6. Negation, Yes/No Questions

Question 1

not, none; nothing, negation

Answer 1

ala

Question 2

everything, all

Answer 2

ali

Question 3

can, to be able to; possibility

Answer 3

ken

Question 4

to sleep; sleep

Answer 4

lape

Question 5

to have fun, to amuse; game, fun

Answer 5

musi

Question 6

to do, to make, to work, activity, work

Answer 6

pali

Question 7

strong, intense; energy, power

Answer 7

wawa

Question 8

I’m not sleeping.

Answer 8

mi lape ala.

Question 9

I’m not having fun. / I’m bored.

Answer 9

mi musi ala.

Question 10

I’m not strong. / I’m weak.

Answer 10

mi wawa ala.

Question 11

I don’t want to dance.

Answer 11

mi wile ala tawa musi.

Question 12

dance (move entertainingly)

Answer 12

tawa musi

Question 13

I’m lazy.

Answer 13

mi wile ala pali.

Question 14

Nobody is talking.

Answer 14

jan ala li toki.

Question 15

Nothing is dirty.

Answer 15

ala li jaki.

Question 16

Everybody wants to travel.

Answer 16

jan ali li wile tawa.

Question 17

All nations are good.

Answer 17

ma ali li pona.

Question 18

All soldiers are stupid.

Answer 18

jan utala ali li nasa.

Question 19

Are you okay?

Answer 19

sina pona ala pona?

Question 20

Is the sun big?

Answer 20

suno li suli ala suli?

Question 21

Are your clothes wet?

Answer 21

len sina li telo ala telo?

Question 22

Is your car messed up?

Answer 22

tomo tawa sina li pakala ala pakala?

Question 23

Can you sleep?

Answer 23

sina ken ala ken lape?

Question 24

Is he in the house?

Answer 24

ona li lon ala lon tomo?

Question 25

Did he go to the evil land?

Answer 25

ona li tawa ala tawa ma ike?

Question 26

Did you give food to the child?

Answer 26

sina pana ala pana e moku tawa jan lili?

Question 27

Are the bugs eating the fruit?

Answer 27

pipi li moku ala moku e kili?

Question 28

Do you want to eat? Yes / No

Answer 28

sina wile ala wile moku? wile / wile ala

Question 29

Do you see the rock? Yes / No

Answer 29

sina lukin ala lukin e kiwen? lukin / lukin ala

Question 30

Do you understand what I’m saying? Yes / No

Answer 30

sina sona ala sona e toki mi? sona / sona ala

Question 31

Is that funny? Yes.

Answer 31

ni li musi ala musi? musi.

Question 32

You have to tell me why.

Answer 32

sina wile toki e tan tawa mi.

Question 33

Is a bug beside me?

Answer 33

pipi li lon ala lon poka mi?

Question 34

Do you like me?

Answer 34

mi pona ala pona tawa sina?

Question 35

I can’t sleep.

Answer 35

me ken ala lape.

Question 36

I don’t want to talk to you.

Answer 36

mi wile ala toki tawa sina.

Question 37

He didn’t go to the lake.

Answer 37

ona li tawa ala telo.

Question 38

sina wile ala wile pali? wile ala.

Answer 38

Do you want to work? No.

Question 39

jan utala li seli ala seli e tomo?

Answer 39

Is the warrior burning the house?

Question 40

jan lili li ken ala moku e telo nasa.

Answer 40

Children can’t drink beer.

Question 41

sina kepeken ala kepeken e ni?

Answer 41

Are you using that?

Question 42

sina ken ala ken kama?

Answer 42

Can you come?