Tetum or Tetun (Lia-Tetun) is a national language and one of the two official languages of East Timor.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
a
an
Nasalized a
e
en
i
in
Nasalized i
o
on
Nasalized o
u
As in m__oo__n
un
Nasalized u
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics
; Hello. : Ola / Elo () ; Hello. (informal) : Oi () ; How are you? : Diak ka lai? / O di'ak ka lae? () ; Fine, thank you. : Diak, obrigadu (m)/ obrigada (f) () ; What is your name? : Ita nia naran saida? / O nia naran sa? () ; My name is ______ . : Ha'u nia naran . / Men dak narana _. ; Nice to meet you. : . (Obrigo burodo) ; Please. : Ibrig./Favór ida. ; Thank you. : . (_Obrigadu (m), Obrigada (f) (barak.) _) ; You're welcome. : La iha buat ida. / Lalika temi. ; Yes. : Sin / Lo'os () ; No. : Lae () ; Excuse me. (getting attention) : Kolisensa. () ; Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Deskupa. () ; I'm sorry. : Deskupa. (days kool pah) ; Goodbye : Ha'u ba lai. (Hepeye) ; Goodbye (informal) : . (Heppi) ; I can't speak _____. : Man sain diaka tocoya __. ; Do you speak English? : Ita bele ko'alia Inglés? () ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? (?) ; Help! : Ajuda! (AH-jooh-dah!) ; Look out! : ! () ; Good morning. : Bondia / Dader diak / Boasdias. () ; Good afternoon. : Botarde / Lorokraik daik / Boastarde. () ; Good evening. : () ; Good night. : Bonoite () ; Good night (to sleep) : . () ; I don't understand. : Hau la komprende. () ; Where is the toilet? : Sintina iha ne'ebe? (seen-tee-NAH ee-hah nih-aybay?)
Problems
Numbers System
Spanish+Portuguese
Numbers
½ - medya
0 - cera
1 - una
2 - dova
3 - tra
4 - juatra
5 - cinga
6 - sesa
7 - sitta
8 - okta
9 - nuva
10 - desa
11 - unzoa
12 - donzoa
13 - trazoa
14 - kuturza
15 - kuinguza
16 - desajsesa
17 - desajsitta
18 - desajokta
19 - desajnuva
20 - veyenta
25 - veyentajcinga
30 - treyyenta
40 - juarhanta
50 - cinguanta
60 - sesanta
70 - sittanta
80 - okkanta
90 - nuwanta
100 - centa
200 - dovacenta
300 - tracenta
400 - quatrentosa
500 - quinentosa
1000 - milla
2000 - dosa milla
1,000,000 - una millionna