English → Tetun
grandpa
avoo pai
Example sentences
"Grandpa has a mental problem, I heard.
"Avo ne'e problema mental oituan.
For Grandpa, they must bring a large beak.
Ba Avo Mane nian, sira tenke lori belak boot ida.
Grandpa Xavi replied, "Time will tell us.
Avo Xavi hatan, "Tempu maka sei hatete sai ba ita.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “grandpa”
- Grandpa has a very wrinkled face.Avoo pai nia oin namkurut loos.
- This chair is grandpa's handiwork.Kadeira ne'e avoo pai nia liman rohan.
- Grandpa is toothless, (but) still hassles the women!Avoo nehan molik, sei book feto!
- Grandpa has been in coma for almost a month in the hospital.Avoo koma kuaze fulan ida baixa iha ospitál.
- This afternoon I’ll pick some flowers and take them to grandpa’s grave.Ha'u orsida lokraik ku'u ai-funan lori ba avoo pai nia rate.