I see you face is very pale. Are you sick? in Tetun
Ha'u haree ó oin kamutis loos ne'e. Ó moras karik?
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Conditionals
se / karik — conditionals
karik'se' opens a definite conditional ('if X, then Y'). 'karik' sits at the end of a clause and hedges it ('perhaps'); it can also mark an uncertain conditional.
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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
- Feto ne'e oin aat loos. Nia presiza make-up para halo oin di'ak oituan.This woman has a very ugly face. She needs makeup to beautify her face a bit.
- Avoo pai nia oin namkurut loos.Grandpa has a very wrinkled face.
- Ó baruk ona ga? - Hei saa. Ha'u baruk sá!Are you sick of it? - Yes indeed. I'm sick of it hey!
- Faru ne'e mihis loos, ita haree borus to'o laran.This shirt is very thin, we can see right through it.
- Sees hosi ha'u nia uma! Ha'u la gosta haree ó nia oin.Get away from my house! I don’t like to see your face.
- Ó moras anemia karik ne'e, mak haree oin kamutis loos ne'e.You probably have anaemia, that’s why your face looks so pale.