Official Book Flashcards
thing, something, being
ijo
person, human
jan
fruit, vegetable
kili
document
lipu
woman, female
meli
this, that
ni
animal, land mammal
soweli
This is a person.
ni li jan.
This is a banana.
ni li kili.
A book is a thing.
lipu li ijo.
The person is a woman.
jan li meli.
Animals are things.
soweli li ijo.
Women are people.
meli li jan.
water, liquid
telo
house, building, room
tomo
little
lili
good, simple, friendly
pona
big
suli
palace
tomo suli
friend
jan pona
girl
meli lili
sea
telo suli
book of animals
lipu soweli
home of a woman
tomo meli
Water is good.
telo li pona.
The juice is large.
telo kili li suli.
The woman is little.
meli li lili.
The small animal is friendly.
soweli lili li pona.
This person is tall.
jan ni li suli.
I, me, we
mi
man, male
mije
you
sina
community
kulupu
new, another, fresh
sina
strong, confident, dependable
wawa
I’m a man.
mi mije.
You’re new.
sina sin.
my home
tomo mi
your community
kulupu sina
Your home is new.
tomo sina li sin.
The man is a friend.
mije li jan pona.
The doghouse is small.
tomo soweli li lili.
You’re a confident man.
sina mije wawa.
The new community is strong.
kulupu sin li wawa.
This is your book.
ni li lipu sina.
to have, contain, carry
jo
to listen to, obey
kute
to eat, drink
moku
to make, do, work on
pali
to know
sona
to talk, speak, communicate
toki
I drank water.
mi moku e telo.
The man knows.
mije li sona.
The man knows things.
mije li sona e ijo.
I know a simple language.
mi sona e toki pona.
That man is a messenger.
mije ni li jan toki.
A large animal is eating you.
soweli suli li moku e sina.
The community’s book is reliable.
lipu kulupu li wawa.
You made a new food.
sina pali e moku sin.
A person of knowledge listens.
jan sona li kute.
The school has books.
tomo sona li jo e lipu.
not, no, zero
ala
bad, negative
ike
many, very
mute
interacting with the official Toki Pona book
pu
sacred, divine
sewi
one, united
wan
parent
mama
I don’t eat animals.
mi moku ala e soweli.
We communicate things well.
mi toki pona e ijo.
very good
pona mute
a bit strong
wawa lili
Your work is very good.
pali sina li pona mute.
Water strengthens me.
telo li wawa e mi.
The scholars consult the TP book.
jan sona li pu.
The girls misheard the parent.
meli lili li kute ike e mama.
The Divine is One.
sewi li wan.
Nobody is bad.
jan ala li ike.
Fathers use the TP book a lot.
mama mije li pu mute.
tool
ilo
fish
kala
he, she, it, they
ona
or
anu
what? Which?
seme
What is new?
seme li sin?
Which person is speaking?
jan seme li toki?
Have you used the official TP book?
sina pu anu seme?
Is she a parent?
ona li mama ala mama?
Does he have many vegetables?
ona li jo ala jo e kili mute?
Does the wise man carry fish?
mije sona li jo e kala anu seme?
What are you doing to her?
sina seme e ona?
The room has a telephone.
tomo li jo e ilo toki.
Do you obey your parent?
sina kute ala kute e mama sina?
What does a shark eat?
kala wawa li moku e seme?
to give
pana
to, for, moving to
tawa
at, with, in; to be present
lon
using
kepeken
from, because of
tan
I give fish in the home.
mi pana e kala lon tomo.
I give fish to her.
mi pana e kala tawa ona.
I give fish to her in the home.
mi pana e kala tawa ona lon tomo.
I am in the house.
mi lon tomo.
I am moving towards you.
mi tawa sina.
My parent is going to the sea.
mama mi li tawa telo suli.
I work a lot because of this.
mi pali mute tan ni.
I speak in Toki Pona.
mi toki lon toki pona.
Little animals are good to me.
soweli lili li pona tawa mi.
What is the work group using?
kulupu pali li kepeken seme?
I know many languages because of this woman.
mi sona e toki mute tan meli ni.
Is the new man in the washroom?
mije sin li lon tomo telo anu seme?
land, country
ma
way, street
nasin
hill, bump
nena
name, word
nimi
fight
utala
My name is Apu.
nimi mi li Apu.
Africa has many people.
ma Apika li jo e jan mute.
The Chinese lady is going to Queen Street.
meli Sonko li tawa nasin Kuwin.
Abraham Lincoln was from the United States.
jan Epawam Linkan li tan ma Mewika.
Berlin is in Germany.
ma tomo Pelin li lon ma Tosi.
Do you know English>
sina sona ala sona e toki Inli?
The hill sanctuary of Gobekli Tepe is in Turkey.
nena sewi Kepelitepe li lon ma Tuki.
emotion word
a
animal noise
mu
call or command
o
Hello.
toki!
Peace be with you.
pona tawa sina!
Welcome!
kama pona!
What’s new?
seme li sin?
I am going. (Bye.)
mi tawa.
Good departure! (Bye.)
tawa pona.
Don’t speak. Take action.
o toki ala. o pali.
