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א – a (pronounced like ‘awesome’ in English),
י – i (pronounced like ‘see” in English),
ו – o (prounounced like ‘bold’ in English),
ע – u (pronounced like ‘you’ in English),
ץ – e (pronounced like ‘get’ in English)

ק – k , ל – l , מ – m , נ – n ,
פ – p (prounounced ph, like a hard f in English),
ס – s (pronounced sh, like a soft s in English ‘sure’),
ט – t , ש – w ,
ז – j (pronounced zh, like a soft g in English)

jelo – yellow, yellowish

jaki – dirty, sickly

ken – can, allow

mun – moon, stars, night sky

open – start, open, turn on

mani – money, cash, property

wan – unique, together, one

ijo – thing, living object

jan – human, person, somebody

kili – fruit, vegetable

lipu – book, paper, website

meli – woman, female, wife

ni – that, this

soweli – land mammal

telo – water, liquid, beverage

tomo – room, building, home

lili – small, not heavy, short, young, a few

pona – good, simple, friendly, peaceful, useful

suli – big, heavy, large, adult, important

mi – I, me, we, us

mije – man, male, husband

sina – you, your

kulupu – community, group, nation, tribe

sin – new, fresh, another, extra

wawa – strong, influential, confident, energetic

jo – to have, carry, hold

kute – ear; to hear, listen to, obey

moku – to eat, drink, food

pali – to do, make, build, work on

sona – to know, be wise

toki – to speak, talk, think

ala – no, not, zero, nothing

ike – bad, negative, not important

mute – many, a lot, more, very

sewi – above, sky, elevate; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred

mama – parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer

nowa – moving, walking, slithering

ilo – tool, machine, device

kala – fish, marine animal, sea creature

ona – he, she, it, they

anu – or

pana – to give, send, put, release

tawa – to, towards, for, from the perspective of

lon – in, real, true, existing

kepe – to use, with, by means of

tan – by, from, because of

ma – earth, land, outdoors, soil

nasin – road, custom, method, doctrine

nena – bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

nimi – name, word

utala – to fight, challenge, compete against

pilin – heart, feeling, thought, idea

kasi – plant, vegetation, herb, leaf

sijelo – physical body, torso

suno – sun, light source, bright glow

tenpo – time, occasion, situation

awen – enduring, protected, waiting, staying; to continue to

pi – of

ale – all, plentiful, life, universe; 100

luka – arm, hand, tactile organ; five

kama – future, to come, to become, summoned, succeed in

wele – need/want, must/require, should/wish

lukin – eye; to look at, read, watch, to look for, try to

laso – blue, green

loje – red, reddish

pimeja – black, dark, unlit

walo – white, whitish; light-coloured, pale

insa – centre, inside, between, internal organ, stomach

monsi – back, behind, rear

noka – foot, leg, bottom, lower part

poka – hip, side, next to, nearby

sinpin – face, foremost, front, wall

anpa – bowing down, downward, humble, dependent

ante – different, changed, other

lete – cold, cool, uncooked, raw

lupa – door, hole, window

sama – same, similar, sibling, fellow, as, like

suwi – sweet, fragrant, adorable, innocent

taso – but, however, only

alasa – to hunt, forage

lawa – head, mind; to control, guide, plan, rule, own

len – cloth, clothing, cover, layer of privacy

linja – long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn

pakala – botched, broken, damaged, harmed, mixed up

palisa – long hard thing; branch, rod, stick

pipi – bug, insect, ant, spider

waso – bird, flying creature, winged animal

weka – away, absent, ignored

lape – sleeping, resting

olin – to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to

pan – grain; barley, wheat; bread, pasta

pini – past, ago, completed, ended, finished

seli – fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

supa – horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on; table, bed, chair

