On Quina’s birthday, let’s barbeque Timorese chicken at the beach. in Tetun
Quina nia tinan, ita bá lalar manu Timor iha tasi ibun.
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
- Ha'u koá au halo kesak hodi tuu ba na'an manu para tunu.I am cutting bamboo into skewers to put through chicken to barbeque it.
- Mai ita bá hananu.Let's sing.
- Mai ita han ona.Let’s eat now.
- Ha'u nia nasionalidade Timorense.My nationality is Timorese.
- Ema Timor-leste maioria relijiaun Katólika.Most Timorese are Catholic.
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