Hey Mortimer, is this your gerbil?
jan Mosima o, ni li soweli sina anu seme?
Please don’t eat my turnip.
o moku ala e kili mi.
Why are you sad?
sina pilin ike tan seme?
O God, give good to me.
sewi o pana e pona tawa mi.
Obey your parents.
o kute e mama sina.
You’re so tall!
sina suli a!
Thank you!
pona!
I should eat good things.
mi o moku e ijo pona.
plant
kasi
body, physical state
sijelo
sun, light
suno
time
tenpo
waiting, kept, staying
awen
moving
tawa
of
pi
good person
jan pona
a man of knowledge
mije sona
many good people
jan pona mute
a short scholar
mije sona lili
a person of much good
jan pi pona mute
a man of little knowledge
mije pi sona lili
Today is excellent for me.
tenpo suno ni li pona mute tawa mi.
The healthy girl waters the plants.
meli lili pi sijelo pona li telo e kasi.
The happy man builds a sundial.
mije pi pilin pona li pali e ilo tenpo suno.
My grandparents are short.
mama mama mi li lili.
Do you people have a vehicle?
sina mute li jo ala jo e tomo tawa?
Wait a very long time.
o awen lon tenpo pi suli mute.
The scholar of Toki Pona consults the official book many times.
jan sona pi toki pona li pu lon tenpo mute.
zero
ala
one
wan
two
tu
three or more
mute
all
ale
no mangoes
kili ala
one man
mije wan
two homes
tomo tu
six badgers, many badgers
soweli mute
countless people, everyone
jan ale
to become, manage to
kama
can, may
ken
to want, need, must, should
wile
to seek to, try to
lukin
to know how to
sona
arriving, coming
kama
to see, look at
lukin
The city is becoming big.
ma tomo li kama suli.
I am learning Toki Pona.
mi kama sona e toki pona.
The strong man is seeking a good woman.
mije wawa li lukin jo e meli pona.
We settled in Toronto.
mi mute li kama awen lon ma tomo Towano.
My children, do you want to eat some fish?
jan lili mi o, sina wile moku e kala anu seme?
Many people don’t know how to swim.
jan mute li sona ala tawa lon telo.
Are you able to come?
sina ken ala ken kama?
yellow
jelo
blue, green
laso
red
loje
black, dark
pimeja
white, pale
walo
(separates context from main sentence)
la
He is coming tonight.
ona li kama lon tenpo pimeja ni.
Tonight, he is coming.
tenpo pimeja ni la ona li kama.
When I am good to people, people are good to me.
mi pona tawa jan, la jan li pona tawa mi.
If you come to my home, I will serve food.
sina kama lon tomo mi, la mi pana e moku.
If you see a yellow liquid, don’t drink it.
sina lukin e telo jelo, la o moku ala e ona.
The dark green tool is in the white shed.
ilo pi laso pimeja li lon tomo walo.
When the sun is red, it is the right time.
suno li loje, la tenpo pona li lon.
Why did the black bear eat it?
tan seme la soweli wawa pimeja li moku e ona?
If God wills it, I will do it tomorrow.
sewi li wile, la mi pali e ona lon tenpo suno kama.
inside, between, internal organ
insa
area behind, back
monsi
area below or under, lower part, leg
noka
side, area beside, hip
poka
area above, highest part, sky
sewi
area in front, face, chest
sinpin
I am at your side.
mi lon poka sina.
The foundation of the building is stable.
noka tomo li wawa.
The baby is in the mother’s womb.
jan lili li lon insa pi mama meli.
A large machine is moving in the sky.
ilo suli li tawa lon sewi.
Many green sea creatures are at the bottom of the ocean.
kala laso mute li lon noka pi telo suli.
In this school, the children must use English.
tomo sona ni la jan lili li wile kepeken toki Inli.
ADJ lowly, bowing down
anpa
ADJ different
ante
PART and
en
ADJ cold
lete
NOUN door, hole
lupa
VERB open
open
ADJ same, similar; sibling
sama
ADJ sweet
suwi
PART but; ADJ only
taso
PREP from the perspective of
tawa
I like sweets.
suwi li pona tawa mi.
You and I are lowly from the perspective of God.
sina en mi li anpa tawa sewi.
The fatherland is small and cold.
ma mama li lili li lete.
But men and women are working and are happy.
taso mije en meli li pali li pilin pona.
My sister opened the first door and the second door.
meli sama mi li open e lupa nanpa wan e lupa nanpa tu.
Only your house is black.
tomo sina taso li pimeja.
VERB hunt, forage
alasa
NOUN head
lawa
NOUN clothing
len
NOUN long flexible thing
linja
ADJ broken
pakala
NOUN long hard thing
palisa
NOUN insect
pipi
NOUN bird
waso
ADJ away
weka
I want Melanie to visit me.
mi wile e ni: jan Melani li kama tawa tomo mi.
VERB to sleep
lape
VERB to love
olin
NOUN cereal, grain
pan
ADJ finished, past
pini
NOUN fire
seli
NOUN horizontal surface
supa
NOUN mouth
uta
