They worked together, holding firmly to the life principle that, "We carry heavy things together, we lift light things together." in Tetun
Sira servisu hamutuk hodi kaer metin prinsípiu moris ida katak, "Todan leba hamutuk, kmaan ita hi'it hamutuk."
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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.
- My chest is sore because I lifted heavy things.Ha'u nia hirus matan moras tanba ha'u hi'it sasán todan.
- We worked together to complete the task quickly.Ami kaer servisu hamutuk atu hotu lalais.
- They worked hard such that their sweat poured out.Ami servisu to'o kosar metan sai.
- They carry guns to and fro, disturbing public order.Sira lori kilat bá-mai hodi perturba orden públika.