.. ilo ni li pakala. mi pakala e ilo ni.

I broke this
tawa to go - can also mean towards. If you want to say "to go towards," you only need to say
tawa once.
mi lukin tawa ma. I look towards the land. mi tawa ma.I go (towards) the land.
It can also be used to mean "for," "to," or "in order to." mi pali e ni tawa sina. I made this for
you. sina pona tawa mi. I like you. (Lit: You are good for me.) ona li ike tawa mi. I don't like
him. something that moves- tomo tawa = car or vehicle
1.mi wile tawa ma ni. 2.mi olin e sina. 3. ona li kama ma ni.4. jan ike li kama!5. jan pona li
kama tawa tomo mi.
1. I want to go to that country. 2. I love you. 3. He/she is coming to this country.4. The enemies
are coming! (jan ike, literally bad person, is used to mean "enemy.")5. A friend came/is coming
to my house.
lon be present, live, be awake, be located, mi lon insa tomo mi. I'm inside my house. mi lon poka
sina. I am next to you. tomo mi li lon sewi ma My house is on top of the land. jan Sep li lon
anpa telo suli Seb is under the sea.
sewi: above, on top of
person.

Sama

sina lukin sama jan sona.

tan "from," ona li kama tan ma Mewika.

from Europe

You look like an intelligent

She's from America. mi kama tan ma Elopa. I come

ala i "no," "doesn't," etc. placed after the verb. mi toki ala e toki pona.I don't speak Toki Pona.
ala can also be used to ask "yes /no" questions. sina toki ala toki e toki Inli? Do you speak
English? sina wile ala wile kama sona e toki pona? Do you want (not?) want to learn Toki
Pona?
tan ni: is used to mean "because." It joins two sentences - the second sentence must be formed
like a new sentence; a subject must be included. mi wile kama sona e toki pona tan ni: ona li
pona tawa mi. I want to learn Toki Pona because I like it. mi wile sama sina tan ni: sina pona.
I want to be like you, because you're cool.
ni:,as in "tan ni:," is used to join two sentences together. "mi wile e ni:" is used when saying you
want something to happen that you can't do mi wile e ni: sina moku poka mi. I want you to
eat with me. mi pilin e ni: toki Inli li ike. I think that English is difficult. mi sona e ni: toki pona
li toki lili. I know that Toki Pona is a small language.
sina sona ala sona e ni: toki 365 li lon ma Intonesija. Did you know that there are 365
languages....
1. moku li lon insa mi. 2. mi kama tan ma anpa ma Kanata. 3. mi wile ala tawa tomo sona*
tan ni: ona li ike tawa mi. 4. toki pona li ike tawa jan ni: ona li kama sona e ona. 5. mi wile e
ni: jan li kama sona e toki pona.
1. Food is inside me/my stomach. 2. I'm from/come from the country under Canada.3. I don't
want to go to school because I don't like it.4. People who are learning Toki Pona don't like it.5. I
want people to learn Toki Pona.
meli sama sister mije sama brother jan sama - sibling 1. mi mije. mi meli ala. 2. mi musi
mute e musi Mawijo.* 3. mi ken toki wawa.4. musi ni li musi tawa jan lili. 5. mi ken pali ala e
ijo mute tan ni: mi wawa ala. = "jan Mawijo," = Mario the character. "musi Mawijo,"=game. 1.
I'm a man. I'm not a woman. 2. I play Mario a lot. 3. I can talk strongly/at a quick pace. 4.
This game is fun for children. 5. I can't do many things because I'm weak/not strong.
seli li lon. - It's hot. lete li lon - It's cold.
telo li kama.- It's raining. (Literally: water
comes; ) supa any horizontal surface. supa lape- bed, pillow supa moku - dining table sinpin
is any vertical surface,a person's face or torso as well. sina jo e sinpin pona lukin - You have a

