M = said by men, f = said by women. Verbal greetings tend to be quite informal People tend to use portuguese greetings, such as “ bom dia ” (good morning), “ boa tarde ” (good afternoon) and “ boa noite ” (good evening/night) Common tetum greetings include “ dadeer di’ak ” (good morning), “ loron di’ak ” (good day) and “ kalan di’ak ” (good evening). Hau i o you , informal or to child ita you , formal nia he, she, him, her, it Celebrate life's special moments with music that brings people together from all around the world
🎉 let’s make every birthday extraordinary with the gift of music Greetings normal people usually greet people by shaking hands, close friends kiss one another on each cheek, and children greet their grandparents by kissing the back of the palms of their hands Porteuguese is the language that is usally used to greet but the original language of east timor (tetum) is also used evry now and then. Tetum (also tetun) is a national language and one of the two official languages of east timor. Traditional tetun greetings focus more on things like where people are going, as taught in chapter 2 Até amanhá literally means ‘until tomorrow’, but is often used more loosely than that, even if people don’t expect to meet for a few days
Phrases table of contents greetings introductions travel buy and sell food phrases Learn tetum b122 lonely planet east timor phrasebook and dictionary (3rd edition) by john hajek,, alexandre vital tilman your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful east timor phrases and vocabulary
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