## 2020-02-11 Automatically generated from the Toki Pona lessons. https://github.com/jan-Lope/ ## You can use this dictionary with the software ding ( http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~fri/ding/ ). a a a! :: ha ha ha! a a a! :: Hahaha! (laughter) a a a! :: interjection: laugh a a a! ni li ' musi. :: Hahaha! That's funny. a! akesi li wile moku e mi! :: Ahh! The dinosaur wants to eat me! A: a! sina lukin ala lukin e ijo nasa ni? :: Whoa! Do you see that weird thing? a :: interjection: ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word) Akanisan :: Afghanistan akesi :: adjective: amphibian-, reptilian-, slimy akesi li pakala moli e soweli. :: The monitor lizard bite deadly the goat. akesi li pana e telo moli. :: The snake emitted venom ("deadly fluid"). akesi :: noun: reptile, amphibian; non-cute animal akesi pi telo moli :: venomous snakes, poisonous frogs ala :: 0 ala :: adjective: no, not, none, un- ala :: adjective numeral: null, 0 ala :: adverb: don't ala! :: interjection: no! ala li ' jaki. :: Nothing is dirty. Alan :: Ireland, Irish Gaelic ala :: noun: nothing, negation, zero alasa :: adjective: hunting-, -hunting, hunting alasa (e ) :: verb transitive: to hunt, to forage alasa li pana e soweli, tawa mi. :: The hunt brings me meat. alasa :: noun: hunting ale :: adjective: all, every, complete, whole (ale = ali), (depreciated) ale :: adjective numeral: 100 (official Toki Pona book) ale :: adverb: always, forever, evermore, eternally (ale = ali), (depreciated) ale li jo e tenpo. :: There is a time for everything. Everything in its right context. ale li ' pona. :: All is good. Life is beautiful. Everything will be OK. ale li pona :: all is well, I feel calm, I am at peace ale :: noun: everything, anything, life, the universe, (depreciated) Alensina :: Argentina ali :: adjective: all, every, complete, whole (ale = ali) ali :: adverb: always, forever, evermore, eternally (ale = ali) ali li ' pona, tawa mi. :: Everything's fine to me. ali li ' seme? :: The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. ali :: noun: everything, anything, life, the universe ali tu :: 100 + 2 = 102 (Is rarely used.) A: mi mute o tawa. :: Let's go. A: mi tawa, tawa ma Elopa. :: I went to Europe. A: mi wile moku. :: I want to eat. Anku :: Korea, Korean anpa :: adjective: low, lower, bottom, down anpa :: adverb: downstairs, below, deep, low, deeply anpa (e ) :: verb transitive: to defeat, to beat, to vanquish, to conquer, to enslave anpa lawa :: neck (bottom of head) anpa lawa :: neck, throat anpa :: noun: bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath anpa pi sinpin lawa :: chin anpa :: verb intransitive: to prostrate oneself ante :: adjective: different, dissimilar, changed, other, unequal, differential ante (e ) :: verb transitive: to change, to alter, to modify ante la ni li ' ike. :: In case of deviations it is unfavorable. ante la ni li ' ike. :: In case of deviations it is unfavourable. ante la :: noun: if difference, if variance, if disagreement ante li kama. :: Change comes. Times change. ante :: noun: difference, distinction, differential, variation, variance, disagreement Antola :: Andorra anu :: conjunction: or (used for decision questions) a! :: Ooh, Ahh! Unh! Oh! a! telo sijelo loje li kama tan nena kute mi! :: Ahh! Blood is coming from my ear! awen :: adjective: remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary awen :: adverb: still, yet awen (e ) :: verb transitive: to keep awen :: noun: inertia, continuity, continuum, stay awen pona mi li pini! :: My patience is over! awen pona :: patient awen :: verb intransitive: to stay, to wait,to remain Awisi :: Haiti, Haitian Creole B: en mi wile moku kin. :: And I want to eat too. B: mi ken ala. mi moku kin e moku. :: I can't. I'm still eating the food. B: mi lukin kin e ona. :: I see it indeed. Ekato :: Ecuador Elena :: Greece, Greek e mi :: reflexive pronoun: myself, ourselves en :: conjunction: and (used to coordinate head nouns) e ona :: reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves Epanja :: Spain, Spanish e :: separator: An 'e' introduces a direct object. Don't use 'e' before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'pi', 'o', '.', '!', '?', ':', ','. Esi :: Estonia, Estonian e sina :: reflexive pronoun: yourself, yourselves Esuka :: Basque Country, Basque esun :: adjective: commercial, trade, marketable, for sale, salable, deductible esun (e ) :: verb transitive: to buy, to sell, to barter, to swap esun :: noun: market, shop, fair, bazaar, business, transaction :: He washes himself. ijo :: adjective: of something ijo :: adverb: of something ijo (e ) :: verb transitive: to objectify 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. ijo lon tomo :: household things ijo :: noun: thing, something, stuff, anything, object ijo uta walo :: teeth ike :: adjective: bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex ike :: adverb: bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex ike :: Bad ike (e ) :: verb transitive: to make bad, to worsen ike! :: interjection: oh dear! woe! alas! ike la :: noun: if negativity, if badness, if evil ike la sina moku e ni. :: If you feel nauseous, swallow this. ike la sina moku e ni. :: In case of nausea swallow this. ike li kama. :: Bad comes. Shit happens. ike lukin :: ugly ike :: noun: negativity, badness, evil ike! :: Oh no! Uh! oh! Alas! ike :: verb intransitive: to be bad, to suck Ilakija :: Iraq Ilan :: Iran, Persian I like the little lizard's green-blue skin. :: selo pi jelo en laso pi akesi lili li ' pona, tawa mi. ilo :: adjective: useful ilo :: adverb: usefully ilo lape :: sleeping pill ilo lape soweli :: animal tranquilizer or anesthetic, e.g. ketamine ilo li lon poki. :: The tools are in the container. ilo li ' pakala. :: The tool is broken. :: ilo li sewi e sewi. ilo li sewi e sewi. :: The machine raises up the roof. ilo moku :: an eating utensil (fork/spoon/knife) ilo moku :: utensil, fork, spoon, knife, etc. ilo musi :: toy, thing used for entertainment ilo nasa :: drugs ilo nasa wawa :: energy-giving drug, e.g. amphetamine ilo ni li ' lete mute , tawa mi. :: This axe feels very cold. ilo :: noun: tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose ilo pi sitelen tawa :: TV ilo pi sitelen toki :: pen, pencil ilo sona :: smart tool or machine, e.g. computer ilo suno :: flashlight ilo suno :: lamp ilo toki :: communications device, e.g. telephone, online chat ilo unpa :: sex toy Inli :: England, English insa :: adjective: inner, internal insa :: noun: inside, inner world, centre, stomach Intonesija :: Indonesia, Indonesian Isale :: Israel Isilan :: Iceland, Icelandic :: Is this a mammal? Italija :: Italy, Italian :: I want to have a lot of sex with you. jaki :: adjective: dirty, gross, filthy, obscene jaki :: adverb: dirty, gross, filthy jaki (e ) :: verb transitive: to pollute, to dirty jaki! :: interjection: ew! yuck! :: jaki li jaki lili e mi. jaki li jaki lili e mi. :: The garbage dirtys me something. jaki :: noun: dirt, pollution, garbage, filth, feces Jamanija :: Yemen jan :: adjective: human, somebody's, personal, of people jan :: adverb: human, somebody's, personal, of people jan ala li toki. :: Nobody is talking. jan alasa pona li ' wawa. :: A good hunter is strong. jan Ana o pana e moku, tawa mi! :: Ana, give me food. jan Eliku Kulaputon :: Eric Clapton jan Elu :: elf jan Epi o a! :: Oh Abbie! jan Eta li ' jan unpa. :: Heather is a whore. jan (e ) :: verb transitive: to personify, to humanize, to personalize jan ike :: bad person, jerk, negative person, enemy jan ike :: enemy 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 Jon Kalapin :: John Calvin jan Kanata :: Canadian person jan Keli o, sina ' pona lukin. :: Kelly, you are pretty. jan Ken o, mi olin e sina. :: Ken, I love you. jan Ken o, pipi li lon len sina. :: Ken, a bug is on your shirt. jan Kitopokolonpo :: Christopher Columbus jan kulupu :: member of a group jan laso jelo lili li kama, tan sewi. / :: A little green person came from the sky. jan laso lili :: If Little Boy Blue jan lawa :: leader jan lawa :: leader, boss, master, chairperson, president, director jan lawa lete :: King Frost jan lawa li moku e telo jaki. :: The leader drank dirty water. jan lawa ma :: president of country, governor of state, premier of province jan lawa pi jan utala :: commander, general jan lawa pi ma tomo :: mayor jan lawa pi tomo tawa kon :: a pilot jan lawa pi tomo tawa telo li moku. :: The captain of the ship is eating. jan li alasa e soweli. :: Somebody hunt a buffalo. jan lili :: child jan lili :: child, daughter, son jan lili en jan suli li toki. :: The child and the adult are talking. jan lili li ken ala moku e telo nasa. :: Children can't drink beer. jan lili li lukin e jan suli. :: Children watch adults. jan lili li sona ala e ike. :: Children are innocent. jan lili li wile e telo kili. :: Children want fruit juice. jan lili pi jan Keli li ' musi. :: Keli's child is funny. jan lili pi jan Ken en jan Lisa li ' suwi. :: Ken and Lisa's baby is sweet. jan lili sina li ' suwi. :: Your baby is cute. jan lili :: small, short, thin or young person, child jan lili # tu wan :: 3 children jan li lon insa tomo. :: Somebody's inside the house. jan li lukin e ijo ni. :: The guy's looking at this thing. jan li lukin e ni. :: The guy looks at that one. jan li lukin, sama pipi. :: People look like ants. jan li moku. :: Somebody is eating. jan li moli ala moli e waso? :: Did the man kill the bird? jan li moli e waso. :: The man killed the bird. :: jan li pona ilo e ilo. jan li pona ilo e ilo. :: The guy improve useful the tool. jan li ' pona mute. :: Man is very good. / The human being is the many good things. jan li ' pona. :: People are good. jan li ' pona. :: The person is good. jan Lisa li ' pona. :: Lisa is cool. jan Lisa o, toki! :: Hello Lisa! jan Lisa o, toki! :: Hello, Lisa. jan Lisa taso li kama. :: Only Lisa came. jan li seme :: personal traits jan li ' suli mute. mani li ' suli lili. :: People are more important than money. jan li telo e ona. :: A person washes himself. 