Vocabulary Flashcards
sina
you, yourself, thou, etc.
ona
he, she, it, they (singular)
moku
food; to eat, to drink
suno
light, sun; bright
telo
water, any liquid or body of water
toki
language, speaking, talking, conversation; to talk, to speak, to chat, etc.
pona
good, simple, easy, nice, correct, goodness, simplicity; to fix, to repair, to make good
jo
to have, to own; ownership, posession
lukin
to see, to look at; vision, sight
pali
to do, to make, to work; work, an action
pakala
to destroy, mess up, hurt; accident
ijo
thing, something, anything; to objectify
ilo
tool, device, machine, apparatus
ni
this, that
ma
land, country, outside area, state, province
ona li lukin e ma.
He sees the land.
ilo ni li pakala.
This tool is messed up/broken.
mi pakala e ilo ni.
I broke this tool.
sina pakala e ilo ni li lukin e mi.
You break this tool, and then look at me.
li
shows who or what is doing the action taking place, or is the subject being described. It also shows when two or more actions are taking place.
e
shows what the action taking place is being done to.
wile
to want, need, desire; desire, necessity
olin
to love; love
tawa
to go, to walk; moving; towards, in order to
kama
to come, happen, manage to, start to;
event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning;
coming, future; to bring about, to summon
ike
bad, evil, complicated, complex, difficult;
to worsen, to make bad
jan
person, somebody, anybody; to personalize
sona
to know; knowledge; knowing
tomo
building, built structure
suli
big, important, fat, tall; size; to enlarge
lili
small, little, short; to shorten
mi
I, me, myself
