i think im like, actually v happy with this course now. i dont think im gonna do any more major changes (except adding stories later)

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<div class="box">
<p>toki pona has 14 letters in its alphabet:</p>
<p>a e i k j l m n o p s t u w</p>
<p>
because of the small amount of letters, you can pronounce some sounds
differently if it feels more natural to you - it's okay to say
<i>dogi</i> instead of <i>toki</i>
</p>
</div>
<h2 class="title box-title">general guide to pronounciation</h2>
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<h3 class="title box-title">~ stress</h3>
<div class="box">
<p>you always stress the first syllable of every word.</p>
<p>
don't be stressed, you don't have to pronounce the letters
<em>exactly</em> as i say, you can pronounce things slightly differently
if it feels natural - for example, you could soften your p, t, and k
sounds into b, d, and g sounds!
</p>
<p>
oh and also, you always have to stress the first syllable of every word.
</p>
</div>
<h2 class="title box-title">exercises</h2>
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<summary>tenpo</summary>
<p>should sound like <i>tempo</i></p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>jelo</summary>
<p>should sound like <i>yellow</i></p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>mu</summary>
<p>should sound like <i>moo</i></p>

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<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ a!</h3>
<div class="box box-top">
<p>
a is an emotion particle! you can put it after a word to intensify or
emphasize the word, or put it after a sentence to intensify or emphasize
the sentence.
a is an emotion particle! you can put it after a word or a sentence to
intensify or emphasize what comes before it
</p>
<p>
put on its own it expresses something like <i>ah</i>, <i>oh!</i>, or
some other emotion sound.
put on its own it means something like <i>ah</i>, <i>oh!</i>, or some
other emotion sound, and more than three a's in a row often means
laughter.
</p>
<p>more than three a's in a row often expresses laughter.</p>
</div>
<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ examples</h3>

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<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence"><span class="subject">seme</span> li lon supa</p>
<p>~ what's on the table?</p>
<p class="sentence"><span class="subject">mani ale mi</span></p>
<p>~ all of my money</p>
<p class="sentence">
<span class="subject">mani ale mi</span> (li lon supa)
</p>
<p>~ all of my money (is on the table)</p>
</div>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">

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<div class="box box-top">
<p>
anu is a conjunction meaning "or", both inclusive and exclusive. it's a
particle which adds an alternative to the current part of speech.
</p>
<p>
when you add anu, you're saying that either one (or perhaps both) of
these things could be put in the sentence.
particle which forms an either/or <em>or</em> an and/or relationship in
the current part of speech (subject, predicate, object, preposition)
</p>
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<h2 class="title box-title">lesson</h2>
<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ taso</h3>
<div class="box">
<p>taso can be used at the start of a sentence to mean "however,"</p>
<p>taso can be used at the start of a sentence to mean <i>however,</i></p>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">
mi la mi pali pona · taso jan ante la mi pali ike.
</p>
<p>~ i think i work well. however, other people think i work poorly</p>
</div>
<p>you can also use taso as a regular word</p>
<p>you can also use taso as a regular word.</p>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">mi wile e mani taso</p>
<p>~ i want only money</p>

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<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ main counting system</h3>
<div class="box box-top">
<p>
toki pona has four words to describe amounts; <i>wan, tu, mute, ale</i
><br />
meaning <i>one, two, many, everything</i>.
toki pona has five words to describe amounts;
<i>ala, wan, tu, mute, ale</i><br />
meaning <i>nothing, one, two, many, everything</i>.
</p>
<p>
the reason it works like this is because counting is unnecessary. often
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<summary>sina wile tawa tomo telo la o tawa lupa nanpa tu</summary>
<p>if you wanna go to the bathroom, go to the second door</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>waso tu li tawa tomo moku</summary>
<p>two bats are going to a restaurant</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>mi kama sona e nimi mute pi toki pona