Lessons


Merkado = Market

When you go to the market in East Timor you will find the following fruits and vegetables:

hudi
HUDI = Banana
repoilo
REPOILO = Cabbage
kafe
KAFE = Coffee
lis asu
LIS ASU = Garlic
derok
DEROK = Lemon
aifarina
AIFARINA = Kasawa
has
HAS = Mango
lis modo
LIS MODO = Onion
aidila
AIDILA =Papaya
ainanas
AINANAS = Pineapple
ervila
ERVILA = Peas
aimanas
AIMANAS = Piripiri (hot chili)
fehuk ropa
FEHUK-ROPA = Potatoe
lakeru
LAKERU = Pumpkin
fos hare
FOS HARE = Rice
fore mungu
FORE MUNGU = Split Peas
tamati
TAMATI = Tomatoe
babuar
BABUAR = Watermelon
batar
BATAR = Corn
koto
KOTO = Kidney Beans

Ami hakarak sosa hahan = We want to buy food

Merkado iha nebe? = Where is the market?

Hau hakarak sosa tais = I want to buy Tais (Timorese traditional cloth)

Tais nee folin hira? = How much does this Tais cost?

Ami hakarak sosa hudi = We want to buy banana

Hau hakarak sosa serveja = I want to buy beer