toki pona page 1 - basic sentences

The website where I took this note. Go chek it out! : https://lipu-sona.pona.la/

Color meanings:

• Red = words/sentences in toki pona and their meanings
• Ornage = Exercises

❗Also rember to read the other things that I haven’t highlighted since there are some important stuff there. Now good luck with your studies.❗

The vocabulary for this page:

Let’s start with the most basic sentence structure in toki pona:

==[noun] li [noun / adjective].==

In English, this would mean:

==[Noun] is (a) [noun].==

or

==[Noun] is [adjective].==

For example:

==ona li suli. - (He/she/it/they) is (big/great/important).==

As you can see, a single word can have multiple related meanings. In practical usage, both “ona” and “suli” will be more clear based on context.

==kili li pona. - (Fruit/vegetable/mushroom)(s) (is/are) good.==

And in this case, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to use any meaning of “==pona==” other than “==good==”.

There is an exception to the rule. If the subject is “==mi==” or “==sina==”, then it is not necessary to add the word “==li==”. So, instead of

==sina li suli. - You are important.==

it’s

==sina suli. - You are important.==

}}Exercises}}

}}Now, how would you express the following ideas?}}

• }}Animals are important.}}
• }}He is little.}}
• }}I am great.}}
• }}It is a dog.}}
• }}You are bad.}}

Right answers for the exercise (No peaking🤫🤫)

• soweli li suli.
• ona li lili.
• mi suli.
• ona li soweli.
• sina ike.