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... o tawa tomo sina!

... go to your house!
a a a! ni li musi.
Hahaha! That's funny.
a! akesi li wile moku e mi!
Ahh! The dinosaur wants to eat me!
ijo ike li lon monsi mi.
Bad things are behind me.
ijo li lon oko mi.
Something is in my eye.
ijo li lukin e mi.
Something is watching me.
ilo li lon poki.
The tools are in the container.
jan Lisa o, toki.
Hello, Lisa.
jan Susan li nasa.
Susan is crazy.
jan ike li kama la o seli e lipu ni.
If the enemy comes, burn these papers.
jan ike li utala e ona mute.
An enemy is attacking them.
jan ike ni li jo e len nasa.
That bad person has strange clothes.
jan jelo laso lili li kama tan sewi.
A little green person came from the sky.
jan laso jelo lili li kama tan sewi.
A little green person came from the sky.
jan lawa li moku e telo jaki.
The leader drank dirty water.
jan lawa pi tomo tawa telo li moku.
The captain of the ship is eating.
jan li lukin sama pipi.
People look like ants.
jan li pona.
People are good.
jan lili li lukin e jan suli.
Children watch adults.
jan lili pi jan Keli li musi.
Keli's child is funny.
jan mute li kama.
Many people are coming.
jan mute lili li kama.
Some (but not a lot) of people are coming.
jan pi nanpa wan li lon.
The first person is here.
jan pona mi li lon poka mi.
My friend is beside me.
jan seme li lon? / jan seme li lon ni?
Who's there?
jan seme li olin e sina?
Who loves you?
jan seme pi kulupu ni li suli?
Which people of this group are important?
jan sin li kama ala kama?
Are more people coming?
kalama musi pi jan Enja li pona.
Enya's music is good.
kasi kule li pona lukin.
Flowers are pretty.
ken la jan Susan li kama.
Maybe Susan will come.
ken la ona li lon tomo sona.
Maybe he's in school.
kili li moku li pona.
Pineapple is a food and is good.
kule laso loje li pona tawa mi.
I like the color purple.
kule loje laso li pona tawa mi.
I like the color purple.
kule seme li pona tawa sina?
Which color do you like?
linja mi li telo.
My hair is wet.
lipu ni li pilin lete.
This paper feels cold.
lon
yes
lon ala
no
lupa ni li suli.
That hole is big.
ma li lon anpa mi.
The land is beneath me.
mama meli o awen.
Mama, wait.
mani pi ma ante li pona tawa mi.
I like currency of other nations.
mi jan pi toki pona.
I am a Toki Ponan.
mi jo e ilo.
I have a tool.
mi jo e tomo tawa tu.
I own two cars.
mi kama tan ma Elopa.
I come from Europe.
mi ken ala kute e toki sina.
I can't hear your talking.
mi ken ala lape.
I can't sleep.
mi kin wile tawa tomo mi.
I still want to go to my house.
mi lon.
Yes, i do.
mi lukin ala e poki laso.
I don't see the blue bag.
mi lukin e ma lon poka pi jan pona mi.
I look at the land with my friend.
mi lukin e ma poka jan pona mi.
I look at the land with my friend.
mi lukin e waso tu wan.
I saw three birds.
mi moku.
I'm eating.
mi mute li moku e telo nasa mute.
We drank a lot of vodka.
mi mute li pana e moku tawa ona mute.
We gave them food.
mi mute o moku e kala.
Let's eat fish.
mi pona ala pona tawa sina?
Do you like me?
mi pona e ilo suno kepeken ilo lili.
I fixed the flashlight using a small tool.
mi pona tan ni: mi lon.
I'm okay because I'm alive.
mi taso li lon.
I'm alone.
mi tawa (said by person leaving)
tawa pona (said by person staying)
mi tawa supa lape.
I'm going to bed.
mi tawa!
Bye!
mi wile ala toki tawa sina.
I don't want to talk to you.
mi wile e ilo moku.
I need a fork.
mi wile e sitelen ma.
I want the map.
mi wile e soweli lili.
I want a puppy.
mi wile pana e ko jaki.
I need to crap.
mi wile pana e telo jelo.
I need to pee.
mi wile tawa ma Oselija.
I want to go to Australia.
mi wile tawa tomo ona kepeken tomo tawa mi.
I want to go to his house using my car.
mi wile tawa. taso mi ken ala.
I want to go, but I can't.
moku li pona tawa ona.
He loves to eat.
mu.
Meow.
mute seme?
how much?
ni
that one
ni li musi ala musi? musi.
Is that funny? Yes.
ni li suwi ala suwi?
Is that sweet?
ni li tawa jan pona mi.
This is for my friend.
nimi mi li Ken.
My name is Ken.
o lukin e pipi loje ni.
Look at that red bug.
o open e lupa.
Open the door.
o pana e suwi tawa mi!
Give me a lollipop!
o pilin e uta mi kepeken uta sina.
Kiss me.
o tawa!
Go!
o wan!
Unite!
ona li jan pona pi kalama musi.
He is a good musician.
ona li moku e kili.
She's eating fruit.
ona li pali e ni kepeken nasin seme?
How did she make that?
ona li tawa ala telo.
He didn't go to the lake.
ona li wile pakala e pipi.
He wants to squish the spider.
ona mute li utala toki.
They are arguing.
pakala!
F-ck!
pipi li lon ala lon poka mi?
Is a bug beside me?
pipi li moku e mi.
The mosquito bit me.
pipi li wile moku e telo.
The bug is thirsty.
pipi seme li pakala e sina?
Which bug hurt you?
poki ni li lon jaki.
That bottle is in the dirt.
pona
thank you
seli li lon la mi pana e telo tan selo mi.
When it's hot, I sweat.
sewi li laso.
The sky is blue.
sina lukin ala lukin e sitelen tawa X-Files?
Do you watch The X-Files?
sina sona ala sona e toki Inli?
Do you speak English?
sina suli.
You're tall.
sina tawa poka jan seme?
Whom did you go with?
sina wile e moku anu telo?
Do you want food, or do you want water?
sina wile kama anu seme?
Do you want to come or what?
sina wile pali e seme?
What do you want to do?
sina wile toki e tan tawa mi.
You have to tell me why.
soweli li toki e mu.
Cows say moo.
suno li lon sewi mi.
The sun is above me.
telo li pona.
Water is simple.
telo li suli.
The lake is big.
telo nasa pona!
generic toast
tenpo pimeja ni la mun li suli.
The moon is big tonight.
tenpo pimeja pini la mi lukin e sitelen tawa X-Files.
Last night I watched X-Files.
tenpo suno kama la mi wile pali.
I have to work tomorrow.
toki Inli
English
toki pona
Toki Pona
toki pona li pona tawa mi.
I like Toki Pona.
toki!
hello
tomo pi mi mute li pakala.
Our house is messed up.
waso li tawa lon kon.
Birds fly in air.
(mi meli.) mi olin e meli.
I am a lesbian
(mi mije.) mi olin e mije.
I am gay (male)
(ona) li ike
(she/he/it) is bad, I don't like (her/him/it)
(ona) li pona
(he/she/it) is good, I like (him/her/it)
(ona) li seme?
what is (she/he) like?
A: a! sina lukin ala lukin e ijo nasa ni?
Whoa! Do you see that weird thing?
A: mi mute o tawa.
Let's go.
A: mi tawa ma Elopa.
I went to Europe.
Akanisan
Afghanistan
Alan
Ireland, Irish Gaelic
Alensina
Argentina
Anku
Korea, Korean
Antola
Andorra
Awisi
Haiti, Haitian Creole
B: mi kin lukin e ona.
I see it indeed.
B: mi ken ala. mi kin moku.
I can't. I'm still eating.
B: pona! mi kin tawa ma Elopa.
Cool! I also went to Europe.
Ekato
Ecuador
Elena
Greece, Greek
Epanja
Spain, Spanish
Esi
Estonia, Estonian
Esuka
Basque Country, Basque
I like plants.
kasi li pona tawa mi.
Ilakija
Iraq
Ilan
Iran, Persian
Inli
England, English
Intonesija
Indonesia, Indonesian
Isale
Israel
Isilan
Iceland, Icelandic
Italija
Italy, Italian
Jamanija
Yemen
Kalalinuna
Greenland, Greenlandic
Kana
Ghana
Kanata
Canada
Kanse
France, French
Katala
Qatar
Katelo
Georgia, Georgian
Katemala
Guatemala
Kenata
Grenada
Kepeka
Quebec
Keposi
Cyprus
Kilipasi
Kiribati
Kinla
Wales, Welsh
Konko (pi ma tomo Kinsasa)
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Konko (pi ma tomo Pasawi)
Congo, P. Rep.
Kosalika
Costa Rica
Kosiwa
Côte d'Ivoire
Kupa
Cuba
Kusala
Gujarat, Gujarati
Kuwasi
Kuweit
Lanka
Sri Lanka
Lesi
Brittany, Breton
Lipija
Libya
Lisensan
Liechtenstein
Lomani
Romania, Romanian
Losi
Russia, Russian
Lowasi
Croatia, Croatian
Lowenki
Slovakia, Slovak
Lowensina
Slovenia, Slovenian
Lunpan
Lebanon
Lusepu
Luxemburg
Luwanta
Rwanda
Maketonija
Macedonia
Malakasi
Madagascar, Malagasy
Malasija
Malaysia, Malay
Malawi
Malawi
Mali
Mali
Malipe
Morocco
Masija
Hungary, Hungarian
Masu
Egypt
Mesiko
Mexico
Mewika
USA, American
Mijama
Myanmar
Motowa
Moldova
