12 days Flashcards
toki pona li pona tawa mi.
I like toki pona.
tomo tawa supa mi pi lon sewi li jo e kala linja mute mute.
My hovercraft is full of eels.
Me, my
mi
You, your
sina
He, she, it, they
ona
Thing
ijo
Person
jan
Good, fix
pona
Bad
ike
Eat, food
moku
Big, old, important
suli
Speech, language, hello
toki
I am eating.
mi moku.
You are good.
sina pona
I am a person.
mi jan.
Separates predicate from the subject
li
Someone speaks.
jan li toki.
The food is good.
moku li pona.
They are important.
ona li suli.
You are eating.
sina moku.
Friend, good person
jan pona
Big thing
ijo suli
My food
moku mi
Enemy
jan ike
Small
lili
Water, liquid
telo
Sun
suno
Tool
ilo
Fruit, vegetable
kili
This, that
ni
Pest, bug
pipi
Place
ma
Mistake, break
pakala
My enemies are bugs.
jan ike mi li pipi.
kili lili ni li moku.
This small fruit is food.
Separates the predicate from the direct object
e
I eat fruit.
mi moku e kili.
Shop, buy
esun
Eye, see
lukin
Have
jo
Give
pana
Do, work, make
pali
Want, need
wile
Ear, hear
kute
Sound
kalama
Strange, stupid
nasa
mi jo e moku lili.
I have a little food.
jan pona mi li esun e ilo kalama.
My friend buys an instrument.
This person sees weird vegetables.
jan ni li lukin e kili nasa.
Of
pi
Big place
ma suli
Good big place
ma suli pona
Loud
kalama suli
Loud tool
ilo pi kalama suli
Big instrument
ilo kalama suli
Document, book, record
lipu
Group, community
kulupu
Time, duration, event
tenpo
Unclean, gross
jaki
Rope, hair, something long and flexible
linja
Hand, arm
luka
Foot, leg
noka
Head, control
lawa
Parent, ancestor, creator
mama
mama sina li lawa e kulupu lipu suli.
Your parents lead the large book club.
mama sina li lawa e kulupu pi lipu suli.
Your parents are in charge of a collection of large books.
When, if
la
Ability, possible
ken
Sleep, rest
lape
Structure
tomo
Knowledge, wisdom, skill, science
sona
Fish, aquatic animal
kala
Body, state of being, torso
sijelo
Plant
kasi
End, complete
pini
Arrive, become, begin, succeed
kama
Maybe
ken la
mi ken lape.
I can sleep.
ken la mi lape.
Maybe I’m sleeping.
Maybe I can sleep.
ken la mi ken lape.
If you slept, then you would have knowledge.
sina lape la sina jo e sona.
jan ni li moku la sijelo ona li pona.
If that person eats, their body will be good.
Now, present
tenpo ni
Later, future
tenpo kama