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31 phrases · Tetum with romanization, English and audio

  1. Sin

    Yes

  2. Lae

    La-e

    No

  3. Favór ida

    Fa-vor i-da

    Please

  4. Obrigadu / Obrigada

    O-bri-ga-du / O-bri-ga-da

    Thank you

  5. Kolisensa

    Ko-li-sen-sa

    Excuse me

  6. Deskulpa

    Des-kul-pa

    Sorry

  7. La iha problema

    La i-ha pro-ble-ma

    It's OK / I'm fine

  8. Hau la kompriende

    Hau la kom-pri-en-de

    I don't understand

  9. Hau kompriende

    Hau kom-pri-en-de

    I understand

  10. Hotu ona

    Ho-tu o-na

    I'm finished / Done

  11. Favór ida hein

    Fa-vor i-da hein

    Please wait

  12. Hein uitoan

    Hein u-i-to-an

    Just a moment

  13. Ema boot ida

    E-ma bo-ot i-da

    One adult, please

  14. Hau la halo rezerva

    Hau la ha-lo re-zer-va

    I don't have a reservation

  15. Hau iha rezerva

    Hau i-ha re-zer-va

    I have a reservation

  16. Favór ida ajuda hau

    Fa-vor i-da a-ju-da hau

    Please help me

  17. Favór ida hateten fali

    Fa-vor i-da ha-te-ten fa-li

    Once more, please

  18. Favór ida ko'alia neineik

    Fa-vor i-da ko-a-li-a nei-neik

    Please speak slowly

  19. Hau ko'alia uitoan de'it

    Hau ko-a-li-a u-i-to-an de-it

    I speak a little

  20. Ita bele ko'alia Inglés?

    I-ta be-le ko-a-li-a In-gles?

    Do you speak English?

  21. Ne'e

    This

  22. Ne'ebá

    That (near you)

  23. Iha ne'e

    Here

  24. Iha ne'ebá

    There

  25. Hau

    I / me

  26. Ita

    You

  27. Hamutuk

    Together

  28. Ema ida

    One person

  29. Ema rua

    Two people

  30. Ema tolu

    Three people

  31. Agora kedas

    Right now

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