Mulitanija
Mauritania
Namipija
Namibia
Naselija
Nigeria
Netelan
Netherlands, Dutch
Nijon
Japan, Japanese
Nise
Niger
Nosiki
Norway, Norwegian Bokmål
Nusilan
New Zealand
Ontula
Honduras
Osalasi
Austria
Oselija
Australia
Pakisan
Pakistan
Palakawi
Paraguay
Palani
Bahrein
Palata
India
Panama
Panama
Panla
Bangladesh, Bengali
Papeto
Barbados
Papuwanijukini
Papua New Guinea
Pasila
Brasil
Pawama
Bahamas
Pelalusi
Belarus, Belarussian
Pelu
Peru
Pemuta
Bermuda
Penesuwela
Venezuela
Penin
Benin
Pesije
Belgium
Pilipina
Philipines, Tagalog
Pilisin
Palestine
Pisi
Fiji
Piten
Britain, UK
Pokasi
Bulgaria, Bulgarian
Posan
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian
Posuka
Poland, Polish
Potuke
Portugal, Portugese
Samalino
San Marino
Sameka
Jamaica, Jamaican Patoi
Samowa
Samoa
Sasali
Algeria
Sawa
Java, Javanese
Sawasi
Swaziland
Seki
Czech (Republic)
Seneka
Senegal
Setapika
South Africa
Sile
Chile
Sinita
Trinidad and Tobago
Sipusi
Djibouti
Sonko
China, Chinese
Sopisi
Serbia, Serbian
Sukosi
Scotland, Scots
Sulija
Syria
Sumi
Finland, Finnish
Sutan
Sudan
Suwasi
Switzerland, Swiss
Tansi
Denmark, Danish
Tawi
Thailand, Thai
Toko
Togo
Tominika
Dominican Republic
Tona
Tonga, Tongan
Tosi
Germany, German
Tuki
Turkey, Turkish
Tunisi
Tunisia
Tuwalu
Tuvalu
Ukanta
Uganda
Ukawina
Ukraine, Ukrainian
Ulukawi
Uruguay
Uman
Oman
Utun
Jordan
Wanuwatu
Vanuatu
Wasikano
Vatican
Wensa
Sweden, Swedish
a
interj ah! ha! oh! ooh! aw! (emotion word)
akesi
n non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian, dinosaur, monster
ala
mod no, not, none, un- n nothingness, negation, zero interj no!
ala li jaki.
Nothing is dirty.
ali / (ale)
n everything, anything, life, the universe mod all, every, complete, whole
anpa
n bottom, down, under, below, floor, beneath mod low, lower, bottom vt lower, down, defeat, overcome
ante
n difference mod different cont otherwise, or else
anu
conj or
awen
vi stay, wait, remain vt keep mod remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary
e
sep (introduces a direct object)
en
conj and (used to coordinate head nouns)
ijo
n thing, something, stuff, anything, object mod of something vt objectify
ike
mod bad, evil, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy interj oh dear! woe! alas! n negativity, evil, badness
ilo
n tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose
insa
n inside, inner world, centre, stomach mod internal, central
jaki
mod dirty, gross, filthy n dirt, pollution, filth vt pollute, dirty
jan
n person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody mod personal, human, somebody's, of people vt personify, humanize, personalize
jan Eta li jan unpa.
Heather is a whore.
jan Kanata
Canadian person
jan Keli o, sina pona lukin.
Kelly, you are pretty.
jan Ken o, pipi li lon len sina.
Ken, a bug is on your shirt.
jan Lisa li pona.
Lisa is cool.
jan Mawen o, sina wile ala wile moku?
Marvin, are you hungry?
jan Mesiko
Mexican person
jan Mewi li toki tawa mi.
Mary's talking to me.
jan Nesan li musi.
Nathan is funny.
jan Pentan li pana e sona tawa mi.
Brandon teaches to me.
jan Tepani o, sina ike tawa mi.
Steffany, I don't like you.
jan seme li moku?
Who is eating?
jan seme li tawa poka sina?
Who went with you?
jelo
mod yellow, light green
jo
vt have, contain n having kama receive, get, take, obtain
kala
n fish, sea creature
kalama
n sound, noise, voice vi make noise vt sound, ring, play (an instrument)
kalama musi "Jingle Bells" li pona tawa mi.
I like the song "Jingle Bells".
kalama musi li pona tawa mi.
I like music.
kalama musi pi jan Elton-John li nasa.
The music of Elton John is odd.
kalama ni li seme?
What was that noise?
kama
n event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning mod coming, future vi come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state),
kasi
n plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood
kasi anpa
grass
kasi kule
flower
kasi lili
little weeds
kasi suli
trees, big shrubs
ken
n possibility, ability, power to do things, permission vi can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible vt make possible, enable, allow, permit
ken la ilo li pakala.
Maybe the tool is broken.
ken la jan Lisa li jo e ona.
Maybe Lisa has it.
ken la mi ken tawa ma Elopa.
Maybe I can go to Europe.
ken la ona li lape.
Maybe he's alseep.
kepeken
vt use prep with
kili
n fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom
kin
mod also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word that follows)
kiwen
n hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay mod hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal
ko
n semi-solid substance (paste, powder, gum, etc.)
kon
n air, wind, odour, soul mod air-like, ethereal, gaseous
kule
n color, paint vt color, paint mod colourful
kulupu
n group, community, society, company mod communal, shared, public, of the society
kute
vt listen, hear mod auditory, hearing
la
sep (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence)
lape
n, vi sleep, rest mod sleeping, of sleep
laso
mod blue, blue-green
lawa
n head, mind mod main, leading, in charge vt lead, control, rule, steer
len
n clothing, cloth, fabric
lete
n cold mod cold, uncooked vt cool down, chill, freeze
lete li lon.
It's cold.
lete lili li lon.
It's cool.
lete mute li lon.
It's very cold.
letter
pronounced as in
letter
pronounced as in
li
sep (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb
lili
mod small, little, young, a bit, short, fes, less vt reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen
linja
n long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain
lipu
n flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket
loje
mod red
lon
prep be located in/at/on vi be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake
luka
n hand, arm mod five
lukin
vt see, look at, watch, read vi look, watch out, pay attention mod visual
lupa
n hole, orifice, window, door
ma
n land, earth, country, (outdoor) area
ma Italija li pona lukin.
Italy is beautiful.
ma Kanata li pona.
Canada is good.
ma tomo Alenta
Atlanta
ma tomo Lantan li suli.
London is big.
ma tomo Loma
Rome
ma tomo Pelin
Berlin
mama
n parent, mother, father mod of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly
mani
n money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital
meli
n woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend mod female, feminine, womanly
meli Italija
Italian woman
mi
n I, we mod my, our
mi jan Pepe.
I am Pepe.
mije
n man, male, husband, boyfriend mod male, masculine, manly
mije Epanja
Spanish man
moku
n food, meal vt eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume
moli
n death mod dead, deadly, fatal vt kill
monsi
n back, rear end, butt, behind mod back, rear
mu
interj woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise)
mun
n moon mod lunar
musi
n fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment mod artful, fun, recreational vi play, have fun
mute
mod many, several, very, much, a lot, abundant, numerous, more n amount, quantity vt make many or much
nanpa
n number oth -th (ordinal numbers)
nasa
mod silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird vt drive crazy, make weird
nasin
n way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method
nena
n bump, hill, mountain, button, nose
ni
mod this, that
nimi
n word, name
nimi mi li Pepe.
My name is Pepe.
noka
n leg, foot
o
sep O (vocative or imperative) interj hey! (calling somebody's attention)
o awen.
Wait.
o lukin e ni.
Watch this.
o pali!
Work!
o tawa ma tomo poka jan pona sina.
Go to the city with your friend.
oko
n eye
olin
n love mod love vt to love (a person)
ona
n he, she, it, they mod his, her, its, their
open
vt open, turn on
pakala

n blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking vt screw up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, bungle, spoil, ruin vi screw up, fall apart, break

pali

n activity, work, deed, project mod active, work-related, operating, working vt do, make, build, create
palisa
n long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch
pana
vt give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause n giving, transfer, exchange
pi
sep of, belonging to
pilin
n feelings, emotion, heart vi feel vt feel, think, sense, touch
pimeja
mod black, dark n darkness, shadows vt darken
pini
n end, tip mod completed, finished, past, done, ago vt finish, close, end, turn off
pipi
n bug, insect, spider
poka
n side, hip, next to mod neighboring prep in the accompaniment of, with
poka telo
water side, the beach
poki
n container, box, bowl, cup, glass
pona
n good, simplicity, positivity mod good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right interj great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay!
sama
mod same, similar, equal, of equal status or position prep like, as, seem cont similarly, in the same way that
sama li ike.
Equality is bad.
seli
n fire, warmth, heat mod hot, warm, cooked vt heat, warm up, cook
seli li lon.
It's hot.
seli lili li lon.
It's warm.
seli mute li lon.
It's very hot.
selo
n outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel
seme
oth what, which, wh- (question word)
seme li lon poka mi?
What is beside me?
seme li lon tomo mi?
What is in my house?
seme li moku e kili mi?
What is eating my fruit?
seme li pona tawa sina?
What do you like?
seme li utala e sina?
What attacked you?
sewi
n high, up, above, top, over, on mod superior, elevated, religious, formal
sijelo
n body, physical state
sike
n circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle mod round, cyclical
sin
mod new, fresh, another, more vt renew, renovate, freshen
sina
n you mod your
sinpin
n front, chest, torso, wall
sitelen
n picture, image vt draw, write
sitelen ma
map
sitelen tawa
movie, TV show
sitelen tawa "Bowling for Columbine" li kin pona.
The movie "Bowling for Columbine" is also good.
sitelen tawa "Fahrenheit 9/11" li pona tawa mi.
I like the movie "Fahrenheit 9/11".
sona
n knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding vt know, understand, know how to vi know, understand
soweli
n animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal
soweli ni li pona moku.
This cow is good to eat.
suli
mod big, tall, long, adult, important vt enlarge, lengthen n size
suno
n sun, light
supa
table, chair, sofa, ...
supa
n horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor
supa lape
bed
suwi
n candy, sweet food mod sweet, cute vt sweeten
tan
prep from, by, because of, since n origin, cause
taso
mod only, sole conj but
tawa
prep to, in order to, towards, for, until n movement, transportation mod moving, mobile
telo
n water, liquid, juice, sauce vt water, wash with water
tenpo
n time, period of time, moment, duration, situation
tenpo kama la mi lape.
In the future, I'll sleep.
tenpo ni la mi lon.
At this time, I am here.
tenpo pimeja pini la mi kama nasa.
Last night, I became drunk.
tenpo pini la mi weka.
In the past, I was away.
tenpo tu tu la mi sike e suno.
Four times (la) I circled the sun.
toki
n language, talking, speech, communication vt say vi talk, chat, communicate
toki Epelanto
Esperanto
toki Inli li pona.
The English language is good.
toki Kanse
French language
tomo
n indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building mod urban, domestic, household
tu
mod two n duo, pair vt double, separate/cut/divide in two
unpa

n sex, sexuality mod erotic, sexual vt have sex with, sleep with

uta
n mouth mod oral
utala
n conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence vt hit, strike, attack, compete against
walo
mod white, light (colour) n white thing/part, whiteness, lightness
wan
mod one, a n unit, element, particle, part, piece vt unite, make one
waso
n bird, winged animal
wawa
n energy, strength, power mod energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident vt strengthen, energize, empower
weka
mod away, absent, missing n absence vt throw away, remove, get rid of
wile
vt to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should n desire, need, will mod necessary
a
ahh, ha!, umm, hmm, ooh, etc.
a a a!
Hahaha! (laughter)
a a a!
ha ha ha!
a! telo sijelo loje li kama tan nena kute mi!
Ahh! Blood is coming from my ear!
a.
Ooh, ahh, unh, oh, etc.
akesi
reptile, amphibian
akesi pi telo moli
venomous snakes, poisonous frogs
akesi li pana e telo moli.
The snake emitted venom ("deadly fluid").
ala
not, none
ala
zero
ale / ali
everything, all
ale li jo e tenpo.
There is a time for everything. Everything in its right context.
ale li pona
all is well, I feel calm, I am at peace
ale li pona.
All is good. Life is beautiful. Everything will be OK.
ali
everything, all
anpa
ground
anpa lawa
neck (bottom of head)
anpa lawa
neck, throat
anpa pi sinpin lawa
chin
ante
other, different
ante li kama.
Change comes. Times change.
anu
or
awen
to wait, to pause, to stay
awen pona
patient
e
introduces direct object
en
and
ijo
something, anything, stuff, thing
ijo lon tomo
household things
ijo uta walo
teeth
ike
Bad
ike
bad, evil, complicated
ike li kama.

Bad comes.

