They always lock the door when they leave the house. in Tetun
Sira sempre xave odamatan waiñira sira sai husi uma.
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This Tetun (Tetum) translation comes from a curated 2,500-phrase parallel corpus drawn from the official tetun.org dictionary by Catharina Williams-van Klinken. Tetun is one of the two official languages of Timor-Leste alongside Portuguese.
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- They all ate until they were satisfied. Having eaten, they went their separate ways.Sira hotu han to'o bosu. Han tiha, sira mós fahe malu.
- They are just opportunists. In the past when it was hard, they fled overseas, but now they have come back seeking positions in the government.Sira ne'e oportunista de'it. Uluk rai susar, sira halai sai ba rai li'ur, maibé agora sira mai fali buka pozisaun iha governu.
- When people have parties, they always dance.Kuandu ema halo festa, sira sempre dansa.
- They informed us that our house was burnt down.Sira fó hatene mai ami, dehan ami nia uma ahi han.
- She always buys bananas here, as they are cheap.Nia sempre sosa hudi iha ne'e, tanba baratu.
- They are all rich. Nevertheless, they refused to help us.Sira hotu riku. Maski nune'e, sira lakoi ajuda ami.