Livru Fraze Tetun ba Viajantu Sira

Tetun fonetiku — liafuan pronunsia hanesan sira nia hakerek, ho regra importante balun. Vogál sira moos no konsistente: 'a' hanesan iha "father", 'e' hanesan iha "bed", 'i' hanesan iha "machine", 'o' hanesan iha "go", 'u' hanesan iha "moon". Laiha letra mudu no laiha distinsa tonu.

Letra 'c' sempre pronunsia hanesan "ch" iha "church". Entaun "ema" (person) sona hanesan "eh-mah". Letra 'x' sona hanesan "sh" — "Xanana" maka "Shah-nah-nah". Kombinasaun 'nh' sona hanesan Espanhol "n" — "senhora" (lady) sona hanesan "sen-yoh-rah". Enfase jeralmente monu ba silaba daruak husi rohan.

Tetun empresta barak husi Portuges — ita sei rekonese liafuan hanesan "obrigadu" (thank you), "deskulpa" (excuse me), "oras" (hour/time), no "presu" (price). Se ita ko'alia Portuges ka Espanhol ruma, ita sei iha vantajen boot.

Bondia — Good morning (uza to'o meiu-dia). Ida ne'e liafuan util liu iha Tetun. Hatete ba ema hotu-hotu: ita nia resepsionista hotel, vendedor merkadu, ema ne'ebé ita hasoru iha dalan. Simu sempre ho laran-manas.

Botardi — Good afternoon (meiu-dia to'o besik 6pm). Bonoiti — Good evening/goodnight. Sira tuir padraun hanesan kumprimentu Portuges.

Diak ka? — How are you? (literalmente: "Diak?"). Kumprimentu padraun, dala barak hamutuk ho "bondia" ka "botardi". Diak — Fine/good. Resposta pozitivu ba buat hotu-hotu. Diak liu — Very good/excellent. Hau diak — I'm good.

To'ok — See you later / goodbye (informál). Adeus — Goodbye (formál liu, husi Portuges). Hau ba lai — I'm going now (despedida kazuál).

Sin — Yes. Lae — No. Obrigadu — Thank you (mane dehan). Obrigada — Thank you (feto dehan). Distinsa jeneru tuir konvensaun Portuges. Nada — You're welcome / it's nothing.

Deskulpa — Excuse me / sorry. Uza atu hetan atensaun, husu deskulpa, ka liu husi ema barak. Favor ida — Please (literalmente "favor ida"). Hau la komprende — I don't understand. Ita boot ko'alia ingles? — Do you speak English?

Hau nia naran... — My name is... Ita boot nia naran sa? — What is your name? (ho respeitu). "Ita boot" maka forma respeitu nian ba "ita" — uza ho ema ne'ebé ita foin hasoru, ema ne'ebé boot liu ita, no iha situasaun ne'ebé ita sei uza "vous" iha Franses ka "usted" iha Espanhol.

Ida — 1. Rua — 2. Tolu — 3. Haat — 4. Lima — 5. Neen — 6. Hitu — 7. Ualu — 8. Sia — 9. Sanulu — 10. Sanulu-resin-ida — 11. Ruanulu — 20. Tolunulu — 30. Atus ida — 100.

Folin hira? — How much? (fraze util liu iha merkadu ruma). Karu liu — Too expensive. Bele menus? — Can you reduce? (negosia ho laran-diak — la agrestivu, merkadu Timor nian la iha kultura negosia ne'ebé forte). Selu — Pay. Troku — Change (osan ki'ik/moeda).

Timor-Leste uza Dolar Amerikanu, entaun ita sei uza numeru Ingles ba presu iha pratika. Maibe hatene numeru Tetun ajuda iha merkadu rurál ne'ebé Ingles la ko'alia.

Han — Eat. Hemu — Drink. Bee — Water. Kafe — Coffee. Susu — Milk. Masin — Salt. Ai-manas — Chili (literalmente "ai manas"). Ikan — Fish. Na'an — Meat. Modo — Vegetables. Hare — Rice. Batar — Corn.

Bee manas — Hot water (literalmente "bee manas"). Bee malirin — Cold water. Serbeja — Beer. Sukaer — Sugar. Mina — Oil.

Diak tebes! — Delicious! / Very good! (komplimentu ne'ebé halo ema na'ok nia loron diak). Han ona — I've already eaten (util bainhira deklina oferta hahan ho respeitu — maske simu maka apresia liu).

Bele ajuda hau? — Can you help me? Hau moras — I'm sick. Ospital iha ne'ebé? — Where is the hospital? Perigu — Danger/dangerous. Seguru — Safe.

Bele foti foto? — Can I take a photo? (husu sempre — fraze ida ne'e hatudu respeitu). Bonitu — Beautiful. Furak — Beautiful/pretty (Tetun liu duke "bonitu" ne'ebé mai husi Portuges). Matak — Green. Mean — Red. Mutin — White.

Hau gosta Timor-Leste — I like Timor-Leste (sentensa ida ne'e, dehan ho mehi, sei hetan konvite ba jantar). Ema Timor diak liu — Timorese people are very good/kind (no sira diak duni).