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Tetum phrasebook
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Tetum (also Tetun) is a national language and one of the two official languages of East Timor.
[edit] Pronunciation guide
[edit] Vowels
[edit] Consonants
[edit] Common diphthongs
[edit] Phrase list
[edit] Basics
- 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?
- ? ( ?)
[edit] Problems
[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
[edit] Time
[edit] Clock time
[edit] Duration
[edit] Days
[edit] Months
[edit] Writing time and date
[edit] Colors
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Bus and train
[edit] Directions
[edit] Taxi
[edit] Lodging
[edit] Money
[edit] Eating
[edit] Bars
[edit] Shopping
[edit] Driving
[edit] Authority
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