English → Tetun
though
maski, bele, biar
Example sentences
Asia and ASEAN, though poor but "foti on."
Asia no ASEAN, maski ki'ak maibe "foti oin."
But he did not die. He wasn't dead, though!
Maibe, nia la mate.
Even though I agreed to do the inauguration."
Maski ha'u aseita atu halo inagurasaun."
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “though”
- I have to walk, even though the school is far away.Ha'u tenke la'o de'it, biar eskola dook.
- Even though he went to Portugal, he remained ignorant.Nia bá tiha malae nia rain mós, fehuk nafatin.
- Even though it is late at night, this child is still wide awake.Labarik ne'e kalan boot ona mós matan lakan nafatin.
- Even though she wore four layers of clothing, she still felt cold.Nia tau ropa dalas haat mós, sei malirin nafatin.
- Even though there are various difficulties, I encourage us all to keep moving forward.Bele iha difikuldade oioin, mas ha'u enkoraja ita para la'o ba oin nafatin.