I paid off this debt slowly. It took me a year to pay it off completely. in Tetun
Tusan ne'e ha'u selu neineik-neineik, to'o tinan ida foin selu kotu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
foinCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
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