Be careful, the ground is slippery! If you walk on it, you could fall. in Tetun
Kuidadu, rai ne'e namdoras! Ita sama, bele monu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possibility & probability
bele / parese / dala ruma / kala — possibility
beleTetun hedges less than English, but has a cluster of markers. 'bele' before the verb = can / may. 'parese' at the start = 'seems'. 'dala ruma' at the start of a clause = 'perhaps, sometimes'. 'kala / kal' before a number = 'approximately'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- La bele la'o ain tanan, se lae ain bele kanek.Don’t walk barefoot, or you could cut your foot.
- La'o iha kabubu leten de'it, keta tama iha laran.Just walk on the banks, don't walk in the rice bay.
- Ó lori lia dór! Kuidadu keta sira bele baku mak ne'e.You’re a gossip! Be careful or they could beat you up.
- Kadopa nuu huun maka'as! Kuidadu monu!Hug the coconut tree tightly! Be careful you don’t fall!
- Iha ne'e rai lolon maka'as, kuidadu keta monu.Here the slope is very steep. So be careful you don’t fall.
- Tia rona istória komik ida, halo nia hamnasa to'o hakdasak rai.Tia heard a funny story, which had her fall to the ground in laughter.