pretty face. sinpin sitelen - picture on wall,or white/ blackboard

tomo tawa telo - boat, sitelen tawa - film, (moving picture) tomo sona - school, university
kulupu sona - class, learning group
ike lukin ugly
taso can mean only or sole...
mi taso li lon. - Only I am here. sina toki taso. - The only thing you do is talk. or it can mean
but or however...mi wile tawa. taso mi ken ala. - I want to go, but I can't. mi wile lukin e
sitelen tawa ni. taso mi ken ala tan ni: mi jan lili taso. I want to see that movie, but I can't
because I'm just a kid.
-In writing, one cannot say .mi wile tawa, taso mi ken ala. Though it looks somewhat
unnatural to an English speaker, it has to be separated into two sentences. .. mi wile tawa.
taso mi ken ala. - -> Correct.

seme used in combination with other words to mean who, when, why, where, etc.
jan
seme who
tenpo seme when
tan seme why
lon seme where
kin . ... an emphasis word placed right after the emphasis generally "even," "too," "also,"
"indeed,"
ni li pona sama ni: jan lili kin li ken pali e ona. This is easy like this: even a kid
could do it.
tenpo tenpo ni - now, then tenpo kama- the future tenpo pini- the past
tenpo suno- day,
daytime tenpo pimeja-night tenpo suno ni - today tenpo suno pini - yesterday tenpo pimeja ni tonight tenpo pimeja pini - last night tenpo pini mute/lili - a long time/ short time ago tenpo
kama mute/lili - a long time / short time from now tenpo sin - again, afresh, anew
tenpo
mute - often, many times, usually tenpo lili - a short time, or instant tenpo suli - a long time
anu "or," moku Nijon anu moku Mesiko li pona tawa mi. - I'd like Japanese or Mexican food.
mi wile e moku anu telo. - I want either food or water. sina sona anu seme?- Do you know,
or what? sina wile tawa anu seme? - Do you want to leave or what?
en "and," but one cannot use it to say "I walk and talk." rather "He and I went." jan pona en olin
li pona. - Friends and love are good. kalama musi en sitelen tawa li pona tawa mi. - I like films
and music. if the things you want to connect with "en" are the direct object in the sentence, this
is grammatically incorrect mi olin e kalama musi en sitelen tawa. ---> Incorrect. mi olin e
kalama musi e sitelen tawa. ---> Correct.
It's similar to the way a sequence of verbs is made by using "li" multiple times. mi tawa li moku.
- I go and eat. sina tawa li toki. - You walk and talk. sina tawa en toki ---> Very incorrect.
la. Not difficult,but no English equivalent Basically, it seperates an adverb from the rest of a
sentence.
tenpo ni la mi toki. - I'm talking right now. you cannot say "mi toki la tenpo ni."
This would mean "If I talk, then now." That is utter nonsenseThis is because la can also be used
to say "If X happens, Y happens," however it's not always strictly cause and effect. also "X
happens, and then Y happens," the two things that happen are related in some way.
ilo mi li pakala la, mi kama jo e sin. - If my computer/machine breaks, I buy a new one. sina
moli la, mi pilin ike. - If you die, I feel bad. (If you die, I would be sad.) Also, to say maybe,
you say "ken la." It doesn't only mean "maybe," however; this generally sets up a mood of
possibility. It can, in some contexts, mean "as a possibility." ken la mi toki e toki mute lon tenpo
kama. - Maybe I will speak many languages in the future. ken la, jan mute li toki e toki pona
lon tenpo kama. - Maybe in the future many people will speak Toki Pona.
"sama la" means "similarly" "o weka e pali ike mi. sama la mi weka e pali ike pi jan
ante." Forgive my bad doings (sins). The same way that I forgive the bad doings of others.

