Boil the beans until the liquid thickens then add some leafy vegetables, so that it taste good. in Tetun
Daan koto to'o grosu mak tau modo tahan ba para han gostu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
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Related phrases
- Kafé ne'e ita hemu la di'ak tanba moruk loos. Tenke tau masin midar uitoan.This coffee isn’t good to drink because it is too bitter. You need to add some sugar.
- Ferik balu dehan, se sukaer musan kona, entaun foti batar kose hadulas dala hitu. Depois tuku rahun tiha batar ne'e, se lae, hodi batar ne'e soe tiha ba fahi han.Some older women say, if you have swollen glands, then you should take a (cob of) corn and swirl it around the gland seven times. Then smash the corn, or else throw it to the pigs to eat.
- Dose bolus ne'e mamar loos, ita han mós gostu loos.This cake is very soft and taste good.
- Ema balu gosta baria, balu la gosta.Some people like bitter gourd, some don’t.
- Ohin ha'u sosa modo futun rua.Today I bought two bunches of leafy vegetables.
- Han modo daan di'ak ba saúde.Eating boiled vegetables is good for one’s health.