When I'm talking to you, you must face me, not turn your back! in Tetun
Ha'u kuandu ko'alia ba ó, tenke sé oin mai, la bele sé kotuk!
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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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- This woman has a very ugly face. She needs makeup to beautify her face a bit.Feto ne'e oin aat loos. Nia presiza make-up para halo oin di'ak oituan.
- You must repent of your sins and turn to God, so that He will forgive all our sin.Imi tenke hakribi ona imi nia sala hodi fila ba Maromak, atu Nia bele hamoos imi nia sala hotu.
- We must turn from the sins which we have committed, so that we can receive new life.Ita tenke husik ita nia sala ne'ebé mak uluk ita halo tiha ona, atu nune'e ita bele simu moris foun.
- When resolving problems, it's better to talk face to face, not behind people's backs.Ita rezolve problema, di'ak liu ko'alia oin ho oin, la bele iha kotukotuk.
- Go back home!Ó bá fali uma!
- We must study Tetun.Ita tenke estuda Tetun.