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 # luka tu :: 7 people jan Mawen o, sina wile ala wile moku? :: Marvin, are you hungry? jan Mawi li pana e seli tawa ma. :: How Maui brought fire to the world. jan Mesiko :: Mexican person jan Mewi li toki, tawa mi. :: Mary's talking to me. jan Mose o lawa e mi mute, tawa ma pona! :: Moses, lead us to the good land. jan mute kin li kama! :: Many, many, many people are coming! jan mute li kama. :: Many people are coming. jan mute li kama. :: Many people came. jan mute lili li kama. :: A small amount (of) people are coming. jan mute lili li kama. :: Some (but not a lot) of people are coming. jan nanpa tu tu :: 4th person jan nasa pi ilo moli li ken pana e ike. :: Weapon fools can bring bad things. jan nasa :: strange, foolish, unconventional or crazy person jan nasa utala :: fighting fool jan Nesan li ' musi. :: Nathan is funny. jan ni li kon ike. :: This person is breathing badly. jan ni li pona lukin :: That person is pretty. jan ni li pona. :: This bloke is good. jan ni li ' sama mi. :: That person is like me. jan :: noun: person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody jan olin :: loved one jan olin :: significant other, partner jan pakala :: an injured person, victim, etc. jan pali pi ma ali o wan e ona.! :: Proletarians of all countries, unite! jan pali :: worker, employee jan Pawe o, mi wile ala moli. :: Forrest, I don't want to die. jan Pentan li pana e sona, tawa mi. :: Brandon teaches to me. jan :: People jan :: person, people, inhabitant, member jan pi ike lukin :: an ugly person 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 ma tomo :: a city-dweller jan pi musi sijelo :: athlete jan pi nanpa wan li lon. :: The first person is here. jan pi nasin sewi Kolisu :: a Christian jan (pi pali) moku :: chef, cook jan (pi pali) unpa :: sex worker jan (pi pali) unpa :: sex worker, prostitute jan pi pana sona :: teacher jan pi pona lukin :: an attractive person 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 pi wawa ala :: a person with weakness, a weak person jan poka :: neighbor, someone who is beside you jan pona :: friend (good person) jan pona :: good person, friend, positive person jan pona mi kin li lon ni. :: My good friend is here. jan pona mi li lon poka mi. :: My friend is beside me. jan sama :: similar person, counterpart, peer, person in same situation, sibling jan sama :: sister, brother, sibling jan San o tawa tomo sina! :: John, go to your house! jan Santa :: Santa Claus jan seme li lon? / jan seme li lon ni? :: Who's there? jan seme li ' meli sina? :: Who is your girlfriend/wife? jan seme li moku? :: Who is eating? jan seme li olin e sina? :: Who loves you? jan seme li tawa, lon poka sina? :: Who went with you? jan seme pi kulupu ni li suli? :: Which people of this group are important? jan Sesi o moku e kili ni! :: Jessie, eat this fruit!. jan sewi :: saint, God, Flying Spaghetti Monster jan sin li kama ala kama? :: Are more people coming? jan sin li kama. :: More people are coming. jan Sipi Wanta :: Stevie Wonder 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 Susan anu jan Lisa li moku e suwi? :: Susan or Lisa ate the cookies? jan Susan li ' nasa. :: Susan is crazy. jan Ta o toki ala, tawa mi! :: Todd, don't talk to me! jan Tepani o, sina ' ike, tawa mi. :: Steffany, I don't like you. jan toki :: speaker, messenger, person communicating jan Toni Kena :: Tony Chestnut jan unpa :: lover, prostitute jan unpa :: sexual partner 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 mute :: many stupid soldiers jan utala nasa :: stupid soldier jan utala pi ma Losi li ike, tawa ma ali. :: Soldiers of Russia are bad for the world. jan utala :: soldier jan Wasintan [Washington] li ' jan lawa pona pi ma Mewika. :: Washington was a good leader of America. jan wawa ala :: No strong people. jan wawa :: a strong person jan wawa pi pona mute li kama. :: A strong, very good man is coming. jan weka li kama. :: The absentee is coming. jelo :: adjective: yellowish, yellowy jelo :: noun: yellow, light green jelo :: yellow, light green jo :: adjective: private, personal 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 (e ) :: verb transitive: to have, to contain jo ijo mute li ike e jan. :: A lot of possession corrupts. jo :: noun: having, possessions, content kala :: adjective: fish- kala :: fish, seafood kala kule mute :: The Rainbow Fish kala lete :: raw fish, sushi Kalalinuna :: Greenland, Greenlandic kalama :: adjective: noisy, loud, rowdy kalama ala li lon :: No sound exists. kalama (e ) :: verb transitive: to sound, to ring, to play (an instrument) kalama mu ni li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like this animal sound. kalama musi en meli li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like music and girls. 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 :: music, song kalama musi pi jan Elton-John li ' nasa. :: Elton John's music is odd. kalama musi pi jan Enja li ' pona. :: Enya's music is good. kalama :: noun: sound, noise, voice kalama pi kala ni li pakala e kala ali. :: The noise of this fish disturbed all the fish. kalama :: verb intransitive: to make noise kala :: noun: fish, marine animal, sea creature kala wawa li moku e soweli kala. :: The shark eats the seal. kama :: adjective: coming, future kama :: adverb: coming, future kama :: auxiliary verb: to become, to mange to kama (e ) :: verb transitive: to bring about, to summon 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 jo (e ) :: verb transitive: to get kama jo :: get kama moli :: intransitives verb: dieing kama :: noun: event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning kama olin :: fall in love with kama pona! :: Come well! Welcome! kama sona (e ) :: transitives verb: to learn, to study kama :: to come kama :: verb intransitive: to come, to become, to arrive, to happen Kana :: Ghana Kanata :: Canada Kanse :: France, French kasi :: adjective: vegetable, vegetal, biological, biologic, leafy kasi anpa :: grass kasi (e ) :: verb transitive: to plant, to grow kasi :: herb, plant kasi kule :: flower kasi kule li ' pona lukin. :: Flowers are pretty. kasi kule loje lili :: The Little Pink Rose kasi li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like plants. kasi nasa :: intoxicating plant, e.g. marijuana kasi nasa / kasi sona :: hemp kasi :: noun: plant, vegetation, herb, leaf kasi sona :: intoxicating plant used in meditation, e.g. marijuana kasi suli li kasi, tawa sewi. :: The tree grows into the sky. kasi suli :: trees, big shrubs kasi :: verb intransitive: to grow kasi wawa :: spice Katala :: Qatar Katelo :: Georgia, Georgian Katemala :: Guatemala Kenata :: Grenada ken :: auxiliary verb: to can, may ken (e ) :: verb transitive: to make possible, to enable, to allow, to permit ken la ilo li ' pakala. :: Maybe the tool is broken. ken la jan lili li wile moku e telo. :: Maybe the baby is thirsty. ken la jan Lisa li jo e ona. :: Maybe Lisa has it. ken la jan Susan li kama. :: Maybe Susan will come. ken la mi ken tawa ma Elopa. :: Maybe I can go to Europe. ken la mi tawa. :: Maybe I'll go. ken la :: noun: if possibility, if ability, if permission ken la ona li lape. :: Maybe he's alseep. ken la ona li lon tomo sona. :: Maybe he's in school. ken la tenpo pimeja la ni li ' pona. :: Maybe in the night it will be ok. ken la tomo pi ona en sina pi jelo en loje li ' ike, tawa mi. :: Maybe I don't like the yellow-red patterned house of her and you. ken :: noun: possibility, ability, power to do things, permission ken :: verb intransitive: can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible Kepeka :: Quebec kepeken ike pi ilo nasa :: to abuse drugs kepeken kasi nasa :: to smoke pot kepeken lili pi ilo nasa :: to use drugs in moderation kepeken :: noun: use, usage, tool kepeken :: preposition: with, using kepeken utala :: to use violence kepeken :: verb intransitive: to use Keposi :: Cyprus kili :: adjective: fruity kili :: adverb: fruity kili :: fruit, vegetable kili lili kiwen :: nut kili lili :: small vegetable, fruit, e.g. berry, olive kili li lon poki. :: The fruit is in the basket. kili li ' moku li ' pona. :: Pineapple is a food and is good. kili li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like fruit. kili li tawa anpa, lon poka kasi. :: The appel drops not far from the tree. kili loje :: reddish fruit or vegetable, e.g. tomato kili ma :: earth vegetable, e.g. potato kili :: noun: fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom kili palisa :: long fruit or vegetable, e.g. carrot, banana, cucumber Kilipasi :: Kiribati kili pi jan Linta li ' ike. :: Linda's fruit is bad. kili pi jan Susan :: Susan's fruit kili seme en kili wan li ' kili # luka :: Five apples minus one apple are how many apples? kili suwi :: (sweet) fruit kili tu en kili wan li ' kili tu wan. :: Two apples and one apple are three apples. kili tu tu en kili wan li ' kili seme? :: Two apples and one apple is how many apples? kili :: vegetable, fruit kin :: adjective: indeed, still, too kin can be the very last word in an adjective group. kin :: adverb: actually, indeed, in fact, really, objectively, kin can be the very last word in an adverb group. kin! :: interjection: really! kin la :: noun: if reality, if fact Kinla :: Wales, Welsh kin :: noun: reality, fact kipisi (e ) :: verb transitive (unofficial): to cut kipisi :: noun (unofficial): section, fragment, slice kiwen :: adjective: hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal kiwen :: adverb: hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal kiwen (e ) :: verb transitive: to solidify, to harden, to petrify, to fossilize kiwen :: noun: hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay ko (e ) :: verb transitive: to squash, to pulverize ko jaki :: feces ko jaki lon nena sinpin :: boogers ko jaki :: shit, feces, pooh ko lete li kama :: it's snowing kon :: adjective: air-like, ethereal, gaseous kon :: adverb: air-like, ethereal, gaseous kon en sewi :: weather kon (e ) :: verb transitive: to blow away something, to puff away something Konko (pi ma tomo Kinsasa) :: Congo, Dem. Rep. Konko (pi ma tomo Pasawi) :: Congo, P. Rep. kon :: noun: air, wind, smell, soul ko :: noun: semi-solid or squishy substance; clay, dough, glue, paste, powder, gum kon sewi li jo e walo :: it's cloudy kon :: verb intransitive:: to breathe Kosalika :: Costa Rica Kosiwa :: Côte d'Ivoire ko (walo) wawa :: cocaine kule :: adjective: colourful, pigmented, painted kule :: colour kule (e ) :: verb transitive: to paint, to color 