tan ni la - because of this..., therefore, for that reason... One more note: la cannot come at the
beginning of the sentence. It's a separator
1. tenpo kama la, ona li tawa ma Tosi. 2. ona kin li toki e toki pona lon tenpo kama.
3. sina sona e nimi ni anu seme? 4. mi wile jo e tomo sin lon tenpo kama lili. 5. ken la, ona kin li
toki e toki pona.
1. In the future, he will go to Germany.2. Even he will speak Toki Pona in the future.3. Do you
know this word, or what?4. I want to have a new house in the near future.5. Maybe she speaks
Toki Pona too.The best way of explaining pi is not by translating it to "of," because it's not used
exactly like this.If you have two words, one which describes the other, pi is not needed.
tomo telo - bathroom, "water room." "tomo pi telo" is not said. pi only used if two + words.
tomo pi mi mute* - our house
kulupu pi toki pona - Toki Pona group sina mute- you
guys, y'all ona mute - those people, they, them (plural)
loje laso- purple laso jelo - green loje jelo - orange loje walo- pink (laso walo - baby blue
walo pimeja - gray
1. kala pi kule mute li lon telo suli. 2. akesi jelo li tawa lon ma. 3. soweli pimeja li moku e kala.
4. waso li lon ala telo suli. 5. ona li jan pi nasin sewi Kolisa.* ,......nasin sewi - religion, holy
way1. Fish of many colours are in the ocean. 2. Yellow lizards/snakes crawl on the ground.3.
Black/brown bears eat fish.4. There are no birds in the ocean.5. He/she is a Christian.
The best way of explaining pi is not by translating it to "of," because it's not used exactly like
this.If you have two words, one which describes the other, pi is not needed.
tomo telo - bathroom, "water room." "tomo pi telo" is not said. pi only used if two + words.
tomo pi mi mute* - our house
kulupu pi toki pona - Toki Pona group sina mute- you
guys, y'all ona mute - those people, they, them (plural)
loje laso- purple laso jelo - green loje jelo - orange loje walo- pink (laso walo - baby blue
walo pimeja - gray
1. kala pi kule mute li lon telo suli. 2. akesi jelo li tawa lon ma. 3. soweli pimeja li moku e kala.
4. waso li lon ala telo suli. 5. ona li jan pi nasin sewi Kolisa.* ,......nasin sewi - religion, holy
way1. Fish of many colours are in the ocean. 2. Yellow lizards/snakes crawl on the ground.3.
Black/brown bears eat fish.4. There are no birds in the ocean.5. He/she is a Christian.
1) jan pi mute seme li lon? ( People of what amount are there?) 2) jan mute li lon. (lit. Many
people are here.) "...pi mute seme" is also used in the expression of how old you are 1) tenpo pi
mute seme la sina sike e suno? 2) tenpo luka luka tu tu la mi sike e suno. 1) How old are you?
2) I've been around the sun fourteen times.cardinal numbers (first, second,), "pi nanpa" between
the noun and the number. ma ni li kiwen sike pi nanpa wan tu tan suno. This planet is the third
planet /rock from the sun.
Doctor: ona li pakala lon seme? - Where does it hurt? ni li pakala ala pakala? - Does this
hurt?sina pana ala pana e telo tan uta sina? - Have you been hurling? o lukin li toki e nimi ni:
sina ken lukin e ona. - Read and say the letters that you can see. Patient: lawa mi li pakala. My head hurts. / I have a headache. monsi mi li pakala. - My back/butt hurts. uta mi li pakalaMy mouth hurts. mi kepeken e ilo lape- I take/took sleeping pills. mi wile lape lon tenpo ali I'm always sleepy/tired mi pilin ike- I feel sick. ( emotions, too.) mi lukin e sina tu. - I see two
of you. mi pilin sama ni: mi sike. - I feel like I'm spinning.1. tenpo wan la ona li sike e suno. 2.
ona li lawa e kulupu sona pi mi mute .3. jan Bush li jan lawa pi ma Mewika.4. mi lukin e mi lon
oko sina.5. soweli tu wan li lon. 1. He/she is one year old.2. He/she leads/instructs our class.3.
George W. Bush is the leader (president) of the United States of America.4. I see myself in your
eyes.5. There are three animals.

