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Tetum (also Tetun) is a national language and one of the two official languages of East Timor.

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Hello. 

. (elo )

Hello. (informal) 

. (Hallo )

How are you? 

 ? (Diak ka lai? ?)

Fine, thank you. 

. (Diak, obrigadu (m) obrigada (f) )

What is your name? 

 ? ( Ita nia naran saida??)

My name is ______ . 

______ . (Men dak narana _____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

. (Obrigo burodo )

Please. 

. (Ibrig )

Thank you. 

. (Obrigadu (m),Obrigada (f) (barak.) )

You're welcome. 

. (See hallo )

Yes. 

. (Es )

No. 

. (Nu )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

. (Deskup pelici )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

. (Desku pihcih )

I'm sorry. 

. (Deskulpa! )

Goodbye 

. (Hepeye )

Goodbye (informal) 

. (Heppi )

I can't speak French. (Man sain diaka tocoya Fransu. )

Do you speak English? 

 ? ( ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

 ? ( ?)

Help! 

 ! ( !)

Look out! 

 ! ( !)

Good morning. 

. (Bon dia )

Good evening. 

. (Bontarde )

Good night. 

. (Bonoite )

Good night (to sleep) 

. ( )

I don't understand. 

. ( )

Where is the toilet? 

 ? ( ?)

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[edit] Numbers System

Spanish+Portuguese

[edit] Numbers

½ - medya

0 - a-cera

1 - una

2 - dove

3 - tre

4 - juatre

5 - cing

6 - ses

7 - sitte

8 - octho

9 - nuvo

10 - deis

11 - unzoa

12 - donzoa

13 - trazoa

14 - juturza

15 - cinguzo

16 - deisa'y-sesa

17 - deisa'y-sitta

18 - deisa'y-octha

19 - deisa'y-nuva

20 - veint ( or "veinta" )

25 - veinta'y-cing

30 - trent ( or "trenta" )

40 - juarant ( or "juaranta" )

50 - cingguant ( or "cingguanta" )

60 - sessant ( or "sessanta" )

70 - seituvint ( or "seituvinta" )

80 - octent ( or "octenta" )

90 - nuvunt ( or "nuvunta" )

100 - centu

200 - dovacentu

300 - tracentu

400 - juatriacentu

500 - cingvacentu

600 - sesacentu

700 - sittacentu

800 - octhacentu

900 - nuviacentu

1000 - mile

2000 - dovomile

4000 - juatriamile

5000 - cingpamile

10000 - deismile

20000 - veintaomile

50000 - cingguantomile

100000 - centuumile

1000000 - una milvona

1000000000 - una bilvona

1000000000000 - una trilvona

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