For the oral test, the teacher will call the pupils in alphabetical order. in Tetun

Grammar in this phrase

• Aspect markers

  sei — 'will' or 'still'

  sei

  Tetun has no verb conjugation. Aspect and tense are marked by particles. 'sei' sits immediately before the verb — marking a definite future ('will') or a continuative ('still'). Combine with 'hela' after the verb for ongoing action. Negation is 'sei la' = 'will not'.

More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.

Related phrases

• Oras ida mestra Portugés fó ezame orál ho mós eskrita.Later the Portuguese teacher will give oral and written exams.
• Sira sei halo kordenasaun ho sira nia xefe depois mak fó desizaun.They will coordinate with their boss, then they will make a decision.
• Di'ak liu imi hakmatek estuda, tanba orsida mestre fó ezame ba imi.You’d better be quiet and study, as the teacher will give you an exam later.
• Alunus sira halo barullu iha klase laran tanba mestra seidauk mai.The pupils are making a lot of noise in the classroom as the teacher hasn’t come yet.
• Mestra hato'o informasaun ba alunus katak semana oin ezame.The teacher passed on information to the pupils that next week they would have an exam.
• Ita sei liu iha imigrasaun hodi revista ita nia sasán hotu mak foin ita bele sai ba li'ur.We will go through immigration where they will inspect our goods before we can go outside.