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 lon palisa luka :: nail polish kule :: noun: color, colour, paint, ink, dye, hue kule seme li ' pona, tawa sina? :: Which color do you like? kulupu :: adjective: communal, shared, public, of the society kulupu (e ) :: verb transitive: to assemble, to call together, to convene kulupu mama :: family kulupu :: noun: group, community, society, company, people kulupu pi kalama musi pi ma Inli li pona. :: The English rock band is good. kulupu pi ma Inli pi kalama musi li pona. :: The English rock band is good. kulupu pi toki pona :: the Toki Pona community Kupa :: Cuba Kusala :: Gujarat, Gujarati kute :: adjective: auditory, hearing kute (e ) :: verb transitive: to hear, to listen, kute :: noun: hearing, ear Kuwasi :: Kuweit Lanka :: Sri Lanka lape :: adjective: sleeping, of sleep, dormant lape :: adverb: asleep lape (e ) :: verb transitive: to knock out lape li ' pona. :: Sleep and rest are good. lape :: noun: sleep, rest lape pona! :: Sleep well! Have a good night! lape :: verb intransitive: to sleep, to rest la :: separator: A 'la' is between a conditional phrases and the main sentence. A context phrase can be sentence, half sentence or noun. Don't use 'la' before or after laso :: adjective: bluish, bluey laso :: blue, blue-green laso jelo li ' pona, tawa mi. :: Green (yellowish blue) is my favourite colour. laso loje li ' pona, tawa mi. :: Purple (reddish blue) is my favourite colour. laso :: noun: blue, blue-green laso pimeja :: dark blue lawa :: adjective: main, leading, in charge lawa :: adverb: main, leading, in charge lawa e pilin :: to master one's feelings, be composed lawa (e ) :: verb transitive: to lead, to control, to rule, to steer lawa :: head lawa :: noun: head, mind len :: adjective: dressed, clothed, costumed, dressed up len :: clothes, article of clothing, cloth, fabric len (e ) :: verb transitive: to wear, to be dressed, to dress len kule li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like the colourful dress. len lawa :: hat, hood, bonnet, headdress len loje laso mi li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like this purple t-shirt. len luka :: gloves, mittens len ni li kule seme? :: What colour is this article of clothing? len ni pi loje en laso li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like this red and blue patterned t-shirt. len noka :: shoe, pants len :: noun: clothing, cloth, fabric, network, internet len pi jan Lisa :: Lisa's clothes len pi jan Susan li ' jaki. :: Susan's clothes are dirty. len pi loje en laso pi meli sina li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like your wife's red and blue patterned dress. len sina li ' telo ala ' telo? :: Are your clothes wet? Lesi :: Brittany, Breton lete :: adjective: cold, cool, uncooked, raw, perishing lete :: adverb: bleakly lete (e ) :: verb transitive: to cool down, to chill lete lili li lon. :: It's cool. lete li lon :: it's cold lete li lon. :: It's cold. lete mute li lon. :: It's very cold. lete :: noun: cold, chill, bleakness lili :: adjective: small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less lili :: adverb: small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less lili (e ) :: verb transitive: to reduce, to shorten, to shrink, to lessen lili :: noun: smallness, youth, immaturity lili :: small, short, thin, young linja :: adjective: elongated, oblong, long linja (lawa) :: hair linja lawa :: hair (of head) linja lili oko :: eyebrows, eyelashes linja mi li ' telo. :: My hair is wet. linja :: noun: long and flexible thing; string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain, line, yarn linja sinpin :: beard, facial hair linja uta :: moustache Lipija :: Libya lipu :: adjective: book-, paper-, card-, ticket-, sheet-, page,- lipu ni li ' lete, tawa mi. :: This paper feels cold. lipu :: noun: paper, book, card, ticket, sheet, (web-)page, list ; flat and bendable thing lipu toki :: paper with written information, document, text, book lipu toki :: report Lisensan :: Liechtenstein li :: separator: It separates the subject phrase, except 'mi' and 'sina', from the predicate phrase. Don't use 'li' before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'o', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':', ','. loje :: adjective: reddish, ruddy, pink, pinkish, gingery loje jelo li ' pona, tawa mi. :: Orange (yellowish red) is my favourite colour. loje laso li ' pona, tawa mi. :: Purple is my favourite colour. loje laso (pimeja) :: (dark) blueish red, purple loje :: noun: red loje :: red loje walo :: light red, pink loje walo li ' pona, tawa mi. :: Pink (whitish red) is my favourite colour. Lomani :: Romania, Romanian lon :: adjective: true, existing, correct, real, genuine lon (e ) :: verb transitive: to give birth, to create lon :: noun: existence, being, presence lon ona la mi ken lukin e ona. :: If it has suchness, we can see it. lon ona la ni li ' pona, tawa mi. :: If it exists, it's good for me. lon :: preposition: be (located) in/at/on lon tenpo pi pali ala :: to be taking a sabbatical, break from work lon :: verb intransitive: to be there, to be present, to be real/true, to exist Losi :: Russia, Russian Lowasi :: Croatia, Croatian Lowenki :: Slovakia, Slovak Lowensina :: Slovenia, Slovenian luka :: 5 luka :: adjective numeral: five, 5 luka :: adjective: tangible, palpable 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 :: noun: arm, hand, tacticle organ 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 :: adjective: visual(ly) lukin :: adverb: visual(ly) lukin :: auxiliary verb: to seek to, try to, look for lukin :: aware, attentive lukin e toki :: read lukin (e ) :: verb transitive: to see, to look at, to watch, to read lukin jo e pali :: to be looking for a job lukin :: noun: view, look, glance, sight, gaze, glimpse, seeing, vision lukin :: verb intransitive: to look, to watch out, to pay attention Lunpan :: Lebanon lupa :: adjective: hole-, holey, full of holes lupa (e ) :: verb transitive: to pierce, to stab, to perforate lupa :: hole, orifice lupa jaki :: anus lupa kute :: ear lupa meli li mama ale. :: A woman's womb is the mother of all things. lupa meli :: vagina lupa (meli) :: vagina, pussy lupa monsi :: anus lupa nena :: nostrils lupa ni li ' suli. :: That hole is big. lupa :: noun: hole, orifice, door, window lupa pi telo jelo :: urethra lupa (tomo) :: window, door Lusepu :: Luxemburg Luwanta :: Rwanda ma :: adjective: countrified, outdoor, alfresco, open-air ma ali li ' pona, tawa mi. :: All nations are good to me.. ma :: Ecology ma Epanja :: Spain ma Inli li ' pona. :: England is good. ma Italija li ' pona lukin. :: Italy is beautiful. ma Kanata li ' pona. :: Canada is good. ma kasi :: forest, jungle Maketonija :: Macedonia Malakasi :: Madagascar, Malagasy Malasija :: Malaysia, Malay Malawi :: Malawi ma li lon anpa mi. :: The land is beneath me. ma li lon noka mi. :: Land is under my feet. Mali :: Mali Malipe :: Morocco ma li pona lukin. :: The countryside is good to look at. mama :: adjective: of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly, motherly, mumsy mama :: a parent in general (mother or father) mama (e ) :: verb transitive: to mother sb., to wet-nurse, mothering mama meli :: mother mama meli o awen! :: Mama, wait. mama mije :: father mama mi li ' moli la mi pilin ike. :: My parents die, I feel bad. mama :: mother, father, parent mama :: noun: parent, mother, father mama ona li kepeken kasi nasa. :: His mother used pot. mama pi mama mi :: my grandparent ma mi li ' pimeja. :: My land is dark. ma mi li ' Tosi. :: My homeland is Germany. mani :: adjective: financial, financially, monetary, pecuniary mani :: adverb: financially mani :: noun: money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital mani pi ma ante li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like currency of other nations. ma :: noun: land, earth, country, (outdoor) area ma pi jan Keli :: Keli's country ma seme li ' pona, tawa sina? :: Which countries do you like? Masija :: Hungary, Hungarian ma sina :: your country Masu :: Egypt ma suli Amelika lete :: North America ma suli Amelika seli :: South America ma suli Amelika :: the Americas ma suli Antasika :: Antarctica ma suli Apika :: Africa ma suli Asija :: Asia ma suli Elopa :: Europe ma telo :: mud, swamp ma tomo Akajela :: Cairo (Egypt) ma tomo Alana :: Atlanta (USA) ma tomo Alawa :: Ottawa (Canada) ma tomo Alenta :: Atlanta ma tomo Alipasi :: Halifax (Canada) ma tomo Anpu :: Hamburg (Germany) ma tomo Ansetan :: Amsterdam (Netherlands) ma tomo Asina :: Athens (Greece) ma tomo :: city, town 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 Lantan li ' suli. :: London is big. ma tomo Lanten :: London ma tomo Lanten :: London (England) ma tomo lawa :: capital ma tomo Lesinki :: Helsinki (Finland) ma tomo Loma :: Rome ma tomo Loma :: Rome (Italy) ma tomo Manten :: Moncton (Canada) ma tomo Mesiko :: Mexico City (Mexico) ma tomo Milano :: Milan (Italy) ma tomo mi li ' Pelin. :: My homecity is Berlin. 