Be careful, as there are many broken bottles on the road. You had better put your shoes on. in Tetun
Kuidadu, iha botir rahun barak iha dalan. Di'ak liu tau sapatu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Comparison
liu — comparison 'more / most'
liuTetun comparison uses 'X liu Y' not 'mais X' — the adjective stays put and 'liu' follows. With a focus 'mak' it becomes superlative. Avoid Portuguese-style 'melhor' or 'mais boot'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Uluk iha tempu Indonézia, iha posko barak iha dalan hosi Bobonaro ba Maliana. Ita tenke hatudu 'surat jalan' mak foin liu.During the Indonesian period there used to be many checkpoints on the road from Bobonaro to Maliana. We had to show our travel permits before we could go on.
- STAE hasai esteitmentu katak eleisaun ne'e iha sala maibé la iha manipulasaun.STAE released a statement that the election had involved errors but that there had been no manipulation.
- Ha'u sente matan dukur loos, di'ak liu toba lai.I’m feeling very sleepy, and had better sleep.
- Di'ak liu ó bá rai xís tiha, keta liman tohar karik.You'd better go for an X-ray, as your arm could be broken.
- Madalena huu nia liman ida ohin bee manas kona.Madalena blew on her hand which had just had hot water touch it.
- Rai monu iha estrada, halo ita liu ho kareta la di'ak.There was a landslide on the road, so we couldn’t go past by car.