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1
Q

halo kompras

A

doing the shopping

2
Q

loja

A

shop

3
Q

dolar

A

dollar

4
Q

kios

A

small local convenience store

5
Q

sentavus

A

cents

6
Q

supermerkadu

A

supermarket

7
Q

kuarter (coinage)

A

quarter (25c US)

8
Q

basar

A

market

9
Q

tempe

A

tempeh

(a food made from fermented soybeas)

10
Q

merkadu

A

market, officially designated market place

11
Q

warung

A

food stall

12
Q

karun, karu

A

expensive

13
Q

baratu

A

cheap

14
Q

loja nain

A

shopkeeper

15
Q

kios nain

A

kios owner

16
Q

patraun

A

employer, business owner, boss

17
Q

falun

A

wrap

18
Q

folin

A

price, value

19
Q

folin sae

A

the price goes up

20
Q

kondutór

A

driver

21
Q

folin tuun

A

the price goes down

22
Q

kompras

A

shopping (for multiple items)

23
Q

hatuun folin

A

lower the price

24
Q

sasaan

A

goods, wares;

things

25
Q

entaun

A

so

26
Q

botir

A

bottle

27
Q

butuk, fatin

A

pile

28
Q

fuan

A
  • Fruit*
  • (used for counting larger roundish items)*
29
Q

futun

A

bundle tied together

30
Q

jérigen

A

jerry can

31
Q

kaixa

A

case, box

32
Q

karoon

A

Sack

(sacks vary up to 35kg, although they used to be 100kg)

33
Q

kesak

A

skewer

34
Q

kilu

A

kilogram

35
Q

kaleen, lata

A

tin can

36
Q

litru

A

litre

37
Q

lolon

A

trunk,

length (this is used for counting long cylindrical items)

38
Q

masa

A

plastic bottle, plastic jerry can

39
Q

masu

A

packet (of cigarettes)

40
Q

musan

A

Seed (this is used for counting tiny roundish items)

41
Q

talin

A

string (of items tied together)

42
Q

tonelada

A

ton (1000 kilogram)

43
Q

Bele sosa hahaan iha nebee?

A

Where can one buy food?

44
Q

súpermi / xaumí

A

two-minute noodles

45
Q

sabaun

A

soap

46
Q

Senhór Armando hakarak baa Cristo Rei. Nia bolu taksi.

A

Mr Armando wants to go to Cristo Rei (the ‘Christ the King’ statue). He calls a taxi.

47
Q

Baa Cristo Rei, selu hira?

A

How much is it to Cristo Rei?

48
Q

Nee baa deit ka, baa mai?

A

Is that just going, or a return trip?

49
Q

Hau hakarak baa halimar oras ida nia laran, depois mai fali.

A

I want to go and relax there for around (inside) an hour, and then come back.

50
Q

Dolar sanulu.

A

That’s ten dollars.

51
Q

Dolar sanulu karun liu. Hau hakarak selu dolar lima.

A

Ten dollars is too expensive. I want to pay five dollars.

52
Q

Agora mina folin sae!

A

Petrol prices have gone up!

53
Q

Entaun, dolar hitu.

A

Well then, seven dollars.

54
Q

Manuel baa merkadu, atu sosa fehuk.

A

Manuel goes to the market, to buy potatoes.

55
Q

Fehuk nee, butuk ida hira?

A

These potatoes, how much is one pile?

56
Q

Butuk ida, dolar ida.

A

One pile is one dollar.

57
Q

Butuk lima, dolar haat, bele ka lae?

A

How about five piles for four dollars?

58
Q

La bele. Tanba ami sosa mos, karun!

A

It’s not possible. Because we buy them expensive too!

59
Q

Entaun, hau buka seluk deit.

A

Then I’ll just look for another.

60
Q

Bele hatuun ka?

A

Can you lower that

61
Q

Bele ka lae, se dolar rua-nulu?

A

Can you or not, how about $20?

62
Q

Dolar rua-nulu oinsaa?

A

How about $20.

63
Q

Ai farina butuk ida nee hira?

A

How much is this pile of cassava?

64
Q

Ohin hau sosa modo futun rua.

A

Today I bought two bundles of leafy vegetables.

65
Q

Koto lata ida sentavus lima-nulu.

A

A can of red beans is fifty cents.

66
Q

Sigaru lolon ida, hira?

A

How much does one cigarette cost?

67
Q

Nia ohin hemu aimoruk musan rua.

A

He took two tablets today.

68
Q

Nia sosa paun fuan tolu.

A

She bought three bread buns.

69
Q

Hudi nee hira?

A

How much are these bananas?

70
Q

Hudi nee folin hira?

A

How much are these bananas?

71
Q

Nee dolar ida.

A

This is one dollar.

72
Q

Jornál nee sentavus lima-nulu.

A

This newspaper is fifty cents.

73
Q

Ema balu la gosta baria.

A

Some people don’t like bitter gourd.

74
Q

Balu gosta baria, balu la gosta.

A

Some like bitter gourd, some don’t.

75
Q

Hau kompriende liafuan balu deit.

A

I only understand some of the words.

76
Q

Hau kompriende balu deit.

A

I only understand some.

77
Q

Nia gosta haan ai dila. Hau mos gosta.

A

He likes eating papaya. I like (it) too.

78
Q

Hau koalia ho Senhór Prezidenti, ho mos Senhór Primeiru Ministru.

A

I talked with the president, and also with the prime minister.

79
Q

Hau konhese Pedro. Hau mos konhese nia ferik oan.

A

I know Pedro. I also know his wife.

80
Q

Hau diak.

A

I’m well.

81
Q

Hau mos diak.

A

I’m well too.

82
Q

Hau atu baa merkadu.

A

I’m going to the market.

83
Q

Hau mos atu baa.

A

I will also go.

84
Q

Pele moras.

A

Pele is ill.

85
Q

Maria mos moras.

A

Maria is sick too.