I prefer wearing yellow to blue. in Tetun
Ha'u gosta liu hatais kór kinur duké azúl.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Comparison
liu — comparison 'more / most'
liuTetun comparison uses 'X liu Y' not 'mais X' — the adjective stays put and 'liu' follows. With a focus 'mak' it becomes superlative. Avoid Portuguese-style 'melhor' or 'mais boot'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
Translate your own text with the free English ↔ Tetun translator or look up individual words in the Tetun dictionary.
Related phrases
- Ha'u prefere ko'alia Tetun duké Inglés.I prefer speaking Tetun to English.
- Ha'u gosta liu joga basket duké joga voli.I prefer playing basketball to volleyball.
- Ha'u gosta liu estuda ekonomia aplikada duké teoria de'it.I prefer studying applied economics to just theory.
- Menina ne'e hatais saia badak to'o kelen huun.The young woman is wearing an indecently short skirt.
- Ferik sira gosta liu konde fuuk duké kesi fuuk.Older women prefer rolling their hair into a bun than tying it.
- Bandeira Timor-leste iha kór haat: mean, metan, mutin ho kinur.The Timorese flag has four colours: red, black, white and yellow.