mum

All translations

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• mamá
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Example sentences

• Go quickly to the kitchen to help mum cook for these visitors.

  Bá lalais dapur hodi ajuda amá te'in ba bainaka sira ne'e.

• I massage mum’s aching body.

  Ha'u kumu amá nia isin ne'ebé moras.

• I really love my Mum.

  Ha'u hadomi loos ha'u nia mamá.

Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “mum”

• I really love my Mum.Ha'u hadomi loos ha'u nia mamá.
• I massage mum’s aching body.Ha'u kumu amá nia isin ne'ebé moras.
• Mum fetches the pestle to pound corn.Main foti lesu ho alu atu fai batar hodi te'in.
• Mum dressed the child in a lovely dress.Amá fó hatais labarik ne'e ho vestidu ne'ebé furak.
• My mum always curses us when she’s angry.Ha'u nia mamá sempre hotar ami kuandu nia hirus.