ike lukin
ugly
ike lukin
ugly
ike!
Oh no!, Uh oh!, Alas!, etc.
ilo
tool, device, machine
ilo lape
sleeping pill
ilo lape soweli
animal tranquilizer or anesthetic, e.g. ketamine
ilo li pakala.
The tool is broken.
ilo moku
an eating utensil (fork/spoon/knife)
ilo moku
utensil, fork, spoon, knife, etc.
ilo musi
toy, thing used for entertainment
ilo nanpa
computer
ilo nasa
drugs
ilo nasa wawa
energy-giving drug, e.g. amphetamine
ilo ni li pilin lete.
This axe feels cold.
ilo pi sitelen tawa
TV
ilo pi sitelen tawa
tv
ilo pi sitelen toki
pen, pencil
ilo sona
smart tool or machine, e.g. computer
ilo suno
a tool of light
ilo suno
flashlight
ilo suno
lamp
ilo toki
communications device, e.g. telephone, online chat
ilo unpa
sex toy
ilo wan ma
Internet
insa
inside, stomach
jaki
dirty, nasty, trash
jan (pi pali) moku
chef, cook
jan (pi pali) unpa
sex worker
jan (pi pali) unpa
sex worker, prostitute
jan
People
jan
person, people, inhabitant, member
jan
somebody, anybody, person, etc.
jan Ana o pana e moku tawa mi.
Ana, give me food.
jan Epi o a!
Oh Abbie!
jan Ken o, mi olin e sina.
Ken, I love you.
jan Lisa taso li kama.
Only Lisa came.
jan Lisa o, toki.
Hello, Lisa.
jan Mose o lawa e mi mute tawa ma pona.
Moses, lead us to the good land.
jan Pawe o, mi wile ala moli.
Forrest, I don't want to die.
jan San o tawa tomo sina!
John, go to your house!
jan San o, ...
John, ...
jan San li seme?
Who is John?
jan Santa
Santa Claus
jan Sesi o moku e kili ni.
Jessie, eat this fruit.
jan Susan anu jan Lisa li moku e suwi?
Susan or Lisa ate the cookies?
jan Ta o toki ala tawa mi.
Todd, don't talk to me.
jan Wasintan [Washington] li jan lawa pona pi ma Mewika.
Washington was a good leader of America.
jan ala li toki.
Nobody is talking.
jan ali li wile tawa.
Everybody wants to travel.
jan kala
mermaid.
jan mute li kama.
Many people came.
jan mute lili li kama.
A small amount (of) people are coming.
jan mute mute mute li kama!
Many, many, many people are coming!
jan pi ike lukin
an ugly person
jan pi ma tomo
person of the city, a city-dweller
jan pi nanpa tu tu
4th person
jan pi nasin sewi Kolisu
person of Christian religion, a Christian
jan pi pona lukin
an attractive person
jan pi wawa ala
a weak person
jan poka
neighbor, someone who is beside you
jan sin li kama.
More people are coming.
jan ike
bad person, jerk, negative person, enemy
jan ike
enemy
jan kulupu
member of a group
jan lawa
leader
jan lawa
leader, boss, master, chairperson, president, director
jan lawa pi jan utala
leader of soldiers (commander, general)
jan lawa pi tomo tawa kon
leader of airplanes, a pilot
jan lawa ma
president of country, governor of state, premier of province
jan lawa pi ma tomo
mayor
jan li moli e waso.
The person killed the bird.
jan li lon insa tomo.
Somebody's inside the house.
jan li moku.
Somebody is eating.
jan li moli
murder
jan li seme
personal traits
jan li suli mute. mani li suli lili.
People are more important than money.
jan li toki kepeken toki pona lon tomo toki.
People talk in/using Toki Pona in the chat room.
jan li wile jo e ma.
People want to own land.
jan lili
child
jan lili
child, daughter, son
jan lili
small, short, thin or young person, child
jan lili en jan suli li toki.
The child and the adult are talking.
jan lili pi jan Ken en jan Lisa li suwi.
Ken and Lisa's baby is sweet.
jan lili tu wan
3 children
jan lili li ken ala moku e telo nasa.
Children can't drink beer.
jan lili li sona ala e ike.
Children are innocent.
jan lili li wile e telo kili.
Children want fruit juice.
jan lili sina li suwi.
Your baby is cute.
jan luka tu
7 people
jan moli
dead man
jan nasa
strange, foolish, unconventional or crazy person
jan nasa utala
fighting fool
jan ni li sama mi.
That person is like me.
jan ni li pona lukin
That person is pretty.
jan olin
loved one
jan olin
significant other, partner
jan pakala
an injured person, victim, etc.
jan pali
worker, employee
jan pi jan unpa mute
promiscuous person
jan pi kama sona
student
jan pi ma ante
foreigner
jan pi ma sama
fellow citizen of same country or land
jan pi musi sijelo
athlete
jan pi pana sona
teacher
jan pi pona pilin
good psychotherapist
jan pi pona sijelo
good doctor, healer
jan pi tomo pali
office worker, etc.
jan pi tomo sama
housemate, roommate
jan pona
friend (good person)
jan pona
good person, friend, positive person
jan sama
similar person, counterpart, peer, person in same situation, sibling
jan sama
sister, brother, sibling
jan seme li meli sina?
Who is your girlfriend/wife?
jan sewi
God
jan sona
knowledgeable person, wise person, educated person, academic, specialist
jan sona li jan nasa.
A wise man is a fool. A genius thinks unconventionally.
jan sona nanpa
mathematician
jan sona pilin
psychologist
jan sona sijelo
doctor, physician
jan suli
adult
jan suli
big, tall or fat person, adult
jan toki
speaker, messenger, person communicating
jan unpa
lover, prostitute
jan unpa
sexual partner
jan utala
soldier
jan utala ali li nasa.
All soldiers are stupid.
jan utala ali li nasa
All soldiers are stupid.
jan utala li seli ala seli e tomo?
Is the warrior burning the house?
jan utala nasa
stupid soldier
jan utala nasa
stupid soldier
jan utala nasa mute
many stupid soldiers
jan utala nasa ni
this stupid soldier
jan utala pi ma Mewika li ike tawa ma ali.
Soldiers of the USA are bad for the world.
jan wawa
strong person
jelo
yellow
jelo
yellow, light green
jo
to have, ownership, possession
jo ala e selo lon pini palisa
circumcised, cut
jo e linja mute
to be hairy
jo e mani mute
to be rich
jo e pilin pona
to have positive feelings, be mentally healthy
jo e selo lon pini palisa
uncircumcised, uncut
jo e sijelo pona
to be (physically) healthy
jo ijo li ike e jan.
Possession corrupts.
kala
fish or an animal that live in water
kala
fish, seafood
kala lete
raw fish, sushi
kalama
sound, noise
kalama ala li lon
No sound exists.
kalama musi en meli li pona tawa mi.
I like music and girls.
kama
to come
kama
to come, to happen, to cause
kama jo
get
kama jo e lupa meli
to get genital reconstruction surgery as a women, i.e. vaginoplasty
kama jo e palisa mije
to get genital reconstruction surgery as a man, i.e. metoidioplasty, phalloplasty
kama jo e sinpin lawa meli
to get facial feminization surgery
kama jo e sinpin mije
to get male chest reconstruction surgery
kama olin
fall in love with
kama pona!
Come well! Welcome!
kasi
herb, plant
kasi
plant
kasi nasa / kasi sona
hemp
kasi nasa
intoxicating plant, e.g. marijuana
kasi pi tenpo pona Kolisu
Chrismas tree
kasi sona
intoxicating plant used in meditation, e.g. marijuana
kasi wawa
spice
ken
can, to be able to
ken la jan lili li wile moku e telo.
Maybe the baby is thirsty.
kepeken
to use, with, using
kepeken e kasi nasa
to smoke pot
kepeken e utala
to use violence
kepeken ike e ilo nasa
to abuse drugs
kepeken lili e ilo nasa
to use drugs in moderation
kili
fruit, vegetable
kili
fruit, vegetable
kili
vegetable, fruit
kili pi jan Susan
Susan's fruit
kili li lon poki.
The fruit is in the basket.
kili li pona tawa mi.
I like fruit.
kili li tawa anpa poka kasi.
The appel drops not far from the tree.
kili lili
small vegetable, fruit, e.g. berry, olive
kili lili kiwen
nut
kili loje
reddish fruit or vegetable, e.g. tomato
kili ma
earth vegetable, e.g. potato
kili mi
my fruit
kili palisa
long fruit or vegetable, e.g. carrot, banana, cucumber
kili pi jan Linta li ike.
Linda's fruit is bad.
kili suwi
(sweet) fruit
kin
indeed, still, too
kiwen
stone, rock, hard like a rock
ko (walo) wawa
cocaine
ko
semi-solid substance (glue, powder, etc.)
ko jaki
feces