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 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 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 :: town ma tomo Tuku :: Turku (Finland) ma tomo Wankuwa :: Vancouver (Canada) ma tomo Wenesija :: Venice (Italy) ma Tosi :: Germany meli :: adjective: female, feminine, womanly meli en mije :: Gender meli esun li pana e pan, tawa mi. :: The salesgirl gives me the bread. meli (insa) :: person who identifies as female, e.g. male-to-female transsexual person meli Italija :: Italian woman meli kala lili li tawa e ona, lon telo. :: The mermaid floats in the water. meli lili :: daughter meli li lon e jan lili ona. :: The woman gave birth to her child. meli li lon sewi mije :: woman on top meli li nasa e mije. :: Women will drive men crazy. meli Mawija :: Maria meli mije :: masculine girl, butch, tomboy meli mi li namako e moku. :: My wife spices up the food. meli mi nanpa wan li ' nasa. :: My first girlfriend was crazy. meli :: noun: woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend meli olin ona li ' pona lukin. :: His wife is pretty. meli (olin) :: wife, girlfriend meli pi pana moku :: waitress meli sama :: sister meli unpa :: female sexual partner Mesiko :: Mexico Mewika :: USA, American mi anpa e jan utala. :: I defeated the warrior. mi awen sona e ni. :: I remember this. mi en meli mi li ' wan. :: My girlfriend and I got married. mi en sina li ' jan pona. :: You and I are friends. Mijama :: Myanmar mi ' jan Ken. / nimi mi li Ken. :: My name is Ken. mi ' jan li ' suli. :: I am somebody and am important. mi ' jan Pepe. :: I am Pepe. mi ' jan pi toki pona. :: I am a Toki Ponan. mi ' jan "Robert". :: I'm Robert. mije :: adjective: male, masculine, manly mije Epanja :: Spanish man mije (insa) :: person who identifies as male, e.g. female-to-male transsexual person mije lili :: son mije li lon sewi meli :: missionary position mije meli :: feminine guy mije :: noun: man, male, husband, boyfriend mije (olin) :: husband, boyfriend mije sama :: brother mije unpa :: male sexual partner mi jo e ilo. :: I have a tool. mi jo e kili. :: I have a fruit. mi jo e ni. :: This is mine. mi jo e tomo tawa sina. mi pana e ni tawa sina. :: I have your car. I give it to you. mi jo e tomo tawa tu. :: I own two cars. mi kalama e kalama musi, kepeken ilo. :: I make music with an instrument. mi kama e pakala. :: I caused an accident. mi kama jo e telo. :: I got the water. mi kama sona e ni. :: I'm learning this. mi kama, tan ma Mewika. :: I come from America. mi kama, tan ma suli Elopa. :: I come from Europe. mi kama, tan ma tomo Pelin. :: I'm from Berlin. mi kasi e kasi kule, lon poki. :: I'll plant the flower in the pot. mi ken ala ken pilin e monsi sina? :: may I touch your butt? mi ken ala kute e toki sina. :: I can't hear your talking. mi ken ala lape. :: I can't sleep. mi kepeken ilo. :: I'm using tools. mi kepeken poki li kepeken ilo moku. :: I'm using a bowl and a spoon. mi kepeken poki ni. :: I'm using that cup. mi kon e ilo suno. :: I blow out the candle. mi kule e lipu :: I dye the dress. 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. mile moku e telo :: to be thirsty mi lon ma kasi. :: I'm in the forest. mi lon mute tomo. :: I'm often in the house. mi lon, tan seme? :: Why am I here? mi lon tenpo ni. :: I exist now. mi lon tomo. :: I'm in the 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, lon poka sina. :: I look at the land with you. mi lukin e ma. ni li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I'm watching the countryside. This is good to me. mi lukin e mije anu meli. :: I see a man or a women. mi lukin e ni. :: I am looking at that. mi lukin e soweli luka. :: I saw five mammals. mi lukin e waso tu wan. :: I saw three birds. mi lukin, kepeken ilo suno. :: I look using a flashlight. mi lukin lili e ona. :: I barely saw it. mi lukin sewi e tomo suli. :: I am looking up at the big building. mi lukin taso e meli ni! :: I only looked at that girl! (mi meli.) mi olin e meli. :: I am a lesbian (mi mije.) mi olin e mije. :: I am gay (male) mi moku e kili e telo. :: I eat/drink fruit and water. mi moku e kili. :: I eat fruit. mi moku e moku li lukin e ma. :: I eat the food and look at the landscape. mi moku e pan namako. :: I eat the spicy bread. mi moku e telo, lon tenpo ni. :: I drink now. mi ' moku. :: I am food. mi moku. :: I eat. mi moku. :: I'm eating. mi moku, kepeken ilo moku. :: I eat using a fork/spoon/ any type of eating utensil. mi moku lili e kili lili. :: I nibble (eat a little) the small fruit. mi moku lili e moku soweli. :: I eat little meat. mi moku li pakala. :: I eat and destroy. mi moku, lon poka sina. :: I'm eating beside [or with] you. mi moku, lon tomo. :: I eat in the house. mi moku mute. sina moku lili. :: I eat more than you. mi moku, tan ni: mi wile moku. :: I eat because I'm hungry. mi musi ala. :: I'm not having fun. / I'm bored. mi musi taso. :: I'm just joking. 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 lukin mute e ma. :: I'm visibly increasing the size of the country. mi mute o moku e kala! :: Let's eat fish. mi mute o ' musi! :: Let's have fun. mi mute o tawa! :: Let's go. mi mute :: we, us mi nanpa e mani mi, lon esun suli. :: I count my money at a supermarket. mi olin e sina :: I love you mi olin e sina. :: I love you. mi olin kin e sina. :: I still love you. / I love you too. mi open sona e ni. :: I begin to understand this. mi pakala e pipi ike. :: I hurt the ugly bug. mi pali mute la mi pilin ike. :: When I work a lot, I feel bad. mi pali taso. :: I just work. (All I ever do is work.) mi pana e ko jaki. :: I crapped. mi pana e telo jelo. :: I peed. mi :: personal pronoun: I, we mi pilin e ijo. :: I'm thinking (about) something. mi pilin e meli ni. :: I'm thinking about that woman. mi pilin e ni: ona li jo ala e mani. :: I think that he doesn't have money. mi pilin e ni: sina ike. :: I think this: You're bad. mi pilin e seli sijelo sina. :: I feel your bodily warmth. mi pilin ike. :: I feel bad. / I feel sad. mi pilin lete. :: I'm cold. mi pilin lete mute. :: I'm very cold. mi pilin pona. :: I feel good. / I feel happy. mi pini sona e ni. :: I forgot this. mi ' pona ala ' pona, tawa sina? :: Do you like me? 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 ijo. :: I'm fixing something. mi pona e ilo suno, kepeken ilo lili. :: I fixed the flashlight using a small tool. mi pona e tomo, tawa jan pakala. :: I fixed the house for the disabled man. mi pona e tomo tawa, kepeken ilo ni. :: I repair the car with this tool. mi pona e tomo tawa. mi kepeken ilo ni. :: I repair the car. I use this tool. mi pona e tomo tawa. mi wile kepeken ilo ni. :: I repair the car. I want to use this tool. mi ' pona, tan ni: mi lon. :: I'm okay because I'm alive. mi ' pona. taso meli mi li ' pakala. :: I'm okay. But my girlfriend is injured. mi ' pona, tawa sina anu seme? :: Do you like me? mi :: possessive pronoun: my, our mi seme e jan telo nasa? :: What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor? mi sewi. :: I get up. mi sitelen e sitelen, lon lipu. :: I draw the picture on paper. mi sona ala e nimi pi ona mute. :: I don't know their names. mi sona e ni, lon kama. :: I'll know this. mi sona e ni, lon tenpo kama. :: I'll know this. mi sona e ni taso. :: I know only that. (That's all I know.) mi sona e tan. :: I know the reason. / I know why. mi sona kama e ni. :: I know how to get there. mi sona kama e ni. :: I'm learning this. mi ' suli. :: I'm important. / I'm fat. mi ' suli mute. sina ' suli lili. :: I'm bigger than you. mi taso li lon. :: I'm alone. mi tawa! :: Bye! mi tawa e kiwen, tawa sewi. :: I'm moving the rock to the peak. mi tawa e mi, tawa noka sina. :: I bow before you. mi tawa e mi, tawa tomo mi. :: I'm moving myself to my house. mi tawa :: I'm going. Bye! mi tawa kin e mi, tawa ma Elopa. :: I went to Europe too. mi tawa, lon poka sina. :: I'll walk beside you. mi tawa supa lape. :: I'm going to bed. mi tawa, tan sina. :: I'll leave you. mi tawa, tawa sina. :: I'll visit you. mi tawa, tawa tomo mi. :: I'm going to my house. mi tawa, tawa tomo pi telo nasa. :: I went to the pub. mi tawa, tawa tomo toki. ona li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I go the chat room. It is good for me. mi tawa weka e mi. :: I'm moving away. mi telo e mi. :: I wash myself. mi telo e mi, lon tomo telo. :: I bathe myself in the restroom. mi toki, tawa sina. :: I talk to you. 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 e ijo. mi lukin taso. :: I don't want anything. I'm just looking. mi wile ala pali. :: I'm lazy. mi wile ala tawa musi. :: I don't want to dance. 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 ni: mi lon tomo. :: I want this: I'm at home. mi wile e sitelen ma. :: I want the map. mi wile e soweli lili. :: I want a puppy. 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 kin tawa, tawa tomo mi. :: I still want to go to my house. mi wile, lon tomo. :: I want in a house. mi wile lon tomo. :: I want to be at home. / I want in a house. mi wile lon tomo. :: I want to be in the house. mi wile lukin e ma ante. :: I want to see other countries. mi wile lukin e ma e suno. :: I want to see the land and the sun. mi wile lukin e ma. :: I want to see the countryside. 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 kili loje. :: I want to eat a red fruit. mi wile moku e waso. :: I want to eat chicken. mi wile moku. taso mi jo ala e moku. :: I want to eat. But I don't have food. mi wile pakala e sina. :: I must destroy you. mi wile pana e ko jaki. :: I need to crap. mi wile pana e telo jelo. :: I need to pee. mi wile sin e telo pi lape ala. :: I need more coffee. mi wile tawa. taso mi ken ala. :: I want to go, but I can't. mi wile tawa, tawa ma suli Oselija. :: I want to go to Australia. mi wile tawa, tawa ma Tosi. :: I want to go to Germany. mi wile tawa tomo ona, kepeken tomo tawa mi. :: I want to go to his house using my car. 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 mi wile unpa mute e sina. :: I want to have a lot of sex with you. moku :: adjective: eating moku :: adverb: eating moku e telo nasa :: to drink alcohol moku e telo :: to drink moku (e ) :: verb transitive: to eat, to drink, to swallow, to ingest, to consume moku :: food, meal, to eat, to drink moku lili :: pill moku lili pi pilin pona mute :: strong euphoric drug taken orally, e.g. MDMA moku lili :: snack, small ingestible item moku li lon insa mi. :: Food is inside me. moku li pona, tawa ona. :: He loves to eat. moku li ' pona. :: The food is good. moku :: noun: food, meal 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 :: adjective: dead, dying, fatal, deadly, lethal, mortal, deathly, killing moli :: adverb: mortally moli (e ) :: verb transitive: to kill moli li ' ike, tawa jan ali. :: Death is bad for all men. moli :: noun: death, decease moli :: verb intransitive: to die, to be dead monsi :: adjective: back, rear monsi :: a person's back monsi :: back, behind, butt monsi :: butt, ass monsi :: noun: back, rear end, butt, behind monsuta :: adjective (unofficial): fearful, afraid monsuta :: noun (unofficial): monster, monstrosity, fearful thing, fright, mythical creatures, fear monsuta waso pi pan linja li pali e ali. :: The Flying Spaghetti Monster has created the world. Motowa :: Moldova mu :: adjective: animal nois- mu :: adverb: animal nois- mu (e ) :: verb transitive: to make animal noise mu! :: interjection: woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise) Mulitanija :: Mauritania mu! :: Meow. mu! :: Meow! Woof! Grrr! Moo! (sounds made by animals) mu! :: meow, woof, moo, etc. mun :: adjective: lunar mu ni li ' ike a! :: That barking is terrible! mun li pimeja (ale) :: it's new moon mun li pimeja e suno :: solar eclipse mun li sike (ale) :: it's full moon mun :: noun: moon, lunar, night sky object, star mu :: noun: animal noise musi :: adjective: artful, fun, recreational musi :: adverb: cheerfully musi (e ) :: verb transitive: to amuse, to entertain musi :: noun: fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment musi pona! :: Good fun! Have fun! musi :: verb intransitive: to play, to have fun mute :: adjective: many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more mute :: adjective numeral: 20 (official Toki Pona book) mute :: adverb: many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more mute (e ) :: verb transitive: to make many or much mute :: noun: amount, quantity mute wan :: 20 + 1 = 21 (Is rarely used.) mu :: verb intransitive: to communicate animally namako :: adjective: spicy, piquant namako (e ) :: verb transitive: to spice, to flavor, to decorate namako :: noun: spice, something extra, food additive, accessory Namipija :: Namibia nanpa :: adjective numeral: To build ordinal numbers. nanpa (e ) :: verb transitive: to count, to reckon, to number nanpa :: noun: number, numeral nasa :: adjective: silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird nasa :: adverb: silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird nasa :: crazy, foolish nasa (e ) :: verb transitive: to drive crazy, to make weird nasa lukin :: funny-looking nasa :: noun: stupidity, foolishness, silliness, nonsense, idiocy, obtuseness, muddler nasa pona! :: Cheers! Naselija :: Nigeria nasin :: adjective: systematic, habitual, customary, doctrinal 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 :: noun: way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method nasin pi anpa suno :: West nasin pi kama suno :: East nasin pi toki pona :: the ideology behind Toki Pona 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 pona :: Taoism nasin pona :: Taoism, simple or good path nasin sewi Jawatu :: Judaism nasin sewi Kolisu :: Christianity nasin sewi ma :: earth religion, e.g. Native American beliefs nasin sewi Patapali :: Pastafari nasin sewi Puta :: Buddhism nasin sewi :: religions nasin sewi :: religion, spiritual path nasin sewi Silami :: Islam nasin tawa pi jan Nuton :: Newton's Laws nena :: adjective: hilly, undulating, mountainous, hunchbacked, humpbacked, bumpy nena kon :: nose nena kute :: ear nena (lawa) :: nose nena lili pi nena mama :: nipples nena lili (unpa) meli :: clitoris nena mama, nena meli :: breasts nena meli :: breasts nena :: noun: bump, hill, extrusion, button, mountain, nose, protuberance nena sike meli :: female breasts nena suli li pana e ko seli :: a volcano is erupting Netelan :: Netherlands, Dutch ni :: adjective demonstrative pronoun: this, that Nijon :: Japan, Japanese ni li ' ike, tawa mi :: That is bad to me. / I don't like that. ni li ' jan ala ' jan? :: Is this a person? ni li jan lili ona nanpa tu. :: This is her second child. ni li ' jan seme? :: Who is that? ni li ' kili ala ' kili? :: Is this a banana? ni li ' kule seme? :: What color is that? ni li lon kama. :: It exists in the future. ni li ' mije monsuta. :: This is a fearful man. ni li moku pi tenpo pini. :: That's old food. ni li ' # mute mute tu. :: The answer is 42. ni li pimeja ala pimeja e suno? :: Does that darken the sun? ni li pona tawa mi. :: I like this. ni li ' pona, tawa mi. :: That is good to me. / I like that. ni li pona... :: This is good. ni li ' seli lili, tawa mi. :: This feels warm. ni li ' soweli anu seme? :: Is this a mammal? ni li suwi ala suwi? :: Does it sweeten? ni li tawa jan pona mi. :: This is for my friend. ni li tomo. mi pana e ni tawa sina. :: This is a house. I give it to you. ni li tomo pi jan seme? :: Whose house is this? ni li ' tomo pi telo nasa ala ' tomo pi telo nasa? :: Is this a pub? ni li ' wan anu seme? :: Is this a part? nimi (e ) :: verb transitive: to name nimi :: noun: word, name nimi pi mi mute :: our names ni :: noun demonstrative pronoun: this, that Nise :: Niger noka :: adjective: foot-, lower, bottom noka :: adverb: on foot noka :: foot, leg noka :: leg, foot noka :: noun: leg, foot; organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part Nosiki :: Norway, Norwegian Bokmål Nusilan :: New Zealand o awen! :: Wait! o esun ala e ilo moli! :: Don't trade in guns! o, :: interjection: adressing people o! :: interjection: hey! (calling somebody's attention) o kalama ala! :: Don't make noise! oko :: adjective: optical, eye- oko :: eye oko mi li lukin pona :: my eyes see well oko :: noun: eye oko sina li pona lukin :: you have beautiful eyes olin :: adjective: love olin e jan mute :: to be polyamorous olin e meli e mije :: to love women and men olin e meli :: to love women olin e mije :: to love men olin (e ) :: verb transitive: to love (a person) olin :: noun: love olin sina li ' pona, tawa mi. :: Your love is good for me. olin suli li ' awen. :: Old love never rusts. olin :: to love (a person) o lukin e ni! :: Watch this! o lukin e pipi loje ni! :: Look at that red bug. o moli e pipi, kepeken palisa. :: Kill the roach with the stick. ona anu jan ante li ' ike? :: Is he bad, or is it the other person who's bad? ona li anpa e moli. :: She defeated death. (ona) li ike :: (she/he/it) is bad, I don't like (her/him/it) ona li ' jan pi pona lukin ala ' jan pi pona lukin? :: Is she an attractive person? ona li ' jan pona pi kalama musi. :: He is a good musician. ona li jo e seme? :: What does he have? ona li kama, tawa ma mi. :: He's coming to my country. ona li kama, tawa tomo mi. :: He came to my house. ona li kasi ala kasi? :: Is it growing? ona li kule ala kule e len? :: Does she dye the dress? 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 lawa utala e utala. ona li lawa utala e utala. :: He leads fightingly the battle. ona li len lili e ona. :: She was barely dressed. ona li ' linja anu seme? :: Is it a chain? ona li ' loje anu seme? :: Is it red? ona li ' lon ala. :: It has no existence. ona li lon ala lon tomo? :: Is he in the house? ona li ' lon pi nasin sewi. :: It's a sacred existence. ona li lon sewi mi. :: He is in my above, i.e. he is above me. ona li lon tenpo ni li lon tomo ni. :: He's here during this time and in this house. ona li lukin, sama pipi. :: He looks like a bug. ona li mama ala mama e sina? :: Does she mother you? ona li ' mama ala ' mama ? :: Is she a parent? ona li ' mama anu seme? :: Is she a mother (or what)? ona li moku e kili. :: She's eating fruit. ona li ' moku. :: It is food. ona li moku, lon tenpo ni li moku, lon tenpo kama. :: He eats now and he eats later. ona li mute ike mute e jo. :: She increases the property very badly. ona li namako ala namako? :: Did she season? ona li nanpa e jan. :: He counts people. ona li pali e ni, kepeken nasin seme? :: How did she make that? ona li pali, lon tomo pali li moku, lon tomo moku. :: He works in the office and eats in the canteen. ona li pan ala pan? :: Does he sow? ona li pan e pan. :: They're sowing the grain. ona li pona e ilo, lon tomo ona. :: He repairs the tools in his house. ona li pona e ilo. :: She's fixing the machine. (ona) li pona :: (he/she/it) is good, I like (him/her/it) ona li pona ike mute e ilo. :: He was very bad at fixing the machine. ona li ' pona li ' lili. :: It is good and is small. ona li ' pona li unpa. :: He's awesome and has sex. ona li ' pona. :: She's good. ona li selo ala selo? :: Is it protecting? (ona) li seme? :: what is (she/he) like? ona li sike ala sike? :: Is it rotating? ona li sitelen ala sitelen? :: Does he draw? ona li tawa ala, tawa telo. :: He didn't go to the lake. ona li tawa, tawa sewi kiwen. :: She's going up the rock. ona li telo e ona. :: He washes himself. ona li telo e ona. :: She washes herself. ona li toki sitelen e ni. :: She says this very figuratively. ona li wile e ni: jan li pakala ala e ma e telo e kon. :: They don't want people to destroy the environment. ona li wile jo e ilo. :: He would like to have a tool. ona li wile moku e telo. :: She is thirsty. ona li wile mute e ni. :: He wants that a lot. ona li wile pakala e ilo. :: He wants to destroy the tool. ona mute li nasa e jan suli. :: They drove the adults crazy. ona mute li tawa, tawa utala. :: They're going to the war. ona mute li utala toki. :: They are arguing. ona mute :: they, them ona :: personal pronoun: she, he, it, they ona :: possessive pronoun: her, his, its Ontula :: Honduras o olin e jan poka. :: Love thy neighbour. o open e lupa! :: Open the door. o pali! :: Work! o pana e namako, tawa mi. :: Give me some spice. 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 pana e sitelen ma, tawa mi. :: Give me the map. o pana e suwi, tawa mi! :: Give me a lollipop! open :: adjective: initial, starting, opening open :: auxiliary verb: to begin, to start open (e ) :: verb transitive: to open, to start, to begin, to turn on open la ala li lon! :: There was nothing in the beginning! open la :: noun: at the opening, in the beginning open :: noun: start, beginning, opening o pilin e nena. :: Touch the button. o pilin e uta mi, kepeken uta sina! :: Kiss me. o ' pona! :: Be good! o pu! :: Buy and read the official Toki Pona book! Osalasi :: Austria Oselija :: Australia o ! :: separator: An 'o' is used for imperative (commands): 'o' replace 'li'. o sona ala. o pali. :: Stop thinking. Do stuff. o sona e sina! :: Know thyself! o ! :: subject: An 'o' is used for imperative (commands). 