uta – mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw

akesi – non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian

esun – market, shop, fair, business transaction

kalama – to produce a sound, recite, utter aloud

kiwen – hard object, metal, rock, stone

ko – clay, clinging form, dough, paste, powder

kon – air, breath, spirit, hidden reality, unseen agent

kule – colourful, pigment, paint

moli – dead, dying

musi – artistic, playful, entertaining, frivolous, recreational

nasa – strange, foolish, crazy; drunk

poki – container, vessel, geometric shape; bag, bowl, cup, cupboard, drawer

selo – outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary

sike – round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year

sitelen – image, picture, symbol, mark, writing

unpa – to have sexual or marital relations with

monsuta – monster, mythical creature, fearful

namako – spice, accessory, something added

kin – indeed, emphasis word

kipisi – to cut, section, fragment, slice

paku – to decide, judge, have opinion

ukele – dream, fantasy

salo – smell, taste

mako – salty, bitter, sour

ante la – otherwise/on the other hand

ike la – unfortunately

kama la – later

ken la – maybe

lawa la – mainly

lukin la – apparently/clearly

tenpo ijo kama la – one of these days/some time

mi la – as for me/as far as I’m concerned

ni li ken la – if possible

open la – firstly/to begin with/to kick off

pana lukin la – for example

poka la – besides/anyway

poka ni la – by the way

pona la – fortunately

sama la – similarly/likewise

tenpo pi mute lili la – sometimes

sin la – to start afresh

sona kama ala la – suddenly/unexpectedly

tan ni la – that’s why/therefore

tenpo ijo la – once upon a time

tenpo wan la – at first/firstly

tenpo pini la – in time past

tenpo kama la – in time future

toki ni la – speaking of (this)

seme – what? which?

lon seme – where?

jan seme – who?

tan seme – why?

tenpo seme – when?

kepe nasin seme – how?

