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Common Tetum to Sami North phrases

100 practical Tetum to Sami North phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Tetum to Sami North phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tetum phrase first, then the Sami North translation (Sami North) — 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 Sami North.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sami North-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Olá

    Bures (bures)

  2. Obrigadu

    Giitu (giitu)

  3. Bondia

    Buorre eahket (buorre eahket)

  4. Bona tarde

    Buorre beaivi (buorre beaivi)

  5. Bona noite

    Buorre iđit (buorre iđit)

  6. Bona noite

    Buorre natti (buorre natti)

  7. Ami hanesan

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

  8. Adeus

    Ráhkisvuohta (ráhkisvuohta)

  9. Quale naran ida?

    Mii du namma lea? (mii du namma lea)

  10. Naran hau John.

    Mun namma lea John (mun namma lea John)

  11. Kona ba o?

    Gii du lea? (gii du lea)

  12. Diak ba halo ho o.

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Keta fala Inglês?

    Don leat englalaš? (Don leat englalaš?)

  2. Hau la fala Hindi diak.

    Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga (Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga)

  3. Hau la hatene.

    Mun in boahtte (Mun in boahtte)

  4. Favor fala ba moris.

    Váldde čáhkkáldat (Váldde čáhkkáldat)

  5. Keta bele fala fali?

    Várra gohččat dán again? (Várra gohččat dán again?)

  6. Onde mak banheira?

    Gii lea báhkkis? (Gii lea báhkkis?)

  7. Kona ne'ebe hau bele baa sentru cidade?

    Mii lea muohta gávdno? (Mii lea muohta gávdno?)

  8. Virar ba hadau.

    Váldde oassal (Váldde oassal)

  9. Virar ba direita.

    Váldde dehálaš (Váldde dehálaš)

  10. Baa diretamente.

    Geahččat suohkan (Geahččat suohkan)

  11. Iha ne'e barak?

    Mii lea gávdno? (Mii lea gávdno?)

  12. Ticket ida, favor.

    Okta billeta, please (Okta billeta, please)

  13. Iha ne'e laran ka?

    Lea dat láhka da? (Lea dat láhka da?)

  14. Hau nune'e.

    Mun lean bohtos (Mun lean bohtos)

  15. Onde mak hau bele compra SIM card?

    Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta? (Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Sim

    Ja

  2. La

    Ii

  3. Talvez

    Mii

  4. Hau hakarak

    Mun ođđa

  5. Hau la hakarak

    Mun ii ođđa

  6. Nia mak diak

    Dasa lea buorre

  7. Ita nian ideia sa?

    Mii du váldde?

  8. Mak bele ajuda hau?

    Sii mii geahččat mu?

  9. Hau precisa ajuda

    Mun háliid geahččat

  10. Hakarak momentu

    Váldde ieš

  11. Hau mós

    Mun lea áibbas

  12. La problema

    Ii proplema

  13. Parabens

    Báhkkus

  14. Parabens ba aniversario

    Buorre álbmotbeivvi

  15. Hau haruka viagen diak

    Váldde beaivvi buorre

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Onde está a estacão de trem?

    Mii lea raššabáikkit? (Mii lea raššabáikkit?)

  2. Onde está a paragem de autocarro?

    Mii lea bussibaikkit? (Mii lea bussibaikkit?)

  3. Iha ne'e plataforma sa'e?

    Mii platforma lea? (Mii platforma lea?)

  4. Hora ne'e sai?

    Mii dihte lea? (Mii dihte lea?)

  5. Ema ne'e dalan certo ka?

    Lea dehálaš vejola? (Lea dehálaš vejola?)

  6. Iha ne'e perto

    Dat lea njuolga (Dat lea njuolga)

  7. Iha ne'e laran

    Dat lea muohta (Dat lea muohta)

  8. Kona ba mapa?

    Sii máhcá muohta? (Sii máhcá muohta?)

  9. Parar iha ne'e, favor

    Dán, please (Dán, please)

  10. Kona tempu hira?

    Mii lea áibbas? (Mii lea áibbas?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Ita nia presu sa'o?

