Stop! I'll go to the toilet as I have diarrhoea. in Tetun
Para lai! Ha'u sentina lai tanba kabun moras!
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
lai — 'first' / polite request
laiAfter the verb or object, 'lai' means 'first, for a moment' — often softens a request by implying the action won't last long.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Nonook ona! Keta tanis tan.Be quiet! Stop crying.
- Ha'u deside atu para eskola, tanba osan la iha.I have decided to stop schooling, as I don’t have money.
- Labarik barak sofre moras endémiku hanesan malaria, diaréia, ho tuberkuloze.Many children suffer from endemic diseases such as malaria, diarrhoea and TB.
- Nia hakarak atu forsas internasionál la'ós suspende de'it operasaun militár maibé tenke hapara totalmente.He wanted the international forces to not just suspend their military operations but to totally stop them.