When I’m tired, I like drinking very strong coffee. in Tetun
Bainhira ha'u kole, ha'u gosta hemu kafé ne'ebé forte loos.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
bainhiraCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
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Related phrases
- Ha'u ladún gosta ida ne'e.I don’t like this one very much.
- Ha'u la gosta hemu derok been tanba siin liu.I don’t like drinking lime juice as it’s too sour.
- Ta'es lai kafé ho koadór mak foin hemu.Filter the coffee with a filter before drinking it.
- Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.
- Marta, favór mai buti ha'u nia isin, tanba kole loos.Marta, please come and give me a massage, as I’m very tired.
- Alito hakfodak hodi nikis sai kafé ne'ebé nia hemu.Alito was startled and choked up the coffee that he was drinking.