This teacher is greedy. Only if we give money does he give us good marks. in Tetun
Mestre ne'e matan osan; ita fó osan mak nia fó valór di'ak.
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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
- This friend is happy only if given money or presents. Only if we buy something for her does she get on with us.Kolega ne'e oin osan; ita sosa buat ruma fó ba nia mak nia di'ak ho ita.
- Study hard, so you will get good marks.Estuda maka'as, para bele hetan valór di'ak.
- I will understand quickly if you give good examples.Ha'u sei komprende lalais karik ita fó ezemplu ne'ebé di'ak.
- Maria keeps hassling her mother (to give her) money.Maria sateia hela de'it nia amá tanba osan.
- Estela got good marks in the exam because she studied hard.Estela hetan notas di'ak iha ezame tanba nia estuda maka'as.
- My oldest son is smart. He always gets good marks at school.Ha'u nia oan mane boot ne'e matenek, nia sempre hetan valór boot iha eskola.