Last week we kept eating fish until we were sick of it! in Tetun
Semana liu ba ami han ikan to'o enjoa tiha de'it!
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.
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Related phrases
- Ha'u gosta han etu ho ikan tunu.I like eating rice and roast fish.
- Semana kotuk ami nonton bola iha estádiun.Last week we watched soccer at the stadium.
- Semana liu ba ema hotu selebra santu-santa nia loron.Last week everyone celebrated All Saints day.
- Ó baruk ona ga? - Hei saa. Ha'u baruk sá!Are you sick of it? - Yes indeed. I'm sick of it hey!
- Semana kotuk padre fó sarani labarik hamutuk atus rua.Last week the priest christened two hundred children.
- Ema tama mate nabanaban, to'o uma laran ema nakonu.People just kept coming in, until the house was full of people.