toki pona by jan Misali

toki

communicate, talk, hello

pona

good, simple

ike

bad, evil

jan

person

li

verb marking particle

moku

food, eat; drink

lape

sleep

olin

love

ona

them, her, him, it/they, she, he

mi

me, us

sina

you

ijo

thing, object, stuff, item; something, anything

e

direct object marker particle

telo

fluid, water; liquid, wet

lukin

see, observe, look at; sight, observation, vision; eye

ni

this, that

mute

multiple, many, much, a lot

jan ni li lukin e moku mute

That person sees a lot of food.

pali

do; make, create

sona

know, understand; information, knowledge, understanding

suli

large, big; important

lili

little, small

musi

fun, entertaining; entertainment, fun, play, game

jan pali

worker, maker

moku lili

snack

telo suli

lake, ocean, sea; a big drink

ona li pona lukin

they are pretty, they are beautiful

sona toki li musi

The knowledge of language is fun, linguistics is fun

mi olin e sina

I love you

jan suli ni lu pali e moku mute

That tall person made a lot of food

ma

land, country, (outdoor) place; ground

ma Kanata

Canada

kulupu

group, organization, community, collection

ma Mewika

United States

ma Sonko

China

toki Tosi, ma Tosi

German, Germany

ma Nijon, toki Nijon

Japan, Japanese

o

imperative and vocative marking particle (command particle)

jan Kesi li moku/ jan Kesi o moku

Casey is eating/ Casey, eat

o lukin e ni!

Look at this!

o pona!

Be good!

jan pona mi o!

My friend! (vocative)

jan pona mi o, lape li suli

My friend, sleep is important

nasin

way; method, ideology; path, direction

nimi

word; name

lipu

page; book, document; any paper-thin object

sitelen

picture, image, drawing; symbol, text, writing

seli

hot, warm; heat, fire; chemical reaction

lete

cold; coldness, ice

o seli e moku

Heat up the food/ cook the food

mama

parent, guardian; creator

tomo

building, house, room, indoor place

suno

light, sun, light source

o sitelen e nimi sina

Write your name

jan Susan o, jan Atan li mama sina

Susan, Adam is your father

nasin Isilan li suli

Islam is a large religion

kulupu o lukin! suno li seli mute

Group, look! The light is very hot

jan sona o, jan Sonja li pali e toki pona

Teacher, Sonja created toki pona

mama o lukin e lipu

Dad/mama, read the book

seme

what, which

telo lete li lili e lape

cold water shortens a rest

seme li lili e lape?

What shortens a rest?

telo lete li lili e seme?

What does cold water shrink?

telo lete li seme?

What is cold water?

pilin

feel (emotional), experience an emotion; feel (physical), touch. Feeling, emotion; sensation, heart.

pilin pona

happiness

pilin ike

saddness

sina pilin seme?

How are you feeling?

sina pilin e seme?

What are you feeling/touching?

jo

have, possess, hold; include, contain

suwi

sweet; cute, gentle. sweet, sugar, candy, dessert

nasa

strange, unusual; silly, drunk

jan seme li jo e suwi?

Who has candy?

anu

particle that's like “or”

kulupu li pona anu ike

The group is good or bad

kili

fruit, vegetable

kasi

plant, vegetation

pan

grain, wheat, barley, rice; grain-based food, bread, pasta

mama sina li jo e kili anu pan

Your parent has the fruit or the bread

mi pali e telo kili anu pan suwi

I will make fruit juice or cake

mi sona e jan ni. ona li jan Tami anu jan Wapi. nimi ona li seme?

I know that person. He is Tommy or Robby. Which is his name?

kiwen

hard object, rock, stone, metal, concrete. solid, hard (texture)

palisa

pole-shaped object, stick, rod, bar

linja

long flexible object, rope, string, hair