Take this cloth and drape it outside because its full of bedbugs. in Tetun
Lori hena kama ne'e bá kahe iha li'ur lai tanba nati barak iha laran.
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
- Bebé isin manas hela. Lalika lori nia la'o sai ba li'ur.The baby has a temperature. Don’t take her outside.
- Ó mate mós la lori ó nia riku, maibé lori de'it ai-kabelak ualu!When you die you won't take your wealth with you, you'll only take eight planks!
- Governu seidauk bele implementa nia programa tanba hetan rejeisaun hosi parlamentu.The government cannot yet implement its program because it was rejected by parliament.
- Tia sa'e mikrolét hiti de'it nia subriña tanba ema nakonu.Auntie got into the minibus and held her niece on her lap because the minibus was full of people.
- Padre deskomunga Maria ho Justino tanba sira na'in rua soe malu ona.The priest declared that Maria and Justino can no longer take communion because they have divorced.
- Inan ida estraga labarik iha kabun laran tan de'it mane lakohi tau matan.The mother aborted her baby in the womb just because the man refused to take responsibility (for the baby).