When uncle farts it’s always loud. in Tetun
Tiu kuandu nia hosu sempre tarutu.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
kuanduCommon 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.
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Related phrases
- Tiu Domingos sempre rei nia oan ho nia kaben molok nia bá servisu.Uncle Domingos always kisses his children and his wife before leaving for work.
- Tiu hamlaha ka?Are you ('uncle') hungry?
- Tiu Atoi hosi ne'ebé?Where is Uncle Atoi from?
- Tiu ne'e nia isin fulun mahar loos.Uncle has very thick body hair.
- Loron Domingu ha'u sempre bá igreja.On Sundays I always go to church.
- Bainhira ha'u bá festa, ha'u sempre dansa.When I go to a party, I always dance.