toki pona

good, simple, positive

pona

bad, wrong, evil

ike

big, tall, important

suli

small, few, short

lili

white, light

walo

black, dark

pimeja

red

loje

blue, green

laso

yellow

jelo

warm, hot

seli

cold

lete

water, liquid

telo

fire, heat

seli

air, spirit, wind

kon

earth, land

ma

sky, space, above

sewi

sun, light

suno

moon, night light

mun

person, human

jan

child

jan lili

man

mije

woman

meli

friend, companion

jan pona

enemy

jan ike

animal

soweli

fish

kala

insect

pipi

bird

waso

plant, leaf

kasi

tree

kasi suli

food

moku

drink

moku

to eat

moku

to drink

moku

house, home

tomo

door, entrance

lupa

place, area

tomo / ma

thing, object

ijo

something

ijo

nothing

ala

everything

ijo ale

one

wan

two

tu

many, a lot

mute

all

ale (ali)

some, few

lili

not, no

ala

yes, correct

lon / pona

to be, is

li (implied verb marker)

to have

jo

to make, to do

pali

to work

pali

to use

kepeken

to go

tawa

to come

tawa

to walk

tawa

to run

tawa

to sit

awen

to sleep

lape

to wake

ala lape / sinpin lape

to think

pilin

to feel

pilin

to speak

toki

to say

toki

to hear

kute

to see

lukin (oko)

to look at

lukin

to smell

pilin / kute

to touch

pilin / pilin e

to know

sona

to learn

kama sona

to teach

pana sona

to give

pana

to take

kama jo

to help

pona e

to love

olin

to hate

ike e

to live

lon

to die

moli

to kill

moli e

to open

open

to close

pini

to start

open

to end

pini

to change

ante

to wait

awen

to stay

awen

to move

tawa

up

sewi

down

anpa

left

poka (open to interpretation)

right

poka (open to interpretation)

in

insa

out

sinpin / poka (context-dependent)

here

ni

there

poka

far

weka

near

poka

now

tenpo ni

later

tenpo kama