Learn Tetun

Question 1

Lesson

Answer 1

Lisuan

Question 2

Understand

Answer 2

Kompriende

Question 3

Know something

Answer 3

Hatene

Question 4

Learn

Answer 4

Aprende

Question 5

Tell, say

Answer 5

Hatete

Question 6

Say it again

Answer 6

Hatete fali

Question 7

Speak

Answer 7

Koalia

Question 8

True, correct. Straight, right

Answer 8

Loos

Question 9

Wrong, error

Answer 9

Sala

Question 10

Knowing someone

Answer 10

Konyese

Question 11

Sorry, I don’t speak Portuguese. Speak Tetun please.

Answer 11

Deskulpa, hau la hatene portugés. Favor ida koalia Tetun.

Question 12

Ok, do you know Tetun?

Answer 12

Bele. Ita hatene Tetun ka?

Question 13

Sín, hatene

Answer 13

Yes, I know it

Question 14

Maria is from Australia. She doesn’t know the word “water”.

Answer 14

Maria hosi Austrália. Nia la hatene liafuan “bee”.

Question 15

Maria, what do you want to drink?

Answer 15

Maria, ita hakarak hemu saida?

Question 16

Sorry Aunt, I don’t know: what is this called?

Answer 16

Deskulpa tía, hau la hatene: nee naran saa?

Question 17

Do you want to drink water?

Answer 17

Ita hakarak hemu bee ka?

Question 18

This is called “water”.

Answer 18

Nee naran “bee”

Question 19

Can/may I go

Answer 19

Hau bele baa ka?

Question 20

You can/you can’t

Answer 20

Bele/la bele

Question 21

Are you going home?

Answer 21

Ita baa uma ka?

Question 22

Yes I’m going/no I’m not going

Answer 22

Sín. Baa/ Lae la baa

Question 23

What is this?

Answer 23

Nee saida

Question 24

This is a house

Answer 24

Nee uma

Question 25

This is a school

Answer 25

Nee eskola

Question 26

Who is this?

Answer 26

Nee see?

Question 27

This is Maria

Answer 27

Nee Maria

Question 28

Speak Tetun

Answer 28

Koalia Tetun

Question 29

Please sir, speak slowly

Answer 29

Favór ida, koalia neineik

Question 30

This house is big

Answer 30

Uma nee bot

Question 31

That's not a house. It's a school!

Answer 31

Nee laós uma. Nee eskola!

Question 32

Is Ben from China?

Answer 32

Ben hosi Xina ka?

Question 33

No. Not from China. He is from Singapore.

Answer 33

Lae. La hosi Xina. Nia hosi Singapura.

Question 34

Marta speaks Portuguese fast.

Answer 34

Marta koalia portugés lalais.

Question 35

That's not Portuguese. She's speaking Spanish.

Answer 35

Nee laós portugés. Nia koalia Espanyól.