This friend is happy only if given money or presents. Only if we buy something for her does she get on with us. in Tetun
Kolega ne'e oin osan; ita sosa buat ruma fó ba nia mak nia di'ak ho ita.
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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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Related phrases
- Maria keeps hassling her mother (to give her) money.Maria sateia hela de'it nia amá tanba osan.
- Her boyfriend bled her dry till she didn't even have five cents left on her!Nia namoradu ne'e hais nia to'o lima sén mós la iha nia isin!
- I didn't get any money at all!Ha'u la hetan doit metan ida!
- Dete feeds her rabbit only carrots.Dete fó han nia koellu uza senoura de'it.
- How can we get money to pay for schooling?Oinsá mak ita bele hetan osan atu selu eskola?
- Auntie stuck her hairpin through her hair.Tia sikat ulsuku iha fuuk.