(le) moku – ate

(li) moku – eats, eating

(lo) moku – will eat

(le) pali pona – fixed, improved

(li) pali pona – fixes, improves

(lo) pali pona – will fix, will improve

(le) suno – lit

(li) suno – lights, sparks

(lo) suno – will light

(le) suli – enlarged, lengthened

(li) suli – enlarges, lengthens

(lo) suli – will enlarge, will lengthen

(le) telo – wetted, washed, melted

(li) telo – wets, washes, melts

(lo) telo – will wet, will wash, will melt

(le) jo – had, contained

(li) jo – have, contains

(lo) jo – will have, will contain

(le) lukin – saw, watched, read

(li) lukin – sees, watches, reads

(lo) lukin – will see, will watch, will read

(le) pakala – broke, hurt, screwed up

(li) pakala – breaks, hurts, screws up

(lo) pakala – will break, will hurt, will screw up

(le) unpa – had sex with

(li) unpa – has/having sex with

(lo) unpa – will have sex with

(le) wele – wanted, needed, had to

(li) wele – want, need, have to, must, will, should

(lo) wele – will want, will need, will have to

(le) ike – made bad, worsened

(li) ike – making bad, worsening

(lo) ike – will make bad, will worsen

(le) jaki – polluted, dirtied

(li) jaki – pollutes, dirties

(lo) jaki – will pollute, will dirty

(le) lawa – had lead, controlled, ruled, steered

(li) lawa – leads, controls, rules, steers

(lo) lawa – will lead, will control, will rule, will steer

(le) lili – reduced, shortened, shrank, lessened

(li) lili – reduces, shortens, shrinks, lessens

(lo) lili – will reduce, will shorten, will shrink, will lessen

(le) sewi – lifted, got up

(li) sewi – lifts, gets up

(lo) sewi – will lift, will get up

(le) tomo – built, constructed

(li) tomo – builds, constructs, engineers

(lo) tomo – will build, will construct

(le) utala – had hit, attacked, competed with

(li) utala – hits, attacks, competes with

(lo) utala – will hit, will attack, will compete with

(le) kama – brought about, arrived, became

(li) kama – brings about, arrives, becomes

(lo) kama – will bring about, will arrive, will become

(le) len – wore, dressed, had to be dressed

(li) len – wears, dresses, to be dressed

(lo) len – will wear, will dress, will be dressed

(le) mama – mothered, wet-nursed, cared for

(li) mama – mothers, wet-nurses, mothering, care for

(lo) mama – will mother, will wet-nurse, will care for

(le) nasa – became crazy, was driven crazy, made weird

(li) nasa – becomes crazy, drives crazy, makes weird

(lo) nasa – will become crazy, will drive crazy, will make weird

(le) seli – heated, warmed up, cooked

(li) seli – heats, warms up, cooks

(lo) seli – will heat, will warm up, will cook

(le) toki – talked, said

(li) toki – talks, says, talking

(lo) toki – will talk, will say

(le) kepe – with, used

(li) kepe – with, using

(lo) kepe – with, will use

(le) kiwen – solidified, hardened, petrified, fossilized

(li) kiwen – solidifies, hardens, petrifies, fossilizes

(lo) kiwen – will solidify, will harden, will petrify, will fossilize

(le) kon – breathed, blew, puffed

(li) kon – breathes, blows, puffs

(lo) kon – will breathe, will blow, will puff

(le) lon – created, gave birth

(li) lon – creates, gives birth

(lo) lon – will create, will give birth

(le) pana – gave, sent, released, emitted, caused

(li) pana – gives, puts, sends, releases, emits, causes

(lo) pana – will give, put, will release, emit, will cause

(le) poki – boxed, canned, bottled, had put in

(li) poki – boxes up, puts in, cans, bottles

(lo) poki – will box, put in, will can, bottle

(le) nowa – moved, walked

(li) nowa – moves, walks

(lo) nowa – will move, will walk

(le) nowa nowa – ran, travelled

(li) nowa nowa – runs, travels, running

(lo) nowa nowa – will run, will travel

(le) sama – equalized, made similar, equated

(li) sama – makes equal, makes similar, equates

(lo) sama – will equalize, make similar, will equate

(le) sona – knew, understood, knew how to

(li) sona – knows, understands, knows how to

(lo) sona – will know, will understand, will know how to

(li) pini sona – learned, studied

(li) kama sona – learns, studies, studying

(lo) kama sona – will learn, will study

(le) anpa – defeated, conquered

(li) anpa – defeats, conquers

(lo) anpa – will defeat, will conquer

(le) anpa noka – bowed, prostrated

(li) anpa noka – bows, bowing, prostrates

(lo) anpa noka – will bow, will prostrate

(le) nimi – named

(li) nimi – names, naming

(lo) nimi – will name

(le) ken – made possible, enabled, allowed, permitted

(li) ken – makes possible, enables, allows, permits

(lo) ken – will make possible, enable, will allow, permit

(le) lape – knocked out, had put to sleep

(li) lape – knocks out, puts to sleep

(lo) lape – will knock out, will put to sleep

(le) musi – amused, entertained

(li) musi – amuses, entertains

(lo) musi – will amuse, will entertain

(le) pali – did, made, built, created

(li) pali – doing, does, makes, builds, creates, creating

(lo) pali – will do, will make, will build, will create

(le) wawa – strengthened, energized, empowered

(li) wawa – strengthens, energizes, empowers

(lo) wawa – will strengthen, will energize, will empower

(le) awen – kept, stayed, waited, remained

(li) awen – keeps, stays, waits, remains

(lo) awen – will keep, stay, will wait, remain

(le) mu – barked, meowed, mooed, chirped

(li) mu – barks, meows, moos, chirps

(lo) mu – will bark, meow, will moo, chirp

(le) olin – loved

(li) olin – loves, loving

(lo) olin – will love

(le) sin – renewed, renovated, freshened

(li) sin – renews, renovates, freshens

(lo) sin – will renew, renovate, will freshen