ko jaki

feces, pooh

ko jaki lon nena sinpin
boogers
ko lete li kama
it's snowing
kon
air, atmosphere, spirit, wind
kon en sewi
weather
kon sewi li jo e walo
it's cloudy
kon telo walo
snow, fog
kule
color, to paint, to color
kule
colour
kule lon palisa luka
nail polish
kule lon palisa luka
nail polish
kulupu
group, community, society
kulupu pi toki pona
the Toki Pona community
kulupu mama
family
kulupu mama
family
kulupu pi tenpo mun
Month
kulupu pi tenpo suno luka tu
days of the week
kute
to hear
la
separates adverb of context from sentence
lape
to sleep
lape li pona.
Sleep and rest are good.
lape pona!
Sleep well! Have a good night!
laso
blue
laso
blue, blue-green
laso jelo / jelo laso
yellowish blue (green)
laso jelo
green (yellowish blue)
laso loje / loje laso
reddish blue (purple
laso loje
purple (reddish blue)
laso pimeja
dark blue
lawa
head
lawa
main, leading, head
lawa e pilin
to master one's feelings, be composed
len
clothing, clothe
len
clothes, article of clothing, cloth, fabric
len jan
somebody's clothes
len pi jan Lisa
Lisa's clothes
len pi loje en laso
shirt of red and blue
len jan
somebody's clothes
len lawa
hat, hood, bonnet, headdress
len li lon poka mi.
The clothes are at my side.
len luka
gloves, mittens
len ni li kule seme?
What colour is this article of clothing?
len noka
shoe, pants
len pi jan Susan li jaki.
Susan's clothes are dirty.
len sina li telo ala telo?
Are your clothes wet?
lete
cold
lete li lon
it's cold
lete lili li kin lon.
Here is it little cold too.
li
separates a 3rd person subject from its verb
lili
little
lili
small, short, thin, young
linja (lawa)
hair
linja
line, hair
linja lawa
hair (of head)
linja lili oko
eyebrows, eyelashes
linja sinpin
beard, facial hair
linja uta
moustache
lipu
paper, sheet, page, ticket, etc.
lipu toki
paper with written information, document, text, book
loje
red
loje
red
loje jelo
orange (yellowish red)
loje laso (pimeja)
(dark) blueish red, purple
loje walo
light red, pink
loje walo
pink (whitish red)
lon
truth
lon
to be in/at/on, to exist
lon tenpo pi pali ala
to be taking a sabbatical, break from work
luka
5
luka
arm, hand
luka
five
luka
hand, arm
luka
hand, arm
luka luka
5 + 5 = 10
luka luka luka
5 + 5 + 5 = 15
luka luka tu
5 + 5 + 2 = 12
luka luka tu tu
5 + 5 + 2 + 2 = 14
luka luka tu wan
5 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 13
luka luka wan
5 + 5 + 1 = 11
luka mi li jaki. mi wile telo e ona.
My hands are dirty. I want to wash them.
luka tu
5 + 2 = 7
luka tu tu
5 + 2 + 2 = 9
luka tu wan
5 + 2 + 1 = 8
luka wan
5 + 1 = 6
lukin
to see, to look at, vision, sight
lukin
aware, attentive
lukin e toki
read
lukin jo e pali
to be looking for a job
lupa (meli)
vagina, pussy
lupa (tomo)
window, door
lupa
hole, orifice
lupa
hole, orifice
lupa
hole, orifice, door, window
lupa jaki
anus
lupa kute
ear
lupa meli
vagina
lupa meli
vagina
lupa meli li mama ale.
A woman's womb is the mother of all things.
lupa monsi
anus
lupa monsi
anus
lupa nena
nostrils
lupa pi telo jelo
urethra
ma
land, country, region, outside area
ma
Ecology
ma Amelika
the Americas
ma Amelika lete
North America
ma Amelika seli
South America
ma Antasika
Antarctica
ma Apika
Africa
ma Asija
Asia
ma Elopa
Europe
ma Elopa li weka tan ma Mewika.
Europe is away from the USA.
ma Inli li pona.
England is good.
ma Mewika li weka ala tan ma Kupa.
The USA is not away from Cuba.
ma ali li pona.
All nations are good.
ma kasi
forest, jungle
ma pi jan Keli
Keli's country
ma seme li pona tawa sina?
Which countries do you like?
ma sina
your country
ma li pona lukin.
The countryside is good to look at.
ma lon telo
Island
ma mi li pimeja.
My land is dark.
ma ona
her country
ma telo
mud, swamp
ma tomo
city, town
ma tomo
town
ma tomo Akajela
Cairo (Egypt)
ma tomo Alana
Atlanta (USA)
ma tomo Alawa
Ottawa (Canada)
ma tomo Alipasi
Halifax (Canada)
ma tomo Anpu
Hamburg (Germany)
ma tomo Ansetan
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ma tomo Asina
Athens (Greece)
ma tomo Ele
Los Angeles (USA)
ma tomo Esupo
Espoo (Finland)
ma tomo Iwesun
Hilversum (Netherlands)
ma tomo Kakawi
Calgary (Canada)
ma tomo Kenpisi
Cambridge (USA, GB)
ma tomo Kunte
Bangkok (Thailand)
ma tomo Lanten
London (England)
ma tomo Lesinki
Helsinki (Finland)
ma tomo Loma
Rome (Italy)
ma tomo Manten
Moncton (Canada)
ma tomo Mesiko
Mexico City (Mexico)
ma tomo Milano
Milan (Italy)
ma tomo Minsen
Munich (Germany)
ma tomo Monkela
Montreal (Canada)
ma tomo Napoli
Naples (Italy)
ma tomo Nujoka
New York City (USA)
ma tomo Osaka
Osaka (Japan)
ma tomo Paki
Paris (France)
ma tomo Pasen
Boston (USA)
ma tomo Pelin
Berlin (Germany)
ma tomo Peminan
Birmingham (England)
ma tomo Pesin
Beijing, Peking (China)
ma tomo Pilense
Florence (Italy)
ma tomo Polan
Portland (USA)
ma tomo Putapesi
Budapest (Hungary)
ma tomo Sakata
Jakarta (Indonesia)
ma tomo Sanpansiko
San Francisco (USA)
ma tomo Sawi
Sackville (Canada)
ma tomo Sene
Geneva (Switzerland)
ma tomo Sensan
St. John's (Canada)
ma tomo Sesija
Shediac (Canada)
ma tomo Sije
Dieppe (Canada)
ma tomo Solu
Seoul (South Korea)
ma tomo Tanpele
Tampere (Finland)
ma tomo Telawi
Tel Aviv (Israel)
ma tomo Tokijo
Tokyo (Japan)
ma tomo Towano
Toronto (Canada)
ma tomo Tuku
Turku (Finland)
ma tomo Wankuwa
Vancouver (Canada)
ma tomo Wenesija
Venice (Italy)
ma tomo lawa
capital
mama
a parent in general (mother or father)
mama
mother, father, parent
mama
parent
mama meli
mother
mama mije
father
mama mama
grandparent
mama meli
mother
mama mi li moli la mi pilin ike.
My parents die, I feel bad.
mama mije
father
mama ona li kepeken e kasi nasa.
His mother used pot.
mani
money, currency
meli (insa)
person who identifies as female, e.g. male-to-female transsexual person
meli (olin)
wife, girlfriend
meli
woman, wife, girlfriend, female
meli en mije
Gender
meli li lon sewi mije
woman on top
meli li nasa e mije.
Women will drive men crazy.
meli lili
daughter
meli mi pi nanpa wan li nasa.
My first girlfriend was crazy.
meli mije
masculine girl, butch, tomboy
meli sama
sister
meli unpa
female sexual partner
mi
I, we, me, our
mi anpa e jan utala.
I defeated the warrior.
mi en sina li jan pona.
You and I are friends.
mi kalama kepeken ilo.
I make noise using an instrument.
mi kama e pakala.
I caused an accident.
mi kama jo e telo.
I got the water.
mi kepeken e ilo.
I'm using tools.
mi kepeken e poki ni.
I'm using that cup.
mi kule e lipu
I'm coloring the paper.
mi lon e sina.
I made you aware of reality. I forced you to be to present and alert.
mi lon tomo.
I'm in the house.
mi olin e sina.
I love you.
mi pilin e ni: sina ike.
I think this: You're bad.
mi pilin ijo.
I'm thinking (about) something.
mi pilin ike.
I feel bad. / I feel sad.
mi pilin pi meli ni.
I'm thinking about that woman.
mi pilin pona.
I feel good. / I feel happy.
mi tawa e kiwen.
I'm moving the rock.
mi tawa tomo mi.
I'm going to my house.
mi weka.
I was away.
mi wile e ni: mi lon tomo.
I want this: I'm at home.
mi wile lon tomo.
I want to be at home. / I want in a house.
mi wile lukin e ma.
I want to see the countryside.
mi wile pakala e sina.
I must destroy you.
mi en meli mi li wan.
My girlfriend and I got married.
mi jan li suli.
I am somebody and am important.
mi jo e kili.
I have a fruit.
mi kama tan ma Mewika.
I come from America.
mi kama tan ma tomo Pelin.
I'm from Berlin.
mi ken ala ken pilin e monsi sina?
may I touch your butt?
mi kepeken e poki e ilo moku.
I'm using a bowl and a spoon.
mi kin olin e sina.
I still love you. / I love you too.
mi kute e kalama musi.
I'm listening to music.
mi kute e toki sina.
I hear your talking.
mi lape ala.
I'm not sleeping.
mi lape la ali li pona.
When I'm asleep, everything is good.
mi lape. mi sona.
I sleep. I know.
mi lawa pona e jan.
I lead people well.
mi lon ma kasi.
I'm in the forest.
mi lon tan seme?
Why am I here?
mi lukin kepeken ilo suno.
I look using a flashlight.
mi lukin taso e meli ni! ali li pona.
I only looked at that girl! Everything's okay.
mi lukin e ma. ni li pona tawa mi.
I'm watching the countryside. This is good to me.
mi lukin e ni.
I am looking at that.
mi lukin e soweli luka.
I saw five mammals.
mi lukin sewi e tomo suli.
I am looking up at the big building.
mi moku e kili e telo.
I eat/drink fruit and water.
mi moku e kili.
I eat fruit.
mi moku kepeken ilo moku.
I eat using a fork/spoon/ any type of eating utensil.
mi moku li pakala.
I eat and destroy.
mi moku lon tomo.
I eat in the house.
mi moku poka jan pona mi.
I ate beside my friend.
mi moku tan ni: mi wile moku.
I eat because I'm hungry.
mi moku lili e kili lili.
I nibble (eat a little) the small fruit.
mi moku lon poka pi jan pona mi.
I ate at side of my friend.
mi moku mute. sina moku lili.
I eat more than you.
mi moku.
I eat. / I am food.
mi musi ala.
I'm not having fun. / I'm bored.
mi musi taso.
I'm just joking.
mi mute
we, us
