1
Q
tahan
A
leaf
2
Q
taka
A
to close, shut
3
Q
tali
A
rope
4
Q
tama
A
to enter, go in (to), to join
5
Q
tan
A
else, more, further
6
Q
tanan
A
bare, simple, plain
7
Q
tanba
A
because
8
Q
tanbasá
A
why
9
Q
tanke degerra
A
army tank
10
Q
tansá?
A
why?
11
Q
tarde
A
late
12
Q
tasa
A
wine glass
13
Q
tasi
A
sea, beach
14
Q
tasi-balun
A
overseas
15
Q
tasi-feto
A
north sea: Traditional - in relation to Timor
16
Q
tasi-ibun
A
seashore, coast
17
Q
tasi-mane
A
south sea: Traditional - in relation to Timor
18
Q
tau
A
to put
19
Q
taxu
A
wok, frying pan
20
Q
tebes
A
really, true, for sure
21
Q
tebetebes
A
really, truly, very, extremely
22
Q
te’in
A
to cook
23
Q
tékniku
A
technical
24
Q
telefone
A
telephone
25
televizaun
television
26
tella
tile: roof
27
temi
to mention
28
temperatura
temperature
29
temperus
spices
30
tempu
time, weather
31
tempu hira?
how long?
32
tenda
tent
33
tenente
lieutenant
34
tenente-jenerál
lieutenant-general
35
tenente-koronel
lieutenant-colonel
36
tenke
must, have to
37
terminál
terminal
38
tesi
cut
39
tetu
ceiling
40
tetuk
flat, level
41
tia
"aunty" respected form of address for older lady
42
tiha ona
already
43
tijolu
brick [Porto]
44
tinan
year
45
tinto(u)
red wine: made from grapes
46
tio
'"uncle" respected form of address for older gentleman
47
toba
to sleep
48
tokon
million, millions (Tetum)
49
tolu
3 three
50
toma konta
to take care of, look after, run
51
tomada
power outlet
52
tomak
whole, entire, all: mundu tomak=whole world
53
tomeira
tap
54
to'o
arrive, until, to: suffice - be enough
55
toos
hard: not soft
56
to'os
(cultivated) field
57
to'os-na'in
farmer
58
transporte públiku
public transport
59
tranzisaun
transition
60
tránzitu
traffic, transit: on roads
61
travesa
platter
62
treinu
to train, training
63
trigu
wheat, (wheaten) flour
64
tropa
troops
65
trópiku
tropical
66
tua
wine
67
tua sabu
liquor distilled from palm wine: some say similar to tequila
68
tua tinto(u)
red wine: made from grapes
69
tuaka
palm-wine: prepared from juice, sap of palm
70
tua-mutin
white wine: made from grapes, or palm wine, palm toddy: depends on location/context
71
tuan
old
72
tuda
throw, hurl, fling
73
tudik
knife
74
tuir
follow, in accordance
75
tuir ha'u-nia hanoin
in my opinion, in my thoughts
76
tuirfali
next, following
77
tuir-tuir malu
consecutively, consecutive
78
tukir
to cook in bamboo
79
tuku
o'clock
80
tun
to go down, descend
81
tunu
to bake, roast, baked, roasted
82
tuur
to sit, to reside, live: implies long-term