'o' replace the subject. o tawa! :: Go! o tawa musi, lon poka mi! :: Dance with me! o tawa, tawa ma tomo, lon poka jan pona sina! :: Go to the city with your friend! o tawa weka ala e sina! :: Don't move away! o tu. :: Break up. Split apart. o tu e palisa ni. :: Split this stick. o wan! :: Unite! o weka e jan lili, tan ni. :: Remove the kid from here o weka e len sina. :: Remove your clothes. pakala :: adjective: destroyed, ruined, demolished, shattered, wrecked pakala :: adverb: destroyed, ruined, demolished, shattered, wrecked pakala (e ) :: verb transitive: to screw up, to ruin, to break, to hurt, to injure, to damage pakala! :: F-ck! pakala! :: F-ck! D-mn! pakala! :: interjection: damn! fuck! pakala moli li kama, tawa sina. :: The deadly battle comes to you. pakala :: noun: blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking pakala :: verb intransitive: to screw up, to fall apart, to break Pakisan :: Pakistan Palakawi :: Paraguay Palani :: Bahrein Palata :: India pali :: adjective: active, work-related, operating, working pali :: adverb: actively, briskly pali ala :: not working pali e ike tawa :: to do bad things to, to show disrespect for pali (e ) :: verb transitive: to do, to make, to build, to create pali li pana e sona. :: One learns by experience. pali :: noun: activity, work, deed, project pali :: occupations pali pona li lawa, tawa lon. :: Good work is most importand in live. / Order is the half of the live. palisa :: adjective: long palisa (e ) :: verb transitive: to stretch, to beat, to poke, to stab, to sexually arouse palisa lili noka :: toes palisa luka :: finger palisa mije li lawa e mije. :: A man's penis control him. palisa (mije) :: penis palisa mije :: penis palisa :: noun: long hard thing; branch, rod, stick, pointy thing palisa :: penis-shaped thing, e.g. dildo palisa sina li kiwen :: your cock is hard palisa tawa :: vibrating dildo palisa uta :: tongue pali :: verb intransitive: to act, to work, to function pali :: Work pana :: adjective: generous pana e ko jaki :: to pooh, to shit 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 jelo :: to pee, to urinate pana e telo oko :: to cry, weep pana e telo (walo) mije :: to ejaculate pana e uta lon lupa (meli) :: to perform cunnilingus pana e uta lon palisa :: to fellate pana (e ) :: verb transitive: to give, to put, to send, to place, to release, to emit, to cause Panama :: Panama pana :: noun: giving, transfer, exchange pana wawa :: BDSM pan (e ) :: verb transitive: to sow Panla :: Bangladesh, Bengali pan ni li ' moku ike. :: This pasta is unappetizing. pan :: noun: cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta Papeto :: Barbados Papuwanijukini :: Papua New Guinea :: Pardon? Pasila :: Brasil Pawama :: Bahamas Pelalusi :: Belarus, Belarussian Pelu :: Peru Pemuta :: Bermuda Penesuwela :: Venezuela Penin :: Benin Pesije :: Belgium pilin :: adjective: sensitive, feeling, empathic pilin :: adverb: perceptively pilin ala :: indifferent, unfeeling pilin e ike jan :: to pity somebody, feel bad for somebody pilin e moli jan :: to mourn somebody pilin (e ) :: verb transitive: to feel, to think, to touch, to fumble, to fiddle pilin e weka jan :: to miss somebody pilin :: feelings pilin :: feelings, emotions, to feel, heart pilin :: heart 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 :: to feel bad, sad, depressed, unhappy, bitter, discontented, grumpy 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 :: noun: feelings, emotion, feel, think, sense, touch, 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 pona :: to feel good, happy, content, enjoy oneself, comfortable pilin :: to feel, touch pilin :: verb intransitive: to feel, to sense pilin wawa :: to feel strong, energetic, excited, confident, proud pilin wawa (unpa) :: orgasm Pilipina :: Philipines, Tagalog Pilisin :: Palestine pimeja :: adjective: black, dark pimeja :: black, dark pimeja (e ) :: verb transitive: to darken pimeja laso :: blueish black pimeja :: noun: darkness, shadows pini :: adjective: completed, finished, past, done pini :: adverb: ago, past, perfectly pini :: auxiliary verb: to stop, to finish, to end, to interrupt pini (e ) :: verb transitive: to end, to stop, to turn off, to finish, to close pini li ' pona la ale li ' pona. :: Is the end good -- everything is good. pini :: noun: end, tip pini palisa :: glans, head of the penis pini pi nena mama :: nipples pipi li ' ike, tawa mi. :: I hate spiders. pipi li lon ala lon poka mi? :: Is a bug beside me? 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 moku e kasi. :: Bugs eat plants. pipi li moku e mi. :: The mosquito bit me. pipi li mu e kalama. :: The cicadas are chirping noises. pipi li mu, tawa ona. :: The beetles communicate with each other. pipi :: noun: bug, insect, spider pipi pi ma mama mi li ' lili. :: The insects of my homeland are small. pipi seme li pakala e sina? :: Which bug hurt you? pi :: separator: 'pi' is used to build complex compound nouns. 'pi' separates a (pro)noun from another (pro)noun that has at least one adjective. After 'pi' could only be a noun or pronoun. Pisi :: Fiji Piten :: Britain, UK poka :: adjective: neighbouring poka :: hip poka mi li ' pakala. :: My hip hurts. poka :: noun: side, hip, next to poka pi luka sitelen ala :: left side, left poka pi luka sitelen :: right side, right Pokasi :: Bulgaria, Bulgarian poka sina la mi tawa. :: If at your side, I walk. / I'll walk beside you. poka telo :: water side, the beach poki (e ) :: verb transitive: to box up, to put in, to can, to bottle poki :: glass, cup, bottle, bowl, container poki kon :: lungs poki lete :: refrigerator poki ni li lon jaki. :: That bottle is in the dirt. poki :: noun: container, box, bowl, cup, glass poki seli :: oven, microwave poki telo :: sink, bathtub pona :: adjective: good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right pona :: adverb: good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right pona e pilin jan :: cheer up, make somebody happy pona (e ) :: verb transitive: to improve, to fix, to repair, to make good pona! :: interjection: great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay! pona la :: noun: if good, if simplicity, if positivity pona la sina jo e mani. :: Fortunately, you have money. pona la sina jo e mani. :: Luckily, you have money. pona li kama ala kama? :: Is the good coming? pona li kama. :: The good will come. pona lukin :: beautiful, pretty, handsome pona lukin :: pretty, attractive pona moku :: delicious, tasty pona :: noun: good, simplicity, positivity pona unpa :: sexy, good in bed pona! :: Yay! Good! Hoorah! Posan :: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Posuka :: Poland, Polish Potuke :: Portugal, Portugese pu :: adjective: buying and interacting with the official Toki Pona book pu :: auxiliary verb: to buying and interacting with the official Toki Pona book pu (e ) :: verb transitive: to apply (the official Toki Pona book) to pu :: noun: buying and interacting with the official Toki Pona book pu :: verb intransitive: to buy and to read (the official Toki Pona book) sama :: adjective: same, similar, equal, of equal status or position sama :: adverb: just as, equally, exactly the same, just the same, similarly sama (e ) :: verb transitive: to equate, to make equal, to make similar to sama la :: noun: in case of equality, if parity, on identity sama la sina en mi li utala ala. :: In case of equality we don't fight. sama la sina en mi li utala ala. :: We don't fight on parity. sama li ' ike. :: Equality is bad. Samalino :: San Marino sama :: noun: equality, parity, equity, identity, par, sameness sama ona la sina ken ante e ni. :: If it's the same, you can swap it. sama pi ni en ona la mi wile jo e ni tu. :: If this and that is the same, I want both. sama :: preposition: like, as, seem Sameka :: Jamaica, Jamaican Patoi Samowa :: Samoa Sasali :: Algeria Sawa :: Java, Javanese Sawasi :: Swaziland Seki :: Czech (Republic) seli :: adjective: hot, warm, cooked seli :: adverb: hot, warm, cooked seli (e ) :: verb transitive: to heat, to warm up, to cook seli lili li lon. :: It's warm. seli li lon. :: It's hot. seli li lon :: it's warm or hot seli li lon la mi pana e telo, tan selo mi. :: When it's hot, I sweat. seli mute li lon. :: It's very hot. seli :: noun: fire, warmth, heat seli suno li seli e tomo mi. :: The sun's warmth heats my home. selo (e ) :: verb transitive: to shelter, to protect, to guard selo lon pini palisa :: foreskin selo mi li wile e ni: mi pilin e ona. :: My skin wants this: I touch it. selo :: noun: skin, outer form, bark, peel, shell, skin, boundary, shape selo :: skin seme la sina pali e ni? :: Under what conditions will you do this? seme la telo kama, tan sewi? :: Under what conditions does it rain? seme li lon poka mi? :: Who/What is beside me? seme li lon tomo mi? :: Who/What is in my house? seme li moku e kili mi? :: Who/What is eating my fruit? seme li ' pona, tawa sina? :: Who/What do you like? seme li utala e sina? :: Who/What attacked you? seme? :: Pardon? seme :: question pronoun: what, which, wh- (question word) Seneka :: Senegal : :: separator: A colon is between an hint sentences and a sentences. Before and after the colon has to be complete sentences. Don't use a colon before or after , :: separator: A comma is used after an 'o' to addressing people. Optional you can put a comma before a preposition. Don't use a comma before or after . :: separator: A declarative sentence ends with a full stop. Don't use a full stop before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':'. ! :: separator: An imperative or an interjection sentence (exclamatory) ends with an exclamation mark. Don't use an exclamation mark before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':'. ? :: separator: An question (interrogative sentence) always ends with a question mark. Don't use a question mark before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'o', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':'. " :: separator: Quotation marks are used for words with original spelling or for quotes. Setapika :: South Africa sewi :: adjective: superior, elevated, religious, formal sewi :: adverb: superior, elevated, religious, formal sewi (e ) :: verb transitive: to lift sewi li ' laso. :: The sky is blue. sewi monsi :: upper back, shoulders sewi :: noun: high, up, above, top, over, on sewi pi sinpin lawa :: forehead sewi :: verb intransitive: to get up :: She increases the property very badly. :: She's good. :: She was barely dressed. sijelo :: adjective: physical, bodily, corporal, corporeal, material, carnal sijelo :: adverb: physically, bodily sijelo :: body sijelo (e ) :: verb transitive: to heal, to heal up, to cure sijelo :: Health sijelo :: noun: body (of person or animal), physical state, torso sike :: adjective: round, cyclical, of one year sike :: adverb: rotated sike (e ) :: verb transitive: to orbit, to circle, to revolve, to circle around, to rotate sike mama waso :: egg sike mije :: man's testicles sike mije (tu) :: testicles, balls sike :: noun: circle, ball, cycle, sphere, wheel; round or circular thing sike tu :: bicycle Sile :: Chile sin :: adjective: new, fresh, another, more sin :: adverb: regenerative 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 e ni: mi wile moku. :: You caused this: I want to eat. You made me hungry. 