This program is only the beta version, don't trust it too much! in Tetun

Grammar in this phrase

• Intensifiers

  Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)

  demais

  Position matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.

• Prohibition & permission

  keta / lalika / la bele — prohibition

  keta

  Three strengths of 'don't': 'lalika(n)' is softest — 'no need to, don't bother'. 'keta' is a direct prohibitive command. 'la bele' = 'not allowed, must not'.

• Time expressions

  Temporal connectors

  foin

  Common time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.

More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.

Related phrases

• Keta tanis resik tanba ha'u!Don't cry too much for me!
• Fila modo mat-matak de'it, la bele halo dodok liu!Stir-fry the vegetables only til they are al dente, don't let them get too soft!
• Ko'us labarik keta doko demais, se lae nia bele mura tanba nia foin han bosu loos.When cuddling this infant don't shake her too much, else she might burp up her milk, because she's just had a big feed.
• Ha'u ladún gosta ida ne'e.I don’t like this one very much.
• Saláriu fulan ne'e atrazu demais!Salaries this month came out much too late!
• Ha'u la gosta hemu derok been tanba siin liu.I don’t like drinking lime juice as it’s too sour.