My tiny thighs makes me look ugly when I wear shorts. in Tetun
Ha'u nia kelen ki'ik uza kalsa badak haree ba ladún kapas.
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
- Tia ne'ebá ne'e ferik ona moos, sei uza kalsa badak de'it para la'o livre.That lady is already old, however she likes to wear shorts so she can walk freely.
- Se ó hakarak buka versíkulu iha Bíblia kona ba liurai Batseba, fasil liu buka iha konkordánsia.If you want to look for verses in the Bible about queen Bathsheba, it's easiest to look for them in a concordance.
- Sira istori malu tanba problema ki'ikoan ida.They argued over a tiny problem.
- Nia kumu liman atu baku nia kolega.He makes a fist to bash his friend.
- Ita presiza haree kazu por kazu.We need to look at (it) case by case.
- Haree to'ok, ropa ne'e kona laran ka lae?Have a look. Do you like these clothes?