mi mute li lukin lili e ona.
We barely saw it.
mi mute o musi.
Let's have fun.
mi mute o tawa.
Let's go.
mi olin e sina
I love you
mi pali taso.
I just work. (All I ever do is work.)
mi pali mute la mi pilin ike.
When I work a lot, I feel bad.
mi pana e ko jaki.
I crapped.
mi pana e sona pi toki pona tawa ona.
I teach her in toki pona.
mi pana e telo jelo.
I peed.
mi pilin e ni: ona li jo ala e mani.
I think that he doesn't have money.
mi pilin e seli sijelo sina.
I feel your bodily warmth.
mi pilin lete.
I'm cold.
mi pini e lape sina.
I ended your sleep. I woke you up.
mi pona e ijo.
I'm fixing something.
mi pona e ale mi, la mi pona e mi.
When I improve all areas of my life, I am making myself good.
mi pona e tomo tawa jan pakala.
I fixed the house for the disabled man.
mi pona.
I (am) good.
mi pona.
I am/was/will be good.
mi pona. taso meli mi li pakala.
I'm okay. But my girlfriend is injured.
mi sona ala e tan.
I don't know the reason. / I don't know why.
mi sona ala e nimi pi ona mute.
I don't know their names.
mi sona e ni taso.
I know only that. (That's all I know.)
mi suli mute. sina suli lili.
I'm bigger than you.
mi suli.
I'm important. / I'm fat.
mi tawa
I'm going. Bye!
mi tawa tomo toki. ona li pona tawa mi.
I go the chat room. It is good for me.
mi telo e mi lon tomo telo.
I bathe myself in the restroom.
mi toki tawa sina.
I talk to you.
mi toki jan.
I talked about people
mi toki pi jan ike.
I talked about bad people.
mi utala ike.
I fight badly.
mi wawa ala.
I'm not strong. / I'm weak.
mi weka e ijo tu ni.
I got rid of those two things.
mi weka e ike jan, la mi weka e ike mi.
When I forgive somebody's wrongdoings, I cleanse myself of negativity.
mi weka.
I was away.
mi wile ala pali.
I'm lazy.
mi wile ala tawa musi.
I don't want to dance.
mi wile e moku e telo.
I want food and water.
mi wile ala e ijo. mi lukin taso.
I don't want anything. I'm just looking.
mi wile ala pali.
I'm lazy.
mi wile ala toki pi kalama musi.
I don't want to talk about music.
mi wile e suwi!
I want a cookie!
mi wile e suwi sin!
I want another/more cookie(s)!
mi wile kama sona e toki Inli.
I want to learn English.
mi wile lukin e ma e suno.
I want to see the land and the sun.
mi wile lukin e ma ante.
I want to see other countries.
mi wile lukin e tomo mi. taso mi lon ma ante.
I want to see my house. But I'm in a different country.
mi wile moku e waso.
I want to eat chicken.
mi wile moku e kili loje.
I want to eat a red fruit.
mi wile moku. taso mi jo ala e moku.
I want to eat. But I don't have food.
mi wile pali kepeken nimi "lon".
I need more exercises with "lon".
mi wile sin e telo pi lape ala.
I need more coffee.
mi wile tawa ma Tosi.
I want to go to Germany.
mi wile tawa weka.
I want to leave.
mi wile toki meli.
I want to talk about girls.
mi wile unpa e ona.
I want to have sex with him/her.
mi wile unpa e sina
I want to have sex with you
mije (insa)
person who identifies as male, e.g. female-to-male transsexual person
mije (olin)
husband, boyfriend
mije
man, husband, boyfriend, male
mije li lon sewi meli
missionary position
mije lili
son
mije meli
feminine guy
mije sama
brother
mije unpa
male sexual partner
mije wan la nimi wan. meli wanla nimi awen.
One man one word. One woman one dictionary.
mile moku e telo
to be thirsty
moku
food, eat, drink
moku
food, meal, to eat, to drink
moku li pona.
The food is good.
moku e telo
to drink
moku e telo nasa
to drink alcohol
moku li lon insa mi.
Food is in my stomach.
moku lili
pill
moku lili
snack, small ingestible item
moku lili pi pilin pona mute
strong euphoric drug taken orally, e.g. MDMA
moku pona!
Good food! Enjoy your meal!
moku suwi
sweets, candy, chololate, etc.
moku telo
liquid food, e.g. soup
moku walo
whiteish food, e.g. rice
moli
death
monsi
a person's back
monsi
back, behind, butt
monsi
back, butt
monsi
butt, ass
monsi
rear, back, behind
mu
woof, meow, moo, any animal sound
mu.
meow, woof, moo, etc.
mu.
Meow. Woof. Grrr. Moo. (sounds made by animals)
mun
moon, lunar
mun li pimeja (ale)
it's new moon
mun li pimeja e suno
solar eclipse
mun li sike (ale)
it's full moon
musi
to have fun, to amuse
musi pona!
Good fun! Have fun!
mute
many, a lot
nanpa
number
nanpa pi ilo toki
phone number
nanpa pi ma tomo
zip code
nasa
crazy, stupid, silly, weird, drunk, strange
nasa
crazy, foolish
nasa lukin
funny-looking
nasin
road, way, doctrine, method
nasin pi toki pona
the ideology behind Toki Pona
nasin ale
The Way of Life
nasin ante li pona tawa jan ante.
Different ways are good for different people.
nasin li jo e telo kiwen
the roads are icy
nasin mani li ike.
Capitalism is negative.
nasin pona
Taoism
nasin pona
Taoism, simple or good path
nasin pona Juju
Unitarian Universalism
nasin pona Lasapali
Rastafarianism
nasin pona Latapali
Rastafarianism
nasin pona li mute.
The good ways are many. There are many right ways of doing things.
nasin sewi
religion
nasin sewi
religion, spiritual path
nasin sewi
religions
nasin sewi Jawatu
Judaism
nasin sewi Jawatu
Judaism
nasin sewi Kolisu
Christianity
nasin sewi Kolisu
Christianity
nasin sewi Puta
Buddhism
nasin sewi Puta
Buddhism
nasin sewi Silami
Islam
nasin sewi Silami
Islam
nasin sewi ma
earth religion, e.g. Native American beliefs
nena (lawa)
nose
nena
bump, hill, extrusion
nena kon
nose
nena kute
ear
nena lili (unpa) meli
clitoris
nena lili (unpa) meli
clitoris
nena lili pi nena mama
nipples
nena mama, nena meli
breasts
nena meli
breasts
nena sike meli
female breasts
nena suli li pana e ko seli
a volcano is erupting
ni
this, that
ni li ike tawa mi
That is bad to me. / I don't like that.
ni li kule seme?
What color is that?
ni li pilin lete mute.
This is very cold.
ni li pilin seli lili.
This feels warm.
ni li pona tawa mi.
That is good to me. / I like that.
ni li jan lili ona pi nanpa tu.
This is her second child.
ni li jan seme?
Who is that?
nimi "lon" li pona ala tawa mi.
"lon" is not easy for me.
nimi
name, word
nimi pi mi mute
our names
nimi kepeken @
email ??
noka
foot, leg
noka
leg, foot
noka
leg, foot
o
used for vocative and imperative
o kalama ala!
Don't make noise!
o tu e palisa ni.
Split this stick.
o weka e jan lili tan ni.
Remove the kid from here
o weka e len sina.
Remove your clothes.
o jo e sijelo pona
to your health
o moli e pipi kepeken palisa.
Kill the roach with the stick.
o olin e jan poka.
Love thy neighbour.
o pana e sitelen ma tawa mi.
Give me the map.
o pana e pona tawa ma.
Love the earth. Take care of our planet.
o pana e sike tawa mi.
Give the ball to me.
o pilin e nena.
Touch the button.
o sona ala. o pali.
Stop thinking. Do stuff.
o sona e sina!
Know thyself!
o tawa musi poka mi!
Dance with me!
o tu.
Break up. Split apart.
oko
eye
oko
eye
oko
eye
oko mi li lukin pona
my eyes see well
oko sina li pona lukin
you have beautiful eyes
olin
to love (a person)
olin
to love affectionately, as of a person
olin e jan mute
to be polyamorous
olin e meli
to love women
olin e meli e mije
to love women and men
olin e mije
to love men
olin suli li awen.
Old love never rusts.
ona
he, she, it
ona anu jan ante li ike?
Is he bad, or is it the other person who's bad?
ona li kama tawa tomo mi.
He came to my house.
ona li lon ala lon tomo?
Is he in the house?
ona li lon sewi mi.
He is above me.
ona li tawa ala tawa ma ike?
Did he go to the evil land?
ona li tawa e len mi.
She moved my clothes.
ona li tawa sewi kiwen.
She's going up the rock.
ona li wile jo e ilo.
He would like to have a tool.
ona li jo e seme?
What does he have?
ona li kama tawa ma mi.
He's coming to my country.
ona li kule e tomo tawa.
He's painting the car.
ona li lawa e jan tawa ma pona.
He led people to the good land.
ona li lukin e pipi.
He's watching the bug.
ona li lukin sama pipi.
He looks like a bug.
ona li pona e ilo.
She's fixing the machine.
ona li pona li lili.
It is good and is small.
ona li wile mute e ni.
He wants that a lot.
ona li wile ala kute e ni.
He shouldn't hear this.
ona mute
they, them
ona mute li tawa utala
They're going to the war.
ona mute li nasa e jan suli.
They drove the adults crazy.
open
to open, to begin, to turn on
pakala
mess up, destroy, accident
pakala!
f-ck! d-mn!
pali
Work
pali
occupations
pali
to do, to make, to work
pali ala
not working
pali e ike tawa
to do bad things to, to show disrespect for
pali li ike tawa mi.
I'm lazy.
pali li pana e sona.
One learns by experience.
pali pona
Order
pali pona li lawa tawa lon.
Good work is most importand in live. / Order is the half of the live.
palisa (mije)
penis
palisa
penis-shaped thing, e.g. dildo
palisa
rod, stick, pointy thing
palisa li lawa e mije.
A man's penis control him.
palisa lili noka
toes
palisa luka
finger
palisa mije
penis
palisa mije
penis
palisa sina li kiwen
your cock is hard
palisa tawa
vibrating dildo
palisa uta
tongue
palisa uta
tongue
pana
to give, to send, to release, to emit
pana e ko jaki

