I like learning English, because it is beneficial to me. in Tetun
Ha'u gosta aprende lian Inglés, tanba nia benefísiu boot mai ha'u.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Matéria Inglés tama ha'u nia kakutak lalais de'it, tanba ha'u gosta.I learn English fast, because I like it.
- Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.
- Ha'u gosta tuir misa iha igreja ida ne'e tanba iha haklaken na'in ida ne'ebé di'ak.I like attending mass in this church because there is a good preacher.
- Dala barak ha'u prátika Inglés ho ha'u nia viziñu, tanba nia hosi Inglatera.I often practise English with my neighbour, because he/she is from England.
- Ami hotu aprende lalais tanba mestra nia métodu hanorin di'ak teb-tebes.We are all learning fast because the teacher has very good teaching methods.
- Labarik barak la gosta halimar ho Pedro tanba nia atitude la di'ak.Lots of children don’t like playing with Pedro because his behaviour isn’t good.