are from the book Mai Kolia Tetun – A Beginner's Course in Tetum Praça, The Lingua Franca of East Timor by Geoffrey Hull. The book has eighteen chapters and is highly recommended. It has excellent explanations of grammar, many cultural notes, extended reading text and dialogues, and the additional chapters of course. You can buy it from many online book stores. (126 cards)
1
Q
aman
A
father
2
Q
inan
A
mother
3
Q
oan-mane
A
son
4
Q
father
A
aman
5
Q
oan-feto
A
daugter
6
Q
mother
A
inan
7
Q
maluk
A
companion; comrade; relative
8
Q
son
A
oan-mane
9
Q
ulun
A
head
10
Q
daugter
A
oan-feto
11
Q
oin
A
face
12
Q
companion; comrade; relative
A
maluk
13
Q
matan
A
eye
14
Q
head
A
ulun
15
Q
ibun
A
mouth
16
Q
face
A
oin
17
Q
kakorok
A
neck; throat
18
Q
eye
A
matan
19
Q
liman
A
hand
20
Q
mouth
A
ibun
21
Q
ain
A
foot
22
Q
neck; throat
A
kakorok
23
Q
isin
A
body; health
24
Q
hand
A
liman
25
kama, toba-fatin
bed
26
foot
ain
27
sopa
soup
28
body; health
isin
29
sasoro
rice soup
30
bed
kama, toba-fatin
31
ai-moruk
medicine
32
soup
sopa
33
lia-foun
news
34
rice soup
sasoro
35
xave
key
36
medicine
ai-moruk
37
horiseik
yesterday
38
news
lia-foun
39
kedas
immediately
40
key
xave
41
fali, filafali
again; back
42
yesterday
horisehik
43
orasida
soon
44
immediately
kedas
45
dala balu
sometimes
46
again; back
fali, filafali
47
dala ruma
some time; perhaps
48
soon
orasida
49
kala
perhaps
50
sometimes
dala balu
51
loloos
exactly
52
some time; perhaps
dala ruma
53
iha liur
/ba liur
out(side)
54
perhaps
kala
55
husu (ba)
ask
56
exactly
loloos
57
hahú, komesa, (atu)
begin, start (to)
58
out(side)
iha/ba liur
59
lakon
lose
60
ask
husu (ba)
61
mate
die; dead; (n.) death
62
begin, start (to)
hahú, komesa, (atu)
63
hein
wait (for); hope
64
lose
lakon
65
sai (ba liur)
go out
66
die; dead; (n.) death
mate
67
sai
depart, leave
68
wait (for); hope
hein
69
fila
turn
70
go out
sai (ba liur)
71
fila (fali) ba
return to
72
depart, leave
sai
73
kaer
hold; seize, catch
74
turn
fila
75
kaer liman
shake hands
76
return to
fila (fali) ba
77
hadeer
wake (up)
78
hold; seize, catch
kaer
79
toba
lie down; sleep
80
shake hands
kaer liman
81
dukur
sleep, doze
82
wake (up)
hadeer
83
lolo
hand, pass
84
lie down; sleep
toba
85
dere, tuku
knock, hit
86
sleep, doze
dukur
87
tolan
swallow
88
hand, pass
lolo
89
fui
pour
90
knock, hit
dere, tuku
91
doko
shake hands
92
swallow
tolan
93
kona
touch; happen to
94
pour
fui
95
hakfodak
be surprised
96
shake hands
doko
97
bokur
fat
98
touch; happen to
kona
99
(isin-) krekas
thin
100
be surprised
hakfodak
101
isin-lotuk
slim
102
fat
bokur
103
kole
tired
104
thin
(isin-) krekas
105
malahuk
grey
106
slim
isin-lotuk
107
tasak
cooked; ripe
108
tired
kole
109
ha'u-nia
my
110
grey
malahuk
111
ó-nia
your (familiar sg.)
112
cooked; ripe
tasak
113
Ita-nia
your (polite sg.)
114
my
ha'u-nia
115
nia (ninia)
his, her, its
116
your (familiar sg.)
ó-nia
117
ita-nia
our (inc.)
118
your (polite sg.)
Ita-nia
119
ami-nia
our (excl.)
120
his, her, its
nia (ninia)
121
imi-nia
your (pl.)
122
our (inc.)
ita-nia
123
sira-nia
their
124
our (excl.)
ami-nia
125
your (pl.)
imi-nia
126
their
sira-nia
