English → Tetun
aunt
(paternal) tia; (maternal)
Example sentences
Alita looked at her late aunt Luína's photo in the frame.
Alita hateke ba matebian tia Luína nia letratu ne'ebé iha binkai.
And the aunt said, "Then go eat!
Ne'ebe, tia ne'e dehan, "Entaun, alin sira han de'it ba!
Aunt Ana has cancer in her womb, so has to have a hysterectomy.
Tia Ana moras kanker iha parte bebé fatin, pasiénsia tenke opera hasai nia oan fatin.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “aunt”
- Who is aunt talking with?Tia ko'alia ho sé?
- My aunt is stir-frying vegetables/meat for lunch.Ha'u nia tian fila modo atu han meudia.
- Alita looked at her late aunt Luína's photo in the frame.Alita hateke ba matebian tia Luína nia letratu ne'ebé iha binkai.
- Aunt Ana has cancer in her womb, so has to have a hysterectomy.Tia Ana moras kanker iha parte bebé fatin, pasiénsia tenke opera hasai nia oan fatin.
- My aunt is forgetful; I have to keep reminding her so she’ll remember.Ha'u nia tian haluhan dór; ha'u tenke ko'alia fil-fila para nia hatene.