My country is Timor-Leste. in Tetun
Ha'u nia nasaun Timor-Leste.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Iha 2017, Sr Xanana Gusmão mak Timor-leste nia negosiadór prinsipál iha negosiasaun ho Austrália kona ba Tasi Timor.In 2017, Mr Xanana Gusmão was Timor-Leste's chief negotiator in the negotiations with Australia over the Timor Sea.
- Ha'u nia rain Timor, ha'u sei la soe ó.My country Timor, I will never leave you.
- Timor-leste seidauk uza enerjia solár.Timor-Leste doesn't yet use solar energy.
- Ita nia nasaun ne'e repúblika la'ós monárkia.Our country is republic country not monarchy.
- Komérsiu iha Timor-leste la'o susar tebes.Business in Timor-Leste is moving very slowly.
- Timor-leste esporta kafé barak ba iha Amérika.Timor-Leste exports a lot of coffee to America.