Tetum phrasebook

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

an
Nasalized a

in
Nasalized i

on
Nasalized o

u
As in moon

un
Nasalized u

Basics

 * Hello. : Ola / Elo ( )
 * Hello. (informal) : Oi ( )
 * How are you? : Diak ka lai? / O di'ak ka lae? ( )
 * Fine, thank you. : Diak, obrigadu (m)/ obrigada (f) ( )
 * What is your name? : Ita nia naran saida? / O nia naran sa? ( )
 * My name is ______ . : Ha'u nia naran _____. / Men dak narana _____.
 * Nice to meet you. : . (Obrigo burodo )
 * Please. : Ibrig./Favór ida.
 * Thank you. : . (Obrigadu (m), Obrigada (f) (barak.)  )
 * You're welcome. : La iha buat ida. / Lalika temi.
 * Yes. : Sin / Lo'os ( )
 * No. : Lae ( )
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : Kolisensa. ( )
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Deskupa. ( )
 * I'm sorry. : Deskupa. (days kool pah)
 * Goodbye : Ha'u ba lai. (Hepeye)
 * Goodbye (informal) : . (Heppi)
 * I can't speak _____. : Man sain diaka tocoya _____.
 * Do you speak English? : Ita bele ko'alia Inglés? ( )
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ( ?)
 * Help! : Ajuda! (AH-jooh-dah!)
 * Look out! : ! ( )
 * Good morning. : Bondia / Dader diak / Boasdias. ( )
 * Good afternoon. : Botarde / Lorokraik daik / Boastarde. ( )
 * Good evening. : ( )
 * Good night. : Bonoite ( )
 * Good night (to sleep) : . ( )
 * I don't understand. : Hau la komprende. ( )
 * Where is the toilet? : Sintina iha ne'ebe? (seen-tee-NAH ee-hah nih-aybay?)

Numbers System
Spanish+Portuguese

Numbers
½ - medya

0 - cera

1 - una

2 - dova

3 - tra

4 - juatra

5 - cinga

6 - sesa

7 - sitta

8 - okta

9 - nuva

10 - desa

11 - unzoa

12 - donzoa

13 - trazoa

14 - kuturza

15 - kuinguza

16 - desajsesa

17 - desajsitta

18 - desajokta

19 - desajnuva

20 - veyenta

25 - veyentajcinga

30 - treyyenta

40 - juarhanta

50 - cinguanta

60 - sesanta

70 - sittanta

80 - okkanta

90 - nuwanta

100 - centa

200 - dovacenta

300 - tracenta

400 - quatrentosa

500 - quinentosa

1000 - milla

2000 - dosa milla

1,000,000 - una millionna

Days

 * 1) Sunday - Dumingu
 * 2) Monday - Segunda
 * 3) Tuesday - Tersa
 * 4) Wednesday - Kuarta
 * 5) Thursday - Kinta
 * 6) Friday - Sesta
 * 7) Saturday - Sabadu
 * What day is today?: Ohin sa loron? / Ohin loron saida?
 * What day is today?: Ohin sa loron? / Ohin loron saida?


 * Today is ___________. : Ohin loron ___________.


 * What day will be tomorrow? : Aban loron saida?


 * Tomorrow will be ___________. : Aban loron ___________.


 * What day was yesterday? : Horseik loron saida?


 * Yesterday was ___________. : Horseik loron ___________.