When the first rains of the wet season come, the children all like playing in the rain. in Tetun
Bainhira udan foin monu rai, labarik sira hotu gosta hariis udan.
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bainhirafoinCommon 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
- Udan mai halo ha'u nia ropa bokon hotu.Rain fell and wet all my clothes.
- Labarik barak la gosta halimar ho Pedro tanba nia atitude la di'ak.Lots of children don’t like playing with Pedro because his behaviour isn’t good.
- Desportu saida mak ita gosta halimar?What sport do you like playing?
- Ha'u foin primeira vés mai iha Dili.I’ve come to Dili for only the first time.
- Bainhira tempu udan, modo sira ne'e buras loos.During the wet season, these vegetables really thrive.
- Labarik sira gosta hasé malae dehan, “Helo mister!”Children like greeting foreigners with “Hello mister!”