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 kama, tan seme? :: Why did you come? sina ken ala ken kama? :: Can you come? sina ken ala ken lape? :: Can you sleep? sina kepeken ala kepeken ilo? :: Are you using the tool? sina kepeken ala kepeken ni? :: Are you using that? sina kepeken seme? :: What are you using? :: sina len nasa jaki e sina. sina len nasa jaki e sina. :: You dress disgustingly silly. 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 ala lukin e kiwen? :: Do you see the rock? sina lukin ala lukin e sitelen tawa X-Files? :: Do you watch The X-Files? sina lukin e jan seme? :: Whom did you see? sina lukin e pipi. :: You're watching a bug. sina lukin e seme? :: What are you watching? sina lukin sewi e suno. :: You look up at the sun. :: sina lukin unpa mute e mi. sina lukin unpa mute e mi. :: You're looking at me very sexy. 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 o telo e sina! :: Wash yourself! sina pakala e ilo, kepeken nasin seme? :: How did you break the tool? sina pakala e seme? :: What did you hurt? sina pali e ni, kepeken nasin seme? :: How did you make this? sina pali e ni, kepeken seme? :: What did you use to work on this? sina pana ala pana e moku tawa jan lili? :: Did you give food to the child? sina pana e ike la sina kama jo e ike. :: If you give evil, you will receive evil. sina :: personal pronoun: you sina pilin e seme? :: What are you thinking? sina pilin seme? :: how are you? how are you feeling? sina pilin seme? :: How do you feel? sina ' pona ala ' pona? :: Are you OK? sina pona ala pona? :: Are you OK? sina pona ala pona e ilo? :: Are you fixing the tool? sina pona ala pona e sina? sina pona e sina anu seme? :: Have you improved? sina ' pona anu seme? :: Are you OK (or what)? sina pona pilin la ... :: If You are Happy ... sina ' pona. :: You are good. sina pona. :: You fix. sina :: possessive pronoun: yours sina sewi ala sewi? :: Are you getting up? sina sona ala sona e toki mi? :: Do you understand what I'm saying? sina sona e toki ni la sina sona e toki pona! :: Figure this one out for yourself. :o) sina ' suli a! :: You are so tall! sina ' suli. :: You're tall. sina suno mi. :: You are My Sunshine. sina tawa ala tawa, tan mi? :: Are you leaving me? sina tawa, lon poka pi jan seme? :: Whom did you go with? sina tawa ma tomo, tan seme? :: Why did you go to the city? sina tawa, tan mi. :: You're leaving me. sina telo e sina. :: You wash yourself. sina toki e ni, tawa mi: sina moku. :: You told me that you are eating. sina toki mu e ni. :: You say that beastly. 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 wile ala wile moku? :: Do you want to eat? 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 e moku anu telo? :: Do you want food, or do you want water? sina wile jo e ilo moli la sina wile moli e jan. :: If you want a gun, you want to kill people. sina wile kama anu seme? :: Do you want to come or what? sina wile kama, tawa tomo toki. :: You should come to the chat room. sina wile kepeken ilo. :: You have to use tools. sina wile moku anu seme? :: Do you want to eat or what? sina wile pali e seme? :: What do you want to do? sina wile tawa, tawa ma seme? :: What place do you want to go to? sina wile tawa, tawa telo suli. :: You want to go to the ocean. sina wile toki e tan, tawa mi. :: You have to tell me why. sina wile toki, tawa mije anu meli? :: Do you want to talk a male, or a female? sin en ante li sin e lawa li pana e sona. :: Novelty and change freshen the mind and bring insight. sin (e ) :: verb transitive: to renew, to renovate, to freshen Sinita :: Trinidad and Tobago sin :: noun: news, novelty, innovation, newness, new release sinpin :: adjective: facial, frontal, anterior, vertical sinpin :: chest, abdomen, face sinpin (lawa) :: face sinpin mi la tomo li lon. :: In front of me is the house. sinpin :: noun: face, foremost, front, wall, chest, torso Sipusi :: Djibouti sitelen :: adjective: figurative, pictorial, metaphorical, metaphorisch sitelen :: adverb: pictorially sitelen e toki :: to write sitelen (e ) :: verb transitive: to draw, to write sitelen lape :: dreams sitelen ma :: map sitelen :: noun: picture, image, representation, symbol, mark, writing sitelen tawa 'Bowling for Columbine' li pona kin. :: The movie 'Bowling for Columbine' is also good. sitelen tawa 'Fahrenheit 9/11' li pona, tawa mi. :: I like the movie 'Fahrenheit 9/11'. sitelen tawa :: movie, TV show sitelen toki :: writing sitelen unpa :: visual erotica, porn sona :: adjective: knowing, cognizant, shrewd sona :: auxiliary verb: to know how to sona e toki :: to know, speak, understand a language sona (e ) :: verb transitive: to know, to understand, to know how to sona mute :: smart, intelligent, wise sona :: noun: knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding sona pona e toki :: to master a language sona :: verb intransitive: to know, to understand sona :: Wisdom Sonko :: China, Chinese Sopisi :: Serbia, Serbian soweli :: adjective: animal soweli li kama ala kama moli? :: Is the dog dying? soweli li kama moli. :: The dog dies. soweli lili li ' ike, tawa mi. :: I'm allergic to cats. soweli li toki e mu. :: Cows say moo. soweli :: meat from a mammal, e.g. beef, pork soweli mi li kama moli. :: My dog is dying. soweli ni li ' pona moku. :: This cow is good to eat. soweli :: noun: animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal, beast soweli pi poki sinpin :: kangaroo soweli waso :: bat Sukosi :: Scotland, Scots suli :: adjective: big, tall, long, adult, important suli :: adverb: big, tall, long, adult, important suli :: big, tall, fat suli (e ) :: verb transitive: to enlarge, to lengthen Sulija :: Syria suli :: noun: size Sumi :: Finland, Finnish suno :: adjective: sunny, sunnily suno :: adverb: sunny, sunnily suno (e ) :: verb transitive: to light, to illumine suno li ' jelo. :: The sun is yellow. suno li lon :: it's sunny suno li lon poka pimeja. :: Light is beside darkness. Opposites are interconnected. Yin and yang. suno li lon sewi mi. :: The sun is above me. suno li lon sewi. :: The sun is in the sky. suno li ' suli ala ' suli? :: Is the sun big? suno li ' suli. :: The sun is big. suno li suno seli e ma. :: The sun shines warmly on the land. suno li suno. :: The sun is shining. suno :: noun: sun, light suno pona! :: Good sun! Good day! supa :: adjective: flat, shallow, flat-bottomed, horizontal supa lape :: bed supa lawa :: pillow supa moku :: dinner table supa monsi :: chair, couch supa :: noun: horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor supa pali :: work desk supa :: table, chair, sofa, ... Sutan :: Sudan Suwasi :: Switzerland, Swiss suwi :: adjective: sweet, cute suwi (e ) :: verb transitive: to sweeten suwi lukin :: cute suwi :: noun: candy, sweet food suwi :: sweet tan :: adjective: causal, tan ni la mi sona e nasin. :: If this is the cause, we know the solution. tan :: noun: origin, cause tan :: preposition: from, by, because of, since Tansi :: Denmark, Danish tan :: verb intransitive: to come from, originate from, come out of taso :: adjective: only, sole taso :: adverb: only, just, merely, simply, solely, singly taso :: conjunction: but, however taso ni la mi pilin pona. :: But when that happens, I feel good. taso ni la mi pilin pona. :: But when this happens, I feel good. taso tenpo pimeja pini la mi kama nasa. :: But, Last night, I became drunk. tawa :: adjective: moving, mobile tawa :: adverb: moving, mobile tawa (e ) :: verb transitive: to move, to displace tawa mi la li ' pona, tawa mi. :: It's good for me when I'm on the move. tawa mi la mi pilin pona. :: Am I in motion, I feel good. tawa musi :: dance (move entertainingly) tawa :: noun: movement, transportation tawa pona! :: Good bye (spoken by the person who's staying) tawa pona! :: (in reply) Go well! Good bye! tawa :: preposition: to, in order to, towards, for, until tawa :: verb intransitive: to walk, to travel, to move, to leave, to visit Tawi :: Thailand, Thai telo :: adjective: wett, slobbery, moist, damp, humid, sticky, sweaty, dewy, drizzly telo :: adverb: wett, slobbery, moist, damp, humid, sticky, sweaty, dewy, drizzly telo e mi :: to shower telo (e ) :: verb transitive: to water, to wash with water, to put water to, to melt, to liquify telo jaki lon nena sinpin :: snot telo jelo :: urine, pee telo jelo :: urine (yellow fluid) 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 lili li lon kon :: it's humid telo li pona. :: Water is cleaning. telo li ' pona. :: Water is good. telo li ' pona. :: Water is simple. telo li ' suli. :: The lake is big. telo loje :: blood telo (loje) mun :: menses 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 pi wawa ala :: weak beer, US American beer telo nasa wawa :: vodka, whisky, telo ni li ' lete, tawa mi. :: This lake is cold. telo :: noun: water, liquid, juice, sauce telo ona :: his/her/its water 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 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 suli li lon monsi mi. :: The sea is behind me. telo (walo) mije :: sperm, come telo walo mije :: The fluid that a man releases during unpa. telo :: water, beverage, liquid, sauce telo wawa :: energy drink tenpo :: adjective: temporal, chronological, chronologic tenpo :: adverb: chronologically tenpo ala :: never tenpo ali :: always, all the time tenpo ali la o kama sona! :: Always learn! tenpo kama la mi lape. :: In the future, I'll sleep. tenpo kama la ona li wile lon kin. :: They also want to be able to live in the future. tenpo kama lili :: soon (little coming time) tenpo kama :: the future (coming time) tenpo la mi pali e ni. :: If there's time, I'll do it. tenpo lete :: winter tenpo lili :: in a while tenpo lili :: soon, moment, briefly tenpo li sijelo e sijelo ike ale. :: The time heals every wounds. tenpo li tawa la sona li kama. :: Time comes -- advice comes. tenpo moku :: mealtime tenpo mute :: often (many times) tenpo ni en tenpo kama la ona li moku. :: Now and later he eats. tenpo ni la mi lon. :: At this time, I am here. tenpo ni la mi lon. :: Now I exist. tenpo ni la mi moku e telo. :: If it's now, I'll drink. / I