Sentences (utilizing vocab from the 2 decks directly above) Flashcards
you have to understand some basic sentence structure to understand these sentences. I would recommend watching the first 10 videos in this playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EDRPVzz_5XO04KVFjayaH8B_YYsUCiD to get an understanding if you don't already understand.
jan mi moku
the person eats
ona li olin
they love
moku ona li pona
their food is great
mi jan
I am a person
olin li pona
love is good
ona li lape
they are sleeping
moku mi li ike
my food is bad
sina olin
you(r) love
mi jan pona sina
I am your friend
jan pona oan li lape
their friend is sleeping
jan li moku e telo
people drink water
mi moku e ijo
I eat something
mi lukin e ijo
I look at something
ona li pona e ijo
they cause something to become good
mi ike e ijo
I make something worse
mi jan e ijo
I personify a thing
mi jan
I am a person
mi jan pona
my friend
mi jan olin
my lover
jan ni le lukin e moku mute
that person sees a lot of food
ona li pona lukin
that person is pretty
sona toki li musi
“the knowledge of languages is fun” = linguistics is fun
sina suli e musi
you increased the fun
jan mute li lukin e ijo suli
many people see something large
mi olin e sina
I love you
jan suli ni li pali e moku mute
that tall/important/fat person made a lot of food
telo nasa kili ona li jo e kiwen lete. ni li nasa!
their wine has ice. this is weird?
sina li seme?
what is your language?
palisa kasi li jo e lipu kasi mute
the tree branch has many leaves
jan lili, o pali anu lape!
kids, go work or take a nap!
mama mama li lukin e linja musi
the grandparent sees the jump rope (or other “fun-ropes”)
toki pona li pona tawa mi
I like toki pona
jan ike mi li pipi
my enemy is bugs
kili lili ni li moku
this small fruit is food
sina lape la sina jo e sona
If you slept then you would have knowledge
jan ni li moku la sijelo ona li pona
If that person eats then their body will be good
o lukin en
look at this
o pona
they good
jan pona mi o, lape li suli
my friend, sleep is important
o sitelen e nimi sina
write your name
jan Susan o,jan Atan li mama sina
Susan, Adam is your father
nasin Isilan li suli
Islam is a large religion
kulupu o lukin! suno li seli mute
Group look! The light is very hot
jan sona o, jan Sonja li pali toki pona
Teacher, Sonja created toki pona
mama o lukin e lipu
dad/mom read the book
Seme li lili e seme?
what shortens a rest?
telo lete li lili e seme?
what does cold water shrink?
telo lete li seme?
what is cold water?
sina pilin ike?
you feel bad
sina pilin seme?
how are you feeling?
mi pilin pona
I am feeling good
mi pona pilin
I feel good
sina pilin e seme?
what are you touching?
jan seme li jo e suwi?
who has candy?
mama sina li jo e kili anu pan
your parent has the fruit or the bread
mi pali e telo kili anu pan suwi
I will make fruit juice and cake
mi sona e jan ni ona li jan Tami anu jan Wapi. nimi ona li seme?
I know that person. they are Tommy or Robby. which is their name?
ma kasi li jo e kili suwi
the forest/garden has sweet berries
musi seme li jo e palisa musi?
which game has a baseball bat (or other “fun-sticks”)?
suno li pona anu ike
fire/heat is good or bad
mi ken lape
I can sleep
ken la mi lape
maybe I’m sleeping
ken la mi ken lape
maybe I can sleep
tenpo ni la mi ken toki e toki pona lili
now I can speak a little toki pona