English → Tetun
small
kiik, kiik-oan; (plural)
Example sentences
"Our population is very small.
"Ita-nia populasaun kiik tebes.
"This country is small and rich in minerals.
"Rai ida-ne'e ki'ik no riku mina.
"Timor is a small country.
"Timor nasaun ki'ik ida.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “small”
- I need small change to pay for the minibus.Ha'u presiza osan rahun para selu bemo.
- Is your motorbike large or small? How many CC is it?Ita nia motór boot ka ki'ik? Nia Cc hira?
- Break the pills into small pieces to give to the child.Fera ai-moruk halo kiki'ik atu fó ba labarik ne'e.
- Our house is very narrow/small, so not many people can go.Ami nia uma kloot loos, ema barak bá la di'ak.
- My mother conducts a small business to pay for our daily needs.Ha'u nia main fila liman hodi sustenta ami nia moris loroloron nian.