The children in first grade can already write the letters A to Z. in Tetun
Labarik sira iha primeiru anu hatene ona hakerek letra Á to'o Z.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
ona — 'already' (perfective)
onaPlaced after the verb (or after the object), 'ona' marks that something has already happened. Cannot stand alone — must belong to a sentence. See also 'tiha ona' for a stronger completed aspect.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ita bá oin la bele ona, muda ba marxa atrás para bá kotuk lai.We can't go forward any more, put (the car) into reverse so we can go backwards first.
- Mana ne'e oan na'in. Keta book!This lady already has children. Don't try to court her!
- Ha'u tenke te'in lai. Depois mak ita na'in rua bá pasiar.I have to cook first. Only then can the two of us go out.
- Ami estuda la di'ak tanba labarik sira estrundu loos.We can’t study effectively because the children are so noisy.
- Habosok labarik toba tiha lai mak ó han.Distract the child into sleeping first, and then you can eat.
- Karik labarik han rebusadu barak, bele halo nia nehan kuak tiha.If children eat a lot of lollies, this can give them cavities.