to pooh

pana e kon (pi pilin) pona
to laugh
pana e moku tawa
to feed, nourish
pana e palisa lon lupa
to penetrate
pana e palisa uta lon
to lick
pana e pilin pona tawa
to send positivity to, make feel good
pana e sona
to teach (give knowledge)
pana e telo (walo) mije
to ejaculate
pana e telo jelo
to pee, to urinate
pana e telo oko
to cry, weep
pana e uta (tawa jan, lon ijo)
to kiss
pana e uta lon lupa (meli)
to perform cunnilingus
pana e uta lon palisa
to fellate
pana wawa
BDSM
pi
essentially means "of" (seperator)
pilin
feel, think, touch
pilin
feelings
pilin
feelings, emotions, to feel, heart
pilin
heart
pilin
to feel, touch
pilin ala
indifferent, unfeeling
pilin e ike jan
to pity somebody, feel bad for somebody
pilin e moli jan
to mourn somebody
pilin e weka jan
to miss somebody
pilin ike
to feel bad, sad, depressed, unhappy, bitter, discontented, grumpy
pilin ike tan
be afraid of, sad because of, regret, be offended by
pilin ike tawa
to have negative feelings for, be upset at, angry at, hate, resent
pilin ike wawa
to have intense negative feelings, be pissed off, furious
pilin nasa
drunk, high
pilin nasa
to feel silly, strange, weird, crazy, drunk, high
pilin pona
to feel good, happy, content, enjoy oneself, comfortable
pilin pona li pana e sijelo pona.
Positive feelings grant good health. Mind over matter.
pilin pona mute
to feel great, amazing, awesome
pilin pona tan
to feel good because of, to enjoy
pilin wawa (unpa)
orgasm
pilin wawa
to feel strong, energetic, excited, confident, proud
pimeja
black, dark
pimeja
black, dark
pimeja laso
blueish black
pimeja li lon
it is night
pini
end
pini li pona la ale li pona.
Is the end good -- everything is good.
pini palisa
glans, head of the penis
pini pi nena mama
nipples
pini pi sike sune
sylvester
pipi
bug, insect, spider
pipi
any type of bug
pipi li lukin li unpa.
The bug looks and has sex.
pipi li lon anpa mi.
The bug is underneath me.
pipi li moku ala moku e kili?
Are the bugs eating the fruit?
pipi li moli.
The bug is dead.
pipi li moku e kasi.
Bugs eat plants.
poka
hip
poka
side, hip, nearby
poka mi li pakala.
My hip hurts.
poki
container, bowl, glass, cup, box, etc.
poki
glass, cup, bottle, bowl, container
poki kon
lungs
poki lete
refrigerator
poki lete
refrigerator
poki seli
oven, microwave
poki seli
oven, microwave
poki telo
sink, bathtub
pona
good, simple, to fix, to repair
pona
yay!, cool, good
pona e pilin jan
cheer up, make somebody happy
pona lukin
pretty, attractive
pona lukin
beautiful, pretty, handsome
pona moku
delicious, tasty
pona unpa
sexy, good in bed
pona!
Yay! Good! Hoorah!
sama
same, similar
seli
warm, hot, to burn
seli suno
the sun's heat
seli li lon
it's warm or hot
seli suno li seli e tomo mi.
The sun's warmth heats my home.
selo
skin
selo
skin, external surface of something
selo lon pini palisa
foreskin
selo mi li wile e ni: mi pilin e ona.
My skin wants this: I touch it.
seme
what, which (used to make question words)
sewi
high, superior, sky
sewi
high, above, roof, top, sky
sewi monsi
upper back, shoulders
sewi pi sinpin lawa
forehead
sijelo
Health
sijelo
body
sijelo
body
sike
circle, ball
sike mama waso
egg
sike mije (tu)
testicles, balls
sike mije
man's testicles
sike suno wan
one year
sin
new, another, more
sin en ante li sin e lawa li pana e sona.
Novelty and change freshen the mind and bring insight.
sina
you, your
sina kama e ni: mi wile moku.
You caused this: I want to eat. You made me hungry.
sina ken ala ken lape?
Can you sleep?
sina lukin ala lukin e kiwen?
Do you see the rock? lukin Yes lukin ala No
sina pana ala pana e moku tawa jan lili?
Did you give food to the child?
sina pilin e seme?
What are you thinking?
sina pilin seme?
How do you feel?
sina pona ala pona?
Are you okay?
sina sona ala sona e toki mi?
Do you understand what I'm saying? sona Yes sona ala No
sina wile ala wile moku?
Do you want to eat? wile Yes wile ala No
sina jo e kili anu telo nasa?
Do you have the fruit, or is it the wine that you have?
sina kama anu seme?
Are you coming or what?
sina kama tan seme?
Why did you come?
sina kama jo e jan pona lon ni.
You will get friends there.
sina kama tan ma seme?
Which country do you come from?
sina ken ala ken kama?
Can you come?
sina kepeken ala kepeken e ni?
Are you using that?
sina lon seme?
Where are you?
sina lon ala lon ma tomo Wankuwa?
Do you live in Vancouver?
sina lon ma tomo seme?
What city do you live in?
sina lon seme?
Where are you?
sina lukin sewi e suno.
You look up at the sun.
sina lukin e jan seme?
Whom did you see?
sina lukin e seme?
What are you watching?
sina lukin e pipi.
You're watching a bug.
sina moku e telo nasa la sina nasa.
If you drink beer, you'll be silly.
sina moli la sina ken ala toki.
If you are dead, you can't speak.
sina pakala e seme?
What did you hurt?
sina pakala e ilo kepeken nasin seme?
How did you break the tool?
sina pali e ni kepeken nasin seme?
How did you make this?
sina pana e ike, la sina kama jo e ike.
If you give evil, you will receive evil.
sina pilin seme?
how are you? how are you feeling?
sina pona.
You are good. / You fix.
sina sona e toki ni la sina sona e toki pona!
Figure this one out for yourself. :o)
sina suli.
you (are) big/important.
sina tawa ma tomo tan seme?
Why did you go to the city?
sina toki e ni tawa mi: sina moku.
You told me that you are eating.
sina toki pi mama anu jan lili?
Are you talking about the parent, or is the child that you're talking about?
sina toki tawa jan seme?
Whom are you talking to?
sina toki tawa mi anu ona?
Are you talking to me, or are you talking to him?
sina toki tawa mi anu seme?
You ask _me_?
sina wile kepeken e ilo.
You have to use tools.
sina wile tawa telo suli.
You want to go to the ocean.
sina wile ala wile pali? wile ala.
Do you want to work? No.
sina wile e mani anu seme?
Do you want the money or what?
sina wile kama tawa tomo toki.
You should come to the chat room.
sina wile moku anu seme?
Do you want to eat or what?
sina wile tawa ma seme?
What place do you want to go to?
sina wile toki tawa mije anu meli?
Do you want to talk a male, or a female?
sinpin (lawa)
face
sinpin
chest, abdomen, face
sinpin
wall, chest
sitelen
picture, image, to draw, to write
sitelen e toki
to write
sitelen pi ilo nanpa
computer screen
sitelen toki
writing
sitelen unpa
visual erotica, porn
sona
Wisdom
sona
to know, to know how to
sona e toki
to know, speak, understand a language
sona mute
smart, intelligent, wise
sona pona e toki
to master a language
soweli
mammal
soweli
meat from a mammal, e.g. beef, pork
soweli li kama moli.
The cheetah is dying.
soweli lili pi ilo nanpa
computer mouse
soweli mi li kama moli.
My dog is dying.
suli
big, tall, long, important
suli
big, tall, fat
suno
sun, light
suno li suli.
The sun is big.
suno li lon sewi.
The sun is in the sky.
suno li suli ala suli?
Is the sun big?
suno li jelo.
The sun is yellow.
suno li lon
it is day
suno li lon
it's sunny
suno li lon poka pimeja.
Light is beside darkness. Opposites are interconnected. Yin and yang.
suno li suli.
The sun is big.
suno pona!
Good sun! Good day!
supa
any type of furniture
supa lape
bed
supa lawa
pillow
supa moku
dinner table
supa monsi
chair, couch
supa pali
work desk
suwi
sweet
suwi
sweet, cute
suwi lukin
cute
tan
reason, cause
taso
but, only
tawa
to go to, to move, to, for
tawa musi
dance (move entertainingly)
tawa pona!
(in reply) Go well! Good bye!
tawa pona.
Good bye (spoken by the person who's staying)
telo (loje) mun
menses
telo (walo) mije
sperm, come
telo
water, liquid
telo
water, beverage, liquid, sauce
telo li pona.
Water is good.
telo ona
his/her/its water
telo e mi
to shower
telo jaki lon nena sinpin
snot
telo jelo
urine (yellow fluid)
telo jelo
urine, pee
telo kili
juice
telo kili ni li suwi.
This fruit drink is sweet.
telo kiwen
ice
telo kiwen lili li kama
it's hailing
telo li kama
it's raining
telo li pona.
Water is good.
telo lili li lon kon
it's humid
telo loje
blood
telo mama soweli
cow milk
telo nasa
alcohol, beer, wine
telo nasa
alcohol, e.g. beer, wine, whisky
telo nasa
intoxicating liquid, e.g. alcohol
telo nasa loje seli
mulled claret
telo nasa pi wawa ala
weak beer, US American beer
telo nasa wawa
vodka, whisky,
telo pi lape ala
coffee
telo seli
hot beverage, e.g. coffee
telo seli jelo
green tea
telo seli pimeja pi lape ala
coffee
telo seli wawa
coffee
telo seli wawa
coffee
telo sijelo loje
blood (red bodily fluid)
telo suli li ike tawa mi.
I don't like the ocean.
telo suli li laso.
The big water [ocean] is blue.
telo walo mije
The fluid that a man releases during unpa.
telo wawa
energy drink
telo wawa
energy drink
tenpo
time
tenpo
time
tenpo ala
never
tenpo ale
always, all the time
tenpo ali la o kama sona!
Always learn!
tenpo kama
future
tenpo kama
the future (coming time)
tenpo kama lili
soon (little coming time)
tenpo lete
winter
tenpo lete
winter
tenpo li sijelo e sijelo ike ale.
The time heals every wounds.
tenpo li tawa la sona li kama.
Time comes -- advice comes.
tenpo lili
soon, moment, briefly
tenpo lili la mi wile weka
I must leave soon
tenpo moku
mealtime
tenpo mun
month
tenpo mun pi nanpa luka
May
tenpo mun pi nanpa luka luka
October
tenpo mun pi nanpa luka luka tu
December
tenpo mun pi nanpa luka luka wan
November
tenpo mun pi nanpa luka tu
July
tenpo mun pi nanpa luka tu tu
September
tenpo mun pi nanpa luka tu wan
August
tenpo mun pi nanpa luka wan
June
tenpo mun pi nanpa tu
February
tenpo mun pi nanpa tu tu
April
tenpo mun pi nanpa tu wan
March
tenpo mun pi nanpa wan
January
tenpo mute
often (many times)
tenpo mute
often, many times
tenpo ni
now
tenpo ni
the present (this time)
tenpo pi mute seme la sina sike e suno?
How old are you?
tenpo pimeja
night (dark time)
tenpo pimeja
night
tenpo pimeja ni
tonight (this dark time)
tenpo pimeja pini
last night (past dark time)
tenpo pini
past
tenpo pini
the past (past time)
tenpo pona Kolisu
Chrismas
tenpo seli
summer
tenpo seli
summer
tenpo seme la ona li kama lon tomo sina?
When is he coming to your house?
tenpo seme?
when?
tenpo sike
year
tenpo sin
again
tenpo suli
long time
tenpo suno
day (sun time)
tenpo suno
day
tenpo suno kama
tomorrow (coming sun time)
tenpo suno kama
tomorrow
tenpo suno kama la mi pali e lipu sin.
I'll update my web page next day.
tenpo suno mute li pini la mi tawa tomo.
A lot of days ago I went home. ?
tenpo suno ni
today (this sun time)
tenpo suno ni
today
tenpo suno pi nanpa luka
Friday
tenpo suno pi nanpa luka tu
Sunday
tenpo suno pi nanpa luka wan
Saturday
tenpo suno pi nanpa tu
Tuesday
tenpo suno pi nanpa tu tu
Thursday
tenpo suno pi nanpa tu wan
Wednesday
tenpo suno pi nanpa wan
Monday
tenpo suno pi pali ala
(public) holiday
tenpo suno pini
yesterday (past sun time)
tenpo suno pini
yesterday
tenpo suno pini la wan pi ilo HTML li pona lili. tenpo suno pini la wan pi ilo HTML li pona mute.
The HTML part is better now.
tenpo suno sin
morning
tenpo suno sin ale la sina moku e telo seli pimeja
Every morning I drink coffee.
tenpo telo
rainy season
tenpo telo
rainy season
toki
Language
toki
language
toki
language, to talk, to speak
toki
language
toki Alapi
Arabic
toki Apikan
Afrikaans
toki Awasa
Hausa
toki Epelanto
Esperanto
toki Ewantalu
Ewantal
toki Inli pona
Basic English
toki Insi
Hindi
toki Intelinka
Interlingua
toki Inu
Inupiaq, Inuktitut, Eskimo
toki Ipo
Igbo
toki Ito
Ido
toki Iwisi
Hebrew
toki Jolupa
Yoruba
toki Kalike
Scots Gaelic
toki Kantun
Cantonese
toki Kisawili
Swahili
toki Kuwenja
Quenya, Elvish
toki Lolan
Loglan
toki Loma
Latin
toki Losupan
Lojban
toki Lunasimi
Quechua
toki Malasi
Marathi
toki Nosiki sin
Norwegian Nynorsk
toki Olapu
Volapük
toki Pansapi
Punjabi
toki Pasiki
Fyksian
toki Pasuto
Pashto
toki Sami
Laplander
toki Sankitu
Sanskrit
toki Sinan
Klingon
toki Tamasiko
Berber, Tamazight
toki Tami
Tamil
toki Teluku
Telugu
toki Utu
Urdu
toki ike
to say negative things
toki ike lon
to say bad things about, complain about
toki ike tawa
to say bad things to, insult, speak rudely to
toki li pona tawa mi.
I like talking. / I like languages.
toki li pona.
ommunication is good.
toki lon toki
to speak in a language
toki nanpa wan
primary language
toki pona
Toki Pona
toki pona
to say nice things
toki pona e toki
to speak a language well
toki pona li toki pona.
Toki Pona is a good language.
toki pona lon
to say good things about, praise
toki pona tawa
to say nice things to, compliment
toki sitelen
written language
toki sona
proverbs
toki utala tawa
to argue with, criticize
toki!
Hello!, Hi!, etc.
tomo
house, building, construction
tomo
buildings
tomo mi
my house
tomo pi jan Keli en mije ona li suli.
The house of Keli and her boyfriend is big.
tomo pi jan Lisa
Lisa's house
tomo pi ona mute
their house
tomo pi telo nasa
building of alcohol
tomo tawa
car (moving construction)
tomo tawa kon
airplane, helicopter
tomo tawa telo
boat, ship
tomo lape
bedroom
tomo mani
bank
tomo mi li weka tan ni.
My house is away from here.
tomo moku
dining room, kitchen, grocery store, restaurant
tomo moku
grocery store, restaurant
tomo pali
work(place), office, factory, etc.
tomo pali
work(place), office, factory, etc.
tomo pi ijo kama jo
shop ??
tomo pi telo en moku pana.
restaurant
tomo sona
school, university
tomo tawa sina li pakala ala pakala?
Is your car messed up?
tomo telo
bathroom
tomo telo
restroom
tomo toki
chat room, conference room
tomo unpa
bedroom, boudoir
tomo unpa
brothel, sex house
tomo unpa
sex place, e.g. bedroom, boudoir, brothel, etc.
tu
2
tu
two
tu tu
2 + 2 = 4
tu wan
2 + 1 = 3
unpa
have sex with, sex, sexual
unpa

