Last night I dreamed that I was swimming in the swimming pool in Baucau. in Tetun
Hori-kalan ha'u mehi dehan ha'u nani hela iha pixina iha Baucau.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
hela — 'currently' or 'reside'
helaAfter a verb, 'hela' marks continuous aspect ('is ...-ing'). As a standalone verb it means 'live, reside'. Often paired with 'sei' for 'is still ...-ing'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Hori kalan ami haree televizaun.Last night we watched television.
- Ha'u horikalan haree kois de'it Quina iha merkadu Taibesi.Last night I glimpsed Quina in the Taibesi market.
- Hori kalan Lino tua lanu tanba nia hemu barak loos iha festa kazamentu.Last night Lino was drunk because he drank so much at the wedding.
- Ohin polísia hadame joven na'in rua ne'ebé baku malu hori kalan.The police reconciled the two young people who had a fight last night.
- Horikalan Edio lees matan to'o tuku tolu tanba haree filme baku malu.Last night Edio stayed up until two o'clock watching bash-em-up films.
- Hori-kalan ha'u atu estuda, maibé la iha livru, entaun ha'u deskansa de'it.Last night I intended to study, but had no books, so I just had a rest.