drink now. tenpo ni la ona li lon tomo ni. :: At this time he's in the house . tenpo ni la tenpo kama la ona li moku. :: Now and later he eats. tenpo ni la tomo ni la ona li lon. :: At this time and in this house he is. tenpo ni :: now, the present tenpo :: noun: time, period of time, moment, duration, situation, occasion tenpo pi kasi loje (jelo) :: autumn, fall tenpo pimeja kama :: forthcoming night tenpo pimeja mute :: many nights tenpo pimeja :: night tenpo pimeja ni la mun li ' suli anu seme? :: Is the moon big tonight? tenpo pimeja ni la mun li ' suli. :: The moon is big tonight. tenpo pimeja ni :: tonight tenpo pimeja pini la mi lukin e sitelen tawa X-Files. :: Last night I watched X-Files. tenpo pimeja pini :: last night tenpo pimeja sin :: in the evening tenpo pi mute seme la sina sike e suno? :: How old are you? tenpo pini la mi ' weka. :: In the past, I was away. tenpo pini lili :: just recently tenpo pini :: the past (past time) tenpo seli lili :: springtime tenpo seli :: summer tenpo sike mun :: month tenpo sike mun nanpa luka luka :: October tenpo sike mun nanpa luka luka tu :: December tenpo sike mun nanpa luka luka wan :: November tenpo sike mun nanpa luka :: May tenpo sike mun nanpa luka tu :: July tenpo sike mun nanpa luka tu tu :: September tenpo sike mun nanpa luka tu wan :: August tenpo sike mun nanpa luka wan :: June tenpo sike mun nanpa tu :: February tenpo sike mun nanpa tu tu :: April tenpo sike mun nanpa tu wan :: March tenpo sike mun nanpa wan :: January tenpo sike :: year tenpo sin :: again, afresh tenpo suli :: long time tenpo suno :: day tenpo suno kama la mi wile pali. :: I have to work tomorrow. tenpo suno kama :: tomorrow tenpo suno luka tu pi pali en pali ala :: week tenpo suno mute :: many days tenpo suno ni la jan lili pi kama sona li tawa ala, tawa tomo pi kama sona. :: Today the pupils don't go to school. tenpo suno ni la mun li pimeja ala pimeja e suno? :: Is there an eclipse today? tenpo suno ni li tenpo suno pali nanpa luka. :: Today is Friday. tenpo suno ni :: today tenpo suno pali ala nanpa tu :: Sunday tenpo suno pali ala nanpa wan :: Saturday tenpo suno pali nanpa luka :: Friday tenpo suno pali nanpa tu :: Tuesday tenpo suno pali nanpa tu tu :: Thursday tenpo suno pali nanpa tu wan :: Wednesday tenpo suno pali nanpa wan :: Monday tenpo suno pini :: yesterday tenpo suno sin ale la mi moku e telo seli pimeja :: Every morning I drink coffee. tenpo suno sin :: morning tenpo telo ala :: dry period tenpo telo :: rainy season tenpo tu tu la mi sike e suno. :: Four times (la) I circled the sun. :: The sun shines warmly on the land. :: This is mine. :: This lake is cold. toki :: adjective: speaking, eloquent, linguistic, verbal, grammatical toki :: adverb: speaking, eloquent, linguistic, verbal, grammatical toki Alapi :: Arabic toki Apikan :: Afrikaans toki Awasa :: Hausa toki Epelanto :: Esperanto toki Epelanto li ' pona. :: Esperanto ist einfach. toki (e ) :: verb transitive: to speak, to talk, to say, to pronounce, to discourse toki Ewantalu :: Ewantal toki! :: Hello!, Hi! toki ike lon :: to say bad things about, complain about toki ike tawa :: to say bad things to, insult, speak rudely to toki ike :: to say negative things toki Inli :: English toki Inli li ' pona. :: The English language is good. toki Inli pona :: Basic English toki Insi :: Hindi toki Intelinka :: Interlingua toki! :: interjection: hello, hi, good morning, toki Inu :: Inupiaq, Inuktitut, Eskimo toki Ipo :: Igbo toki Ito :: Ido toki Iwisi :: Hebrew toki Jolupa :: Yoruba toki Kalike :: Scots Gaelic toki Kanse :: French language toki Kantun :: Cantonese toki kepeken toki ... :: to speak in a language toki Kisawili :: Swahili toki Kuwenja :: Quenya, Elvish toki :: language toki :: Language toki li ' pona. :: communication is good. toki li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like talking. / I like languages. toki Lolan :: Loglan toki Loma :: Latin toki Losupan :: Lojban toki Lunasimi :: Quechua toki Malasi :: Marathi toki mi li ' Tosi. :: My mother tongue is German. toki nanpa wan :: primary language toki Nosiki sin :: Norwegian Nynorsk toki :: noun: language, speech, tongue, lingo, jargon, toki Olapu :: Volapük toki Pansapi :: Punjabi toki Pasiki :: Fyksian toki Pasuto :: Pashto toki Pitaha :: Pirahã toki pona e toki :: to speak a language well toki pona li ' pona, tawa mi. :: I like Toki Pona. 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 pona :: Toki Pona toki pona :: to say nice things toki Sami :: Laplander toki Sankitu :: Sanskrit toki Sinan :: Klingon toki sitelen li ' pona, tawa jan ali. :: Written language (writing) is good for all people. toki sitelen :: written language toki sona :: proverbs toki Tamasiko :: Berber, Tamazight toki Tami :: Tamil toki tan toki pi jan Pokakijo :: Giovanni Boccaccio's Dekameron toki Teluku :: Telugu toki utala pi pimeja soweli :: a donkey's shadow toki utala tawa :: to argue with, criticize toki Utu :: Urdu toki :: verb intransitive: to talk, to chat, to communicate Toko :: Togo Tominika :: Dominican Republic tomo :: adjective: urban, domestic, household tomo :: adverb: urban, domestic, household tomo :: buildings tomo (e ) :: verb transitive: to build, to construct, to engineer tomo lape :: bedroom tomo li lon sinpin mi. :: The house is in front of me. tomo mani :: bank tomo moku :: dining room, kitchen, grocery store, restaurant tomo moku :: grocery store, restaurant tomo ni li pakala. :: This house is falling apart. tomo :: noun: indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building tomo pali :: work(place), office, factory, etc. 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 jelo en loje pi meli Susan en mije jan Ken li ' nasa, tawa mi. :: Susan and Ken's yellow and blue patterned house looks strange. tomo pi mi mute li ' pakala. :: Our house is messed up. tomo pi ona mute :: their house tomo pi tawa ala :: prison, jailhouse, penitentiary, gaol tomo pi telo en moku pana. :: restaurant tomo pona mi :: my nice house tomo sona :: school, university tomo tawa akesi li tawa, lon ma li tawa, lon telo. :: The amphibious vehicle drives on land and in the water. tomo tawa :: car (moving construction) tomo tawa kon :: airplane, helicopter tomo tawa mun :: spaceship, UFO tomo tawa telo :: boat, ship tomo telo :: bathroom tomo telo :: restroom tomo unpa :: bedroom, boudoir tomo unpa :: brothel, sex house tomo unpa :: sex place, e.g. bedroom, boudoir, brothel, etc. Tona :: Tonga, Tongan Tosi :: Germany, German tu :: 2 tu :: adjective numeral: two, 2 tu (e ) :: verb transitive: to divide, to double, to separate, to cut in two Tuki :: Turkey, Turkish Tunisi :: Tunisia tu :: noun: duo, pair tu pi ona en sina pi kalama musi li ' pona. :: Your music duo is good. tu tu :: 2 + 2 = 4 Tuwalu :: Tuvalu tu wan :: 2 + 1 = 3 Ukanta :: Uganda Ukawina :: Ukraine, Ukrainian Ulukawi :: Uruguay Uman :: Oman ' :: unofficial: An apostrophe can identify a predicate that does not contain a verb. # :: unofficial: Number sign unpa :: adjective: erotic, sexual unpa :: adverb: erotic, sexual unpa (e ) :: verb transitive: to have sex with, to sleep with, to fuck unpa li pona :: sex is good, I like sex unpa nasa :: kinky sex unpa :: noun: sex, sexuality unpa sama soweli :: doggy style unpa :: sex, to have sex, to fuck unpa uta :: oral sex unpa :: verb intransitive: to have sex uta :: adjective: oral uta :: adverb: orally uta e :: to kiss, to osculate, uta (e ) :: verb transitive: to kiss, to osculate, to oral stimulate, to suck utala :: adjective: fighting utala :: adverb: fighting utala (e ) :: verb transitive: to hit, to strike, to attack, to compete against utala li ' ike. :: Conflict is bad. utala li ' ike, tawa mi. :: I don't like wars. utala :: noun: conflict, disharmony, fight, war, battle, attack, violence uta :: mouth uta :: mouth   uta :: noun: mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw, beak Utun :: Jordan walo :: adjective: white, whitish, light-coloured, pale walo (e ) :: verb transitive: to whiten, to whitewash walo :: noun: white thing or part, whiteness, lightness walo pimeja li ' pona, tawa mi. :: Grey (dark white) is my favourite colour. walo uta :: teeth walo :: white, light wan :: 1 wan :: adjective numeral: one, 1 wan (e ) :: verb transitive: to unite, to make one wan :: noun: unit, element, particle, part, piece wan sijelo :: body part Wanuwatu :: Vanuatu Wasikano :: Vatican waso :: adjective: bird- waso :: chicken, poultry waso li ken ala lukin la ona li ken kin jo e kili. :: A blind chicken can find a corn too. waso li tawa, lon kon. :: Birds fly in air. waso :: noun: bird, bat; flying creature, winged animal waso soweli li ' pimeja. :: The bat is black. waso wawa li tawa e ona, lon kon. :: The eagle moves through the air. wawa :: adjective: energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident wawa :: adverb: strongly, powerfully wawa (e ) :: verb transitive: to strengthen, to energize, to empower wawa li lon insa. :: Energy comes from inside. Youth is all in the heart. wawa :: noun: energy, strength, power weka :: adjective: absent, away, ignored weka e ike jan :: forgive somebody weka (e ) :: verb transitive: to remove, to eliminate, to throw away, to get rid of weka lili li ' pona, tawa lawa. :: Temporary isolation is good for meditation. weka :: noun: absence weka sina li ' ike, tawa mi. :: Your absence is not good to me. Wensa :: Sweden, Swedish wile :: auxiliary verb: to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should wile e pona tawa jan :: to wish somebody well wile (e ) :: verb transitive: to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should wile ike :: to have negative intentions, malevolent wile lape :: to be tired, sleepy, wanting to rest wile lawa :: to be dominant wile moku e telo :: thirsty wile moku :: hungry wile moku :: to be hungry wile moli e jan :: homicidal, wanting to murder wile moli :: suicidal wile mute ike :: to want too much, greedy wile mute :: to crave, really want wile :: noun: desire, need, will 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 :: to want, desire, would like, hope wile unpa e meli e mije :: to be sexually attracted to women and men wile unpa e meli :: to be sexually attracted to women wile unpa e mije :: to be sexually attracted to men wile unpa :: horny wile unpa :: horny, lustful