Fetch the mortar and pestle from the neighbours, to pound coffee (beans into powder). in Tetun
Foti lai lesu ho alu iha viziñu, atu fai kafé.
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
lai — 'first' / polite request
laiAfter the verb or object, 'lai' means 'first, for a moment' — often softens a request by implying the action won't last long.
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Related phrases
- Vendedór balu bá hola kafé musan iha Ermera lori mai Dili atu dulas halo uut.Some buyer go to Ermera to purchase coffee beans and bring them down to Dili to grind into powder.
- Main foti lesu ho alu atu fai batar hodi te'in.Mum fetches the pestle to pound corn.
- Bá hola kafé rahun iha loja para ita halo kafé hemu.Go and get some powdered coffee from the shop so we can make some coffee to drink.
- Foti lai lona mai satán netik ai-maran para udan been la bele kona.Fetch a tarpaulin here to cover the firewood so that the rainwater won't get into it.
- Bá foti kiar, tuku harahun, prepara orsida bá tau iha ahi klaak iha turiblu laran.Go fetch some canarium nut, pound it fine, preparing it to later put on the coals in the incense holder.
- Maria ohin ku'u kafé, tau iha bote, haklulu hosi kafé laran mai to'o iha uma.Maria went and picked coffee today, put it in a basket, and carried it home from the coffee plantation on her back.