My mother usually tells us story about the past. in Tetun
Ha'u nia amá baibain konta istória ba ami kona ba tempu uluk na'in.
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
- Anabela hakerek istória badak ida kona ba rai Timor.Anabela wrote a short story about Timor.
- Marcos ema ne'ebé hamnasa dór, nia kontente istória, nia mak hamnasa uluk.Marcos is a giggler. When he tells a story, he’s the one who laughs first.
- Labarik ne'e konsidera ita hanesan nia inan, ita liu nia sempre kumprimenta ita.This child respect us like his mother. When we go past, he always greets us.
- Ami nia inan rasik mate kleur ona, nune'e ami nia inan hakiak mak tau matan ba ami.Our own mother died a long time ago, so it is our adoptive mother who looks after us.
- Istória ne'ebé nia hakerek ne'e, ha'u gosta nia tópiku, maibé la gosta nia maneira narasaun.This story that he's written, I like the topic, but don't like his style of story-telling.
- Kuandu ema hala'o edukasaun sívika, sira hanorin povu kona ba lia polítiku nian, no mós kona ba direitu no responsabilidade reinu nian, atu foti povu nia konsiénsia polítiku.When people conduct civic education, they teach the people about political affairs, and also about the rights and responsibilities of the people, to raise their political awareness.