This evening we are celebrating dad’s birthday at home.. in Tetun
Ami orsida kalan selebra apá nia tinan iha uma.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ami selebra Dies Natalis DIT ho kompetisaun dada tali.We are celebrating the DIT birthday with a tug-of-war competition.
- Apá sai ba dulas hare hodi sai foos atu ami te'in ba han kalan nian.Dad has gone out to mill rice for us to cook for the evening meal.
- Ó bá fali uma!Go back home!
- Ha'u hakarak bá uma.I want to go home.
- Apá mate ho klamar moos.Dad died with a clean heart.
- Orsida meudia ha'u bá han iha uma.At noon I'll go and eat at home.