I’ve come to Dili for only the first time. in Tetun
Ha'u foin primeira vés mai iha Dili.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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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Related phrases
- Atu simu osan, tama ida-ida; la bele tama hamutuk.To receive (your) money, come in one at a time; you can’t come in together.
- Horiseik señora mai tuku hira?What time did you (senhora) come yesterday?
- Mestre hanorin full-time ka part-time?Does the teacher teach full-time or part-time?
- Toni siku uluk ha'u mak ha'u baku nia.Toni elbowed me first, and only then did I hit him.
- Ha'u tenke te'in lai. Depois mak ita na'in rua bá pasiar.I have to cook first. Only then can the two of us go out.
- Ami te'in uitoan-uitoan de'it, tanba hahán la to'o.We only cooked a little at a time, because there was not enough food.