kepeken "to use," "using" or "with." not used in the sense of "I am standing with him," mi
kepeken e ilo moku. - I use silverware. sina moli e ona kepeken ilo moli. - You killed him using
a weapon.
open turn on, start, open. mi open e suno.- I turn on the light. sina open e lipu sona. - You open
a book.
ona li open e musi. - He start(ed) the game. ilo suno flashlight ilo moli weapon, something used to kill len noka - pants, shoes len luka - gloves (or"five clothes "kon
li kama." - It's windy. "ko lete li kama." - It's snowing. kasi kule - flower, any colorful plant
kasi kiwen- tree, any hard plant suwi lukin - cute
1.ona li kepeken e ilo lape tawa lape. 2. mun li suli lon tenpo pimeja ni. 3. len ni li ike tawa mi
tan ni: ona li suli mute.4. kasi kiwen li suli mute lon ma Pelise.5. mi kepeken e ilo suno tawa
lukin e lipu sona lon tenpo pimeja. 1. He takes sleeping pills to sleep. 2. The moon is big
tonight. 3. I don't like this clothing because it's very big/baggy.4. The trees are very big in
Belize.5. I use a flashlight to read books at night.
o kama sona e toki pona! - Learn Toki Pona! o telo e poki moku! -Clean the dishes!(wet the food
containers)
o moku e kili (jelo laso) sina!- Eat your vegetables! If you want to include a
persons name, it cannot come after "o+verb" part. o moku jan Atan. -> Incorrect. =Go eat your
buddy Adam over there." jan Atan o moku. =Correct.
jan Luke o, mi mama mije sina. - Luke, I am your father. pona a! - That's great!
musi a!
- How fun! jan Lusi o, mi lon! ... o, mi lon tomo!"Lucy, I'm home! jan Liki o a! mi jo e
tenpo suno ike mute... Oh, Ricky! I've had a terrible day..."
a a a. - Haha, Hehe, "lol," "rofl," ko jaki - fecal matter, poop
sinpin - nose
telo loje
- blood

telo jelo (jaki) urine nena

1. soweli li pana e telo jelo. 2. o open e lupa suli. 3. mi musi lon ma li pakala e nena sinpin mi.
4. jan Supaman li kute e jan ale 5. kasi kiwen ni li jo ala e palisa. 1. The dog is peeing.2. Open
the big door.3. I played out and broke my nose.4. S hears all people.5. This tree has no
branches.
kulupu utala - army, military, tenpo utala - wartime ilo nasa - drugs telo nasa - alcoholic
beverage, jan pan- baker pan lipu- chips, cracker; "flat bread" pan suwi - pastry
pan suwi
sike - donut, bagel
adjectives can be made into verbs :jan lili ni li nasa e mi! - This kid makes me crazy.) ijo ni li
wawa e sina: ona li moli ala e sina. - What doesn't kill you makes you strong.
1) mi wile e ni: lipu mi li pona tawa sina. 2) jan mute ala li sona e toki pona.3) taso mi pilin e
ni: ona li toki musi mute. 4) mi wile e ni: jan mute li toki e toki pona. 5) mi lon ma Tekisasu.
seli mute li lon tan ni: tenpo ni li tenpo seli. 6) sina pilin ala pilin e ni: toki pona li pona? 7) mi
pana sona pi toki pona tawa sina. 8) mi moku e pan e kili tan ni: ona mute li moku pona. 9) mi
jo e soweli. nimi ona li Penli. ona li mu mute. 11) sina ken lukin e lipu ante pi toki pona lon
"Links" en Wikipesija.12) Wikipesija li pona mute tawa mi. Wikipesija Inli li sona e ale. 13) sina
ken sona e ni: mi toki e seme la, sina sona e toki pona! 14) o kepeken e toki pona!
wile unpa e meli e mije
wile pali e

ijo bored, wanting to do something

tomo mi li weka tan ni.

toki sitelen
toki ike tawa
unpa nasa
utala li ike tawa mi.

wawa li lon insa. Energy comes from inside

weka e ike jan forgive somebody