Looking for practical Nahuatl Eastern Huasteca to Tetum phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Nahuatl Eastern Huasteca phrase first, then the Tetum translation (Tetum) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Tetum.
Tip: read the Tetum line out loud three times, then cover the Nahuatl Eastern Huasteca side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Niltze
Olá
Tlazohcamati
Obrigadu
Cualli tonalli
Bondia
Cualli tlayohua
Bona tarde
Cualli tonal
Bona noite
Cualli yohualli
Bona noite
Nimitstlatlaz
Ami hanesan
Nimitzmoa
Adeus
Tlāltikpak tīnēchī?
Quale naran ida?
Nīchī John
Naran hau John.
Quēn tīnēchī?
Kona ba o?
Cualli nimitstlatlaz
Diak ba halo ho o.
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tlāltikpak inin ōhuaya?
Keta fala Inglês?(tlaal-tik-pak inin ohuaya)
Amo nīcātlātlāz in Hindi
Hau la fala Hindi diak.(amo nee-caat-laat-laaz in Hindi)
Amo nīcātlāz
Hau la hatene.(amo nee-caat-laaz)
Tlāzohkamati, ōhuaya tlatlāzohkamati
Favor fala ba moris.(tlazoh-kamati, ohuaya tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)
¿Tlāltikpak inin tlatlāzohkamati?
Keta bele fala fali?(tlaal-tik-pak inin tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)
¿Kātlāz in tlāltikpak?
Onde mak banheira?(kaat-laaz in tlaal-tik-pak)
¿Kātlāz in tlatlālōtlāz?
Kona ne'ebe hau bele baa sentru cidade?(kaat-laaz in tlat-laa-lo-tlaaz)
Tlāltikpak inin tlatlāzohkamati
Virar ba hadau.(tlaal-tik-pak inin tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)
Tlāltikpak inin tlatlāzohkamati
Virar ba direita.(tlaal-tik-pak inin tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)