2+ toki pona words that mean 1 english word (more of a guide not strict rules) Flashcards
jan pali
“person creates” = maker/ worker
moku lili
“little food” = snack
telo suli
“big water” = lake/ocean/big cup of water
pona lukin
“visually good” = pretty/beautiful
o seli e moku
“cause to become hot food” = cook the meal
pilin ike
“bad emotion” = sad/angry/ect.
pilin pona
“good emotion” = happy/excited/ect.
moku lili suwi
“sweet little food” = candy
pan suwi (could add “moku”)
“sweet grain-food” = cake
lipu kasi
“paper-like bendable plant” = leaf
ma kasi
“land plants” = forest/garden
kili lili suwi
“small sweet fruits/veg” = sweet-berries
telo nasa kili
“a ‘strange-ing’ liquid from fruit/veg” = wine
jan lili
“little people” = kids
palisa kasi
“plant pole-shaped thing” = tree branch/trunk
kiwen lete
“cold hard rock-like thing” = ice cubes
mama mama
“parent of parent” = grandparent
palisa musi
“entertaining pole-shaped thing” = baseball bat/wii remote/(other fun-sticks)
linja musi
“entertaining rope-like thing” = jump rope/(other fun-ropes)
ike lape
“bad sleep” = nightmare/didn’t sleep well
jan ike
“bad person” = enemy
ilo kalama
“sound tool” = (common) instrument/(uncommon) hearing aid
kalama suli
“big sound” = loud
kulupu lipu
“group book” = book club
tenpo pini
“end time” = past
kan la
“may ‘implies’” = maybe (only use at start of sentences)
tenpo ni
“time this” = now
tenpo kama
“coming time” = future
tenpo pini
“time ago” = past
mi tawa
“my toward” = bye
noka len
“leg/foot clothes” = pants/shoes
toki poki
“talking box” = radio