sex, to have sex

unpa li pona

sex is good, I like sex
unpa nasa
kinky sex
unpa sama soweli
doggy style
unpa uta
oral sex
uta
mouth
uta
mouth
uta
mouth
utala
war, battle, to fight
utala li ike tawa mi.
I don't like wars.
utala li ike.
Conflict is bad.
walo
white
walo
white, light
walo pimeja
grey (dark white)
walo uta
teeth
wan
1
wan
one
wan sijelo
body part
waso
bird, bat
waso
chicken, poultry
waso li ken ala lukin la ona li kin ken jo e kili.
A blind chicken can find a corn too.
wawa
strong, intense
wawa li lon insa.
Energy comes from inside. Youth is all in the heart.
weka
away
weka e ike jan
forgive somebody
weka lili li pona tawa lawa.
Temporary isolation is good for meditation.
wile
to want, to need, to have to, desire
wile
to want, desire, would like, hope
wile e pona tawa jan
to wish somebody well
wile ike
to have negative intentions, malevolent
wile lape
to be tired, sleepy, wanting to rest
wile lawa
to be dominant
wile moku
hungry
wile moku
to be hungry
wile moku e telo
thirsty
wile moli
suicidal
wile moli e jan
homicidal, wanting to murder
wile mute
to crave, really want
wile mute ike
to want too much, greedy
wile pali e ijo
bored, wanting to do something
wile pana e pona (tawa jan)
helpful (to someone)
wile pi jan ike li pakala e ijo.
The desires of evil people mess things up.
wile pona
to have good intentions, mean well
wile sona li mute e sona.
Curiosity feeds wisdom. One learns by asking questions.
wile unpa
horny
wile unpa
horny, lustful
wile unpa e meli
to be sexually attracted to women
wile unpa e meli e mije
to be sexually attracted to women and men
wile unpa e mije
to be sexually attracted to men