Simple Vocab Flashcards
Basic words that are directly represented by one(1) Toki Pona word, or words that are necessary grammatically.
mi
1st person pronoun
sina
2nd person pronoun
ona
3rd person pronoun
li
verb marker
e
object marker
ni
this, that
jan
person
toki
talk, language, hello
pona
good imo, simple
ike
bad, evil, unnecessary
moku
eat/drink, food
lape
sleep
olin
love
mute
many, multiple, a lot
pali
do, create
ijo
thing, object, something, anything
telo
water, liquid
lili
little
suli
large, important
sona
know, knowledge, information
lukin
look, see, sight, eye
musi
play, fun, entertainment, game
ma
land, country, place, ground
kulupu
group, collection, community
o
imperative/vocative particle (commanding)
nasin
way, method, path, direction, ideology
nimi
name
lipu
page, document, paper
sitelen
picture, drawing, text, writing
seli
hot, heat, fire
lete
cold, ice
mama
parent, guardian, creator
tomo
building, house, room
suno
sun, light
seme
what, which
pilin
feel, touch, emotion, heart
suwi
sweet, cute, gentle
nasa
weird, silly, drunk
jo
have, contain
anu
or
kili
fruit, vegetable
kasi
plant
pan
grain, wheat, grain-based foods (bread, rice, pasta…)
kiwen
hard, solid, rock, metal
palisa
stick, stick-like, pole, rod
linja
long flexible object, rope, hair
ken
can, possible
kala
fish
sijelo
body, state of being
kama
arrive, begin, become, succeed
pini
end, complete
la
conditional particle (if A then B) “would cause”
tenpo
time
ilo
tool
pipi
bug, pest
pakala
mistake, break
esun
shop, buy
pana
give
wile
want, need
kute
ear, hear
kalama
sound
pi
of