(le) suwi – sweetened

(li) suwi – sweetens, sweetening

(lo) suwi – will sweeten

(le) kalama – sounded, rang, played (instrument), made noise

(li) kalama – sounds, rings, plays (instrument), makes noise

(lo) kalama – will sound, ring, will play (instrument), will make noise

(le) kulupu – assembled, called together, convened

(li) kulupu – assembles, calls together, convenes

(lo) kulupu – will assemble, will call together, will convene

(le) ante – changed, altered, modified

(li) ante – changes, alters, modifies

(lo) ante – will change, alter, will modify

(le) lete – cooled down, chilled

(li) lete – cools down, chills

(lo) lete – will cool down, will chill

(le) pilin – felt, thought, touched, fumbled, fiddled, sensed

(li) pilin – feels, thinks, touches, fumbles, fiddles, senses

(lo) pilin – will feel, think, will touch, fumble, fiddle, will sense

(le) kule – painted, colored, dyed

(li) kule – paints, colors, dyes

(lo) kule – will paint, color, will dye

(le) pimeja – darkened, clouded

(li) pimeja – darkens, clouds

(lo) pimeja – will darken, will cloud

(le) sitelen – drew, wrote

(li) sitelen – draws, writes

(lo) sitelen – will draw, will write

(le) walo
whitened, whitewashed

(li) walo – whitens, whitewashes

(lo) walo – will whiten, whitewash

(le) alasa – hunted, foraged

(li) alasa – hunts, forages

(lo) alasa – will hunt, will forage

(le) kasi – planted, grew

(li) kasi – plants, grows

(lo) kasi – will plant, will grow

(le) moli – killed

(li) moli – kills

(lo) moli – will kill

(li) pini moli – died

(li) kama moli – dies, dying, coming to the end

(lo) kama moli – will die, come to an end

(le) namako – spiced, flavored, decorated

(li) namako – spices, flavors, decorates

(lo) namako – will spice, flavor, will decorate

(le) pan – sowed, gardened

(li) pan – sows, gardens

(lo) pan – will sow, will garden

(le) ko – squashed, pulverized

(li) ko – squashes, pulverizes

(lo) ko – will squash, will pulverize

(le) kute – heard, listened

(li) kute – hears, listens

(lo) kute – will hear, will listen

(le) lupa – pierced, stabbed, perforated

(li) lupa – pierces, stabs, perforates

(lo) lupa – will pierce, stab, will perforate

(le) palisa – stretched, had beat, poked, sexually aroused

(li) palisa – stretches, beats, pokes, sexually arouses

(lo) palisa – will stretch, beat, poke, will sexually arouse

(le) selo – sheltered, protected, guarded

(li) selo – shelters, protects, guards

(lo) selo – will shelter, protect, will guard

(le) sijelo – healed, cured

(li) sijelo – heals, cures

(lo) sijelo – will heal, will cure

(le) sike – orbited, circled, revolved, circled around, rotated

(li) sike – orbits, circles, revolves, circles around, rotates

(lo) sike – will orbit, circle, revolve, will circle around, rotate

(le) uta – kissed, sucked, orally stimulated

(li) uta – kisses, sucks, orally stimulates

(lo) uta – will kiss, suck, will orally stimulate

(le) uta utala – bit

(li) uta utala – bite, bites

(lo) uta utala – will bite

(le) wan – united, made one

(li) wan – unites, makes one

(lo) wan – will unite, will make one

(le) tu – divided, doubled, separated, had cut in two

(li) tu – divides, doubles, separates, cuts in two

(lo) tu – will divide, double, separate, will cut in two

(le) esun – bought, sold, bartered, swapped

(li) esun – buys, sells, barters, swaps

(lo) esun – will buy, sell, will barter, swap

(le) nanpa – counted, numbered

(li) nanpa – counts, numbers

(lo) nanpa – will count, will number

(le) open – started, opened, began, turned on

(li) open – starts, opens, begins, turns on

(lo) open – will start, open, begin, will turn on

(le) pini – stopped, closed, ended, finished, turned off

(li) pini – stops, closes, ends, finishes, turns off

(lo) pini – will stop, close, end, finish, will turn off

(le) weka – removed, ignored, eliminated, threw away, got rid of

(li) weka – removes, ignores, eliminates, throws away, gets rid of

(lo) weka – will remove, ignore, eliminate, will throw away, get rid of

(le) kipisi – had cut, sliced

(li) kipisi – cuts, slices

(lo) kipisi – will cut, will slice

(le) paku – decided, judged

(li) paku – decide, judge

(lo) paku – will decide, will judge

(le) ukele – imagined, fantasized

(li) ukele – imagines, fantasizes

(lo) ukele – will imagine, fantasize

(le) salo – smelled, tasted

(li) salo – smells, tastes

(lo) salo – will smell, taste

1 – wan

2 – tu

3 – tu wan

4 – tu tu

5 – luka

6 – luka wan

7 – luka tu

8 – luka tu wan

9 – luka tu tu

10 – luka luka

13 – luka luka tu wan

20 – mute

78 – mute mute mute luka luka luka tu wan

100, infinity – ale

102 – ale tu

nanpa – numbers; (when precedes number, denotes ordinal -st/-rd)

noka sinpin – forward

noka monsi – backward

luka lili – left

luka suli – right

insa sewi – upward

insa ma – downward

insa ‘leku’ – North

insa ‘lalo’ – South

insa ‘mana’ – East

insa ‘lana’ – West

kama jo – get/receive

jan lili – child

jan utala – soldier

jan pona – friend

telo nasa – alcohol

jan pakala – disabled person

ike lukin – ugly

utala toki – argue

jan poka – neighbour

poka telo – beach/riverbank

nowa musi – dance

jan ala – nobody

jan ale – everybody

jan ale ala – some people

pona lukin – pretty

ma tomo – city/village

suno pona – good day

lape pona – good night/sleep well

moku pona – bon apetite

mi nowa – leaving now (goodbye)

nowa pona – goodbye

kama pona – welcome

musi pona – have fun

nimi mi li – my name is

ona li pona tawa mi – I like it

ona li ike tawa mi – I don’t like it

kama sona – learn

lon seme – where?

jan seme – who?

sina kama tan ma seme – where are you from?

tan seme – why?

supa lape – bed

tomo pi telo nasa – pub/bar

jan lawa – leader/boss

tomo nowa kon – plane

nasin sewi – religion

kalama musi – music

kepe nasin seme – how?

seli li lon – it is hot

lete li lon – it is cold

mi taso li lon – I’m alone

sitelen nowa – film/TV show

sitelen ma – map

telo moli – poison

kasi anpa – grass

ma kasi – garden/forest

nowa lon kon – flying

ijo uta walo – teeth

anpa lawa – neck

len luka – gloves

len noka – shoes/trousers

len sijelo – clothes

nena sike meli – breasts/titties/boobs

palisa mije – penis

sike mije – testicles

lupa meli – vagina

nena kute – ear

nena monsi – buttocks

telo jelo – urine

ko jaki – feces

telo sijelo loje – blood

weka tan – far from

weka ala tan – not far from

tenpo mute – often/a lot

tenpo pi mute seme – how many times?

tomo sona – school

tomo lipu – bibliotheca

tenpo ale – always

seme li sin – what’s new?

musi utala – sport (contact)

jan sona – scientist/ knowledgeable/educated person

tomo nowa pi linja – train

pini e nowa – arrive/stop

telo anpa lon kiwen suli – waterfall

utala suli – war

ni li lili tawa mi – I don’t mind/it doesn’t matter

ni li lili li suli tawa sina – Do you mind/care?

tomo pi jan awen – hotel

wele sona – curious

kasi kiwen – tree

toki ante – translate

pali e sitelen – take a photo

tomo mani – bank

pana e mani tawa – buy/pay for …

ilo sona – computer

awen pali e ona – keep doing it/continue

kulupu mama – family

lete kiwen – frozen

kulupu lawa – government

soweli tomo – pet

telo sewi li kama – it’s raining

telo sewi – rain

sewi kon – sky

jan sin – stranger

ilo toki – telephone

tomo telo – toilet

kama pona – improve/get better

sina pilin seme – How are you (feeling)?

tomo telo li lon seme – Where’s the toilet?

jan toki – messenger

ma telo – swamp/muddy area

nasin telo – river/lake

nasin ma – walking path/trail

telo suli – ocean

mi olin e sina – I love you

telo walo – milk

telo pimeja wawa – coffee

telo kasi wawa – tea

telo suwi seli – hot chocolate

telo kili – juice

mi mute – we (several)

mi ale – we (everyone)

sina mute – you (several)

sina ale – you (everyone)

ala lukin ale – blind

ala kute ale – deaf

tenpo suno ni – today

tenpo pimeja ni – tonight

tenpo mun ni – this month

toki sin – answer

sin toki – new expression/talk/thought

ala kule lukin ale – colorblind

ilo pi lukin ale – eyeglasses

sijelo telo – wet body, sweaty

telo sijelo – body sweat

kasi kule – flower

kasi kili – flower nectar/fruit

kepe nasin – how (to do something)

akesi jelo – slug, earthworm

akesi kiwen tomo – large turtle, sea turtle

akesi linja – snake, serpent

akesi sike tomo – turtle

akesi telo – frog, amphibian

akesi tomo – gecko, lizard, etc

akesi waso – pterodactyl

waso ma – land bird, chicken, ostrich

waso kon – sky bird, most birds

waso telo – water bird, seagull, penguin

lon tenpo pi pali ala – be taking a sabbatical, break from work

pilin ala – indifferent, unfeeling

sina lon ala lon – Are you there?

sona ala – uneducated

tenpo ala – never

ale ala – some (thing, one), not all

ale li pona – all is good [General optimistic encouraging remark]

ale ma – earth’s life

ale pi sitelen ala – the Unmanifested

ale sewi – The All (The One, The Omni-)

tenpo ale – always, all the time

anpa ala – below zero

anpa ike – fall, collapse (vi, n)

anpa lawa – neck, throat

anpa pi sinpin lawa – chin

kasi anpa – grass

lon anpa – below, under, beneath, at the bottom, down from

ante e lipu – shuffle

ante e toki – translate

ante lon – alter (vt), speed

jan pi ma ante – foreigner

awen e pilin lon – fix thoughts on

awen lon – live in/at, keep/remain in

awen pona – keep well, patient, keep well

awen sinpin – stand (keep standing)

awen unpa pi nasin soweli – doggy style

awen wawa – keep strong

pali pi tenpo awen – part-time work

toki awen – text, literature

toki awen sona – lesson

tomo awen (ike) – prison, jail

ona mije – he, him

ona meli – she, her

ona sina – they, them

ona unpa tu – homosexual, crossdresser, hermaphrodite

sina mi – we, our

ukele sewi – vision, prophecy

ukele lon – prediction, theory

ukele pali – test, experiment

ukele unpa – sexual fantasy, dream

ma selo – environment

ma nena lili – hill

ma nena suli – mountain

ma kasi – forest

tomo insa – house inside

sijelo insa – body inside

ma insa – underground

ma lupa – ground hole, door to underground

ilo pi kalama linja – string instrument

ilo pi kalama kon – horn, wind instrument

ilo pi kalama utala – percussion instrument

sijelo utala – self defense

ilo pi kiwen seli – fire weapon, handgun, rifle, grenade,

ilo pi kiwen kipisi – knife for hunting

ilo pi kiwen palisa – club, stick for fighting

ike mi – my bad, sorry

ike tawa mi – bad towards me

pona tawa mi – good towards me

ken ken – yes

nimi utala – fighting, hate words

nimi olin – loving words

nimi pona – peace words

nimi mi/sina/kulupu ‘…’ – name is ‘…’

tenpo pini – past

tenpo lon – now, present

tenpo kama – future

e unpa uta – oral sex, kiss/suck sexually

e unpa palisa – sexual intercourse

e unpa monsi – anal sex

nowa sike ko – tire

nowa sike kiwen – wheel

nowa sike kasi – wooden wheel

supa kasi – table

supa moku – eating table

supa kama sona – learning table

supa lape – sleeping table, bed

supa lape sewi – chair

len sinpin – face mask

musi musi – party, carnival

ike jaki pi lili lukin ala – virus, bacteria

utala pona – protect, guard

esun pi ilo mute pi kiwen seli – weapons store/market

ilo pi palisa seli – fire stick, lighter

akesi luka mute – spider

pipi noka mute – centipede, millipede

pipi luka sewi – praying mantis

suno pimeja – solar eclipse

mun pimeja – new moon

mun suli – full moon

mun kipisi – quarter moon

mun lili mute – planets, stars

telo sike lili – low tide, small wave

telo sike suli – high tide, big wave

akesi telo – crab, shrimp, starfish, seahorse, etc

kala wawa – shark

kala supa – stingray

soweli telo – sea lion, porpoise, etc.

kala suli – whale

kala soweli – dolphin, etc

kasi telo – water plant

kasi telo pi telo suli – ocean seaweed

kala palisa kiwen – vanna

kala sike pi linja ike mute – jellyfish

kasi kiwen telo – coral plants

kiwen telo – coral

suli sewi – enlarge upward, grow up

toki ukele – myth, story

lukin lon – fact, evidence, true

ukele sewi – vision, insight

o ala ala – forbidden

kama sin – more, please

kama ante suli – make more, more

kama ante lili – make less, less

selo sike noka – foot ball

musi pi selo sike noka – game of football, aka soccer

selo sike luka – hand ball

musi pi selo sike luka – game of handball, basketball

musi pi selo sike linja – game of netball, volleyball

musi pi selo sike palisa – game of batball, baseball, cricket

musi pi selo sike utala – game of attack ball, rugby, tackle football

musi pi telo supa – game of water table, surfing, waterboarding

pu musi pi nowa nowa – games of running

musi pi nowa nowa palisa – game of running straight, fast dash

musi pi nowa nowa linja – game of running curvy, cross-country

musi pi nowa nowa ma – game of running land, marathon

musi pi nowa nowa telo – game of swimming water

musi pi nowa telo palisa – game of swimming straight – water dash, water relay

pu musi pi sitelen sona – games of knowing image, cards

o lupa! – goal, basket, try, touchdown, homerun, etc

li … – particle separator; present tense

le … – past tense particle

lo … – future tense particle

e … – noun indicating particle

o … – command-attention particle

… la – modifying particle

… pi … – of; complex noun modifyer

po … – to, for; verb infinitive particle

pu … – plural indicating particle (when all same group, elsewise use …mute)

toki suli: toki pona ma lili ni e toki ante pi toki pona (‘island dialect’). wele sina kama sona po toki e toki pona anu seme?

toki ni e lon tan e jan ‘Sonja Lang’. o lukin e toki pona mama. toki ni li awen lon e lipu: ‘toki pona the language of good‘.

wele sina kama sona ala kama sona po toki e toki pona ma lili?: ‘Learn Here on Memrise

wele ala wele sina ale li lukin e lipu pi sitelen pi ‘pana lukin’ toki pona? lukin tawa e lipu ni.

wele ala wele sina ale li kute e toki pona ma lili? tenpo ni o kute sina!

some of my thoughts here in audio format in toki pona ma lili.


wele mi toki tawa sina e pilin mute mi

sitelen ‘יהודי’ pi toki pona ma lili:

א – a (pronounced like ‘awesome’ in English),
י – i (pronounced like ‘see” in English),
ו – o (prounounced like ‘bold’ in English),
ע – u (pronounced like ‘you’ in English),
ץ – e (pronounced like ‘get’ in English)

ק – k , ל – l , מ – m , נ – n ,
פ – p (prounounced ph, like a hard f in English),
ס – s (pronounced sh, like a soft s in English ‘sure’),
ט – t , ש – w ,
ז – j (pronounced zh, like a soft g in English)

זץלו – jelo

זאקי – jaki

קץנ – ken

מענ – mun

ופץנ – open

מאני – mani

שאנ – wan

יזו – ijo

זאנ – jan

קילי – kili

ליפע – lipu

מץלי – meli

ני – ni

סושץלי – soweli

טץלו – telo

טומו – tomo

לילי – lili

פונא – pona

סעלי – suli

מי – mi

מיזץ – mije

סינא – sina

קעלעפע – kulupu

סינ – sin

שאשא – wawa

זו – jo

קעטץ – kute

מוקע – moku

פאלי – pali

סונא – sona

טוקי – toki

אלא – ala

יקץ – ike

מעטץ – mute

סץשי – sewi

מאמא – mama

נושא – nowa

ילו – ilo

קאלא – kala

ונא – ona

אנע – anu

סץמץ – seme

פאנא – pana

טאשא – tawa

לונ – lon

קץפץ – kepe

טאנ – tan

מא – ma

נאסינ – nasin

נץנא – nena

נימי – nimi

עטאלא – utala

פילינ – pilin

קאסי – kasi

סיזץלו – sijelo

סענו – suno

טץנפו – tenpo

אשץנ – awen

פי – pi

אלץ – ale

לעקא – luka

קאמא – kama

שץלץ – wele

לעקינ – lukin

לאסו – laso

לוזץ – loje

פימץזא – pimeja

שאלו – walo

ינסא – insa

מונסי – monsi

נוקא – noka

פוקא – poka

סינפינ – sinpin

אנפא – anpa

אנטץ – ante

לץטץ – lete

לעפא – lupa

סאמא – sama

סעשי – suwi

טאסו – taso

אלאסא – alasa

לאשא – lawa

לץנ – len

לינזא – linja

פאקאלא – pakala

פאליסא – palisa

פיפי – pipi

שאסו – waso

שץקא – weka

לאפץ – lape

ולינ – olin

פאנ – pan

פיני – pini

סץלי – seli

סעפא – supa

עטא – uta

אקץסי – akesi

ץסענ – esun

קאלאמא – kalama

קישץנ – kiwen

קו – ko

קונ – kon

קעלץ – kule

מולי – moli

מעסי – musi

נאסא – nasa

פוקי – poki

סץלו – selo

סיקץ – sike

סיטץלץנ – sitelen

ענפא – unpa

מונסעטא – monsuta

נאמאקו – namako

קינ – kin

קיפיסי – kipisi

פאקע – paku

עקץלץ – ukele

סאלו – salo

מאקו – mako

נאנפא – nanpa

לי – li

לץ – le

לו – lo

ץ – e

ו – o

לא – la

פי – pi

פו – po

פע – pu

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