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. in Tetun
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.
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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.
- Some women who in the past worked hard in the resistance movement, have now gone into parliament.Feto balu ke uluk luta iha rezisténsia, agora tama ona parlamentu.
- Our director has just resigned to become a government minister. So we must appoint someone else as permanent director, not just as an acting director.Ita nia diretór foin rezigna an atu sai fali ministru. Nune'e ita presiza foti fali ema seluk sai diretór definitivu, la bele foti reitór interinu de'it.
- Tomorrow I will come back.Aban ha'u sei mai fali.
- They just sit on the ground playing bingo.Sira tuur hakdasak de'it halimar bingo.
- They all fled from their homes to an IDP camp.Sira hotu halai sai hosi uma hodi refujia ba iha kampu dezlokadu.