    Mii lea gohčodit? (miː leːa gohːtʊt)

  2. Esa mak baratu demais.

    Dát lea muhtun dearvvaš (daːt leːa muːtʊn deːarvaʃ)

  3. Ita iha coisa baratu seluk?

    Don leat geahččat muhtun? (dɔn leːat ɡeːaʧːat muːtʊn)

  4. Posu ka la, hau bele paga ba kart?

    Sii mun sáhte ákkis? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈɑkːis)

  5. Hau hakarak mesa ba rua.

    Mun háliidan duohken guovttos (mun ˈhɑːliːdɑn ˈduoːhken ˈɡuovttos)

  6. Fatu, por favor.

    Bille, please (ˈbɪlle pleːz)

  7. Servisu iha ka?

    Lea servihkka gohčodaga? (leːa ˈservihkːa ˈɡoːhːtʊɡɑ)

  8. Hau vegetarian.

    Mun lean veahkki (mun leːan ˈveːhki)

  9. Labele comida spicy, por favor.

    Ihkká muhtun mat (ˈihkːɑ muːtʊn mɑt)

  10. Esa mak saboru.

    Dát lea njuolggad (daːt leːa ˈnjuolɡːɑd)

  11. Posu ka la, hau bele hakarak menu?

    Sii mun sáhte menuhit? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈmeːnuːhɪt)

  12. Kopa agua, por favor.

    Vátta, please (ˈvɑːttɑ pleːz)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Liga ba polícia

    Soažžat poliija

  2. Liga ba ambulansia

    Soažžat ambulánsa

  3. Hau precisa doutor

    Mii dušše doktara

  4. Hau sente sick

    Mii lea vuordde

  5. Hau iha alergia ba karu

    Mii lean allergalaš maŋŋebárga

  6. Onde iha ospitál ne'ebe mais perto?

    Gii lea najdduhaš sávkkas?

  7. Ita hakarak iha ne'e

    Dát lea gárttá

  8. Hau hasai passport

    Mii lea váldde mu passu

  9. O pode liga ba hotel hau?

    Sii sáhte soažžat mu hotellii?

  10. Help!

    Hjálp!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Hau kontente hatoo ho ita

    Buerie bisseha (buerie bisseha)

  2. Kita halo reunião

    Mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan (mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan)

  3. Hora ne'ebe mak diak ba ita?

    Mii čuovgga leat du?

  4. Hau sei hatoo relatoriu ona

    Mun sendá reportta ihttin

  5. Ita bele halo conversa fali?

    Mii sáhte gohččat ovttas?

  6. Favor buka arquivo ne'e iha

    Dárbbašat fálla geavahuvvan

  7. Obrigadu ba ita-nia tempu

    Giitu du máŋga

  8. Hau hakarak trabalha ho ita

    Mun geahččat dohkkehuvvan du

  9. Ita bele klarifika ponto ne'e?

    Sáhte du geahččat dán áiggi?

  10. Hau sei volta ba ita

    Mii dárbbašat geahččat du

  11. Prazo mak sexta-feira

    Dáhpáhusa lea friddjá

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Hora ne'ebe?

    Mii dát lea? (Miida lea?)

  2. Iha hora tolu.

    Dát lea golbma (Dát lea golbma.)

  3. Oin loron

    Dán álbmot (Dan albmot.)

  4. Amanhã

    Ráhkis (Rahkis.)

  5. Kona ba

    Ipmil (Ipmil.)

  6. Segunda-feira

    Mánnodahka (Manndahka.)

  7. Terça-feira

    Dálkkodahka (Dalkodahka.)

  8. Quarta-feira

    Miehtardahka (Miehtardahka.)

  9. Ida

    Okta (Okta.)

  10. Dua

    Guokte (Guokte.)

  11. Tolu

    Golbma (Golbma.)

  12. Sira

    Logi (Logi.)

  13. Nehun

    Sihkkar (Sihkkar.)

  14. Metade

    Njaal (Njaal.)

  15. Lain

    Mearka (Mearka.)

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