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@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ The vocabulary for this page:
| li | (between subj. and verb/adj.) | Esperanto "li" (he) |
| pona | good, simple, to improve, to fix| Esperanto "bona" (good) |
| ike | bad, evil, complex, unnecessary | Finnish "ilkeä" (bad) |
| suli | big, great, important | Finnish "suuri" (big, great) |
| lili | small, short, few, young | Tok Pisin "liklik" (small) |
| suli | big, great, important, to grow | Finnish "suuri" (big, great) |
| lili | small, few, young, to shrink | Tok Pisin "liklik" (small) |
| kili | fruit, vegetable, mushroom | Georgian "xili" (fruit) |
| soweli| land mammal, animal | Georgian "cxoveli" (beastly animal)|

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The vocabulary for this page:
| word | meaning | derived from |
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| ala | no, not, zero | Georgian "ara" (no) |
| ale/ali | all, everything, universe | Dutch "alle" (all) |
| utala | fight, battle, challenge | Serbo-Croatian "udarati" (hit)|
| wawa | strong, powerful | Finnish "vahva" (strong) |
| suwi | sweet, cute, adorable | Tok Pisin "suwi" (sweet) |
| jan | person, people, humanity | Cantonese "jan" (person) |
| mama | parent, ancestor, creator | Georgian "mama" (father) |
| meli | woman, female, feminine, wife | Tok Pisin "meri" (woman, wife)|
| mije | man, male, masculine | Finnish "mies" (man, husband) |
| moku | food, to eat | Japanese "mogumogu" (munching)|
| word | meaning | derived from |
|---------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| ala | no, not, zero | Georgian "ara" (no) |
| ale/ali | all, everything, universe | Dutch "alle" (all) |
| utala | fight, battle, challenge | Serbo-Croatian "udarati" (hit)|
| wawa | strong, powerful | Finnish "vahva" (strong) |
| suwi | sweet, cute, adorable | Tok Pisin "suwi" (sweet) |
| jan | person, people, humanity | Cantonese "jan" (person) |
| mama | parent, ancestor, creator, origin| Georgian "mama" (father) |
| meli | woman, female, feminine, wife | Tok Pisin "meri" (woman, wife)|
| mije | man, male, masculine | Finnish "mies" (man, husband) |
| moku | food, to eat | Japanese "mogumogu" (munching)|
To define subjects and adjectives more clearly, you can add extra words as
adjectives. In toki pona, an adjective that modifies a noun stands after the

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> mi olin e meli mi. - I love my wife.
Since the word "lukin" itself describes the act of seeing someone, rather than
their appearance, complimenting someone on the latter would usually be expressed
as:
> sina pona lukin. - You look good (are "good visually").
> %warning%
>
> Since the word "lukin" itself describes the act of seeing someone, rather than
> their appearance, complimenting someone on the latter would usually be expressed
> as:
>
> > sina pona lukin. - You look good (are "good visually").
>
## Exercises

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> ona li toki ike e jan pona mi. - They (insult / speak bad things about) my
> friend(s).
Okay, I will explain one more concept. You can put several verbs and several
objects into one sentence by adding extra particles "li" or "e" followed by
their verbs or objects.
You can put several verbs and several objects into one sentence by adding extra
particles "li" or "e" followed by their verbs or objects.
> meli li toki e soweli, e waso. - A woman is talking about land animals and
> birds.
@ -80,8 +79,8 @@ And try to translate the following sentences into toki pona.
* Your city doesn't have any workers.
* My husband doesn't work, (only) eats and fights.
*
*
* My homeland ("original land") is large.
* Your painting looks good.
* My friend has fish and fruit and makes good food.
<a name="answers" href="#answers" onclick="revealSpoilers();">Reveal answers</a>
@ -96,8 +95,8 @@ And try to translate the following sentences into toki pona.
> %spoiler%
> * ma tomo sina li jo ala e jan pali.
> * mije ma li pali ala, li moku, li utala.
> *
> *
> * ma mama mi li suli.
> * sitelen sina li pona lukin.
> * jan pona mi li jo e kala e kili li pali e moku pona.
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Now, try to figure out the meaning of these sentences.
* mi moku ala e soweli.
* jan pona sina li toki e ma e telo.
* kulupu sina li ante mute.
*
* mi pali e tomo ni.
* jan utala pona mute li awen e kulupu ni.
*
* kulupu suli li awen li suli e ona.
And try to translate the following sentences into toki pona.
* Your city doesn't have any workers.
*
*
*
*
@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ And try to translate the following sentences into toki pona.
<a name="answers" href="#answers" onclick="revealSpoilers();">Reveal answers</a>
> %spoiler%
> * I don't eat animals (i.e. meat).
> * Your friend is talking about the land and the water.
> * I built this house.
> * The good warriors will protect this community.
> * Your community is very different.
> *
> * I built this house.
> * The good warriors protect this community.
> * The large community endures and grows itself.
> %spoiler%
> * ma tomo sina li jo ala e jan pali.
> *
> *
> *
> *

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> sina li pona tawa mi. -- I like you. ("You are good for me.")
> %warning%
> Since "tawa" can be both an adjective and a preposition, certain phrases can
> be ambiguous. For example, "tomo tawa mi" can mean both "my car" and "a house,
> from my perspective". The specific meaning will depend on context.
And here are some examples of the location words:
> waso mute li lon sewi. -- Many birds are in the sky.
> mi toki tawa jan sewi. -- I speak to a (deity/angel/someone divine/man in the
> sky).
> mi toki tawa jan sewi. -- I speak to a (deity/angel/someone divine/(possibly
> literally) man in the sky).
> mi tawa kepeken noka mi. -- I am moving on foot ("using my legs").
> kiwen lili li lon noka mi. -- A small rock is below me.
> mi tawa lon poka sina. -- I walk beside you.
<!-- TODO add examples of poka, monsi, sinpin -->
## Dialectal differences
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example, "I speak in toki pona" is translated as "mi toki lon toki pona". This
does not seem to be a common usage of the word.
Other courses also use "anpa" instead of "noka" to mean "below" (using "noka"
only to specifically mean "leg" or "foot".) The word "anpa" will be covered in
later pages.
## Exercises
Now, try to figure out the meaning of these sentences.
* mi moku ala e soweli.
* jan pona sina li toki e ma e telo.
* mi pali e tomo ni.
* jan utala pona mute li awen e kulupu ni.
* ona li toki tawa mama mije ona kepeken ilo toki.
* moku suwi li ike tawa mi.
* ma mama mi li utala e ma poka.
*
* pipi lili li lon sinpin sina.
And try to translate the following sentences into toki pona.
* Your city doesn't have any workers.
*
* You broke my car.
*
* I dislike this chat room ("talking structure").
*
*
<a name="answers" href="#answers" onclick="revealSpoilers();">Reveal answers</a>
> %spoiler%
> * I don't eat animals (i.e. meat).
> * Your friend is talking about the land and the water.
> * I built this house.
> * The good warriors will protect this community.
> * They are speaking to their father on a phone.
> * I don't like sweet food / Sweet food is bad for me.
> * My homeland is fighting (against) a neighboring country.
> *
> * A small bug is on your face.
> %spoiler%
> * ma tomo sina li jo ala e jan pali.
> *
> * sina pakala e tomo tawa mi.
> *
> * tomo toki ni li ike tawa mi.
> *
> *
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% toki pona page 8 - interjections, questions, commands
% /dev/urandom
% march 2020
The vocabulary for this page:
| word | meaning | derived from |
|---------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| a | (emotional interjection) | n/a |
| anu | or (for yes/no questions) | Georgian "an" (or) |
| mu | (any animal sound) | "moo" onomatopoeia |
| o | (addressing people, commands) | Georgian "-o" (vocative case) |
| seme | what? (for questions) | Mandarin "shénme" (what, smth) |
| word | meaning | derived from |
|---------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| kute | listen, hear, obey, ear | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |

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| word | page |
|----------|---------|
| a/kin | |
| a/kin | 8 |
| akesi | |
| ala | 3 |
| alasa | |
| ale/ali | 3 |
| anpa | |
| anpa | 7 |
| ante | 6 |
| anu | |
| anu | 8 |
| awen | 6 |
| e | 4 |
| en | 6 |
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| kon | |
| kule | |
| kulupu | 6 |
| kute | |
| kute | 8 |
| la | |
| lape | 6 |
| laso | |
| lawa | |
| lawa | 7 |
| len | |
| lete | |
| li | 2 |
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| moku | 3 |
| moli | |
| monsi | 7 |
| mu | |
| mu | 8 |
| mun | 6 |
| musi | |
| mute | 6 |
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| ni | 6 |
| nimi | |
| noka | 7 |
| o | |
| o | 8 |
| olin | 4 |
| ona | 2 |
| open | |
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| sama | 7 |
| seli | 6 |
| selo | |
| seme | |
| seme | 8 |
| sewi | 7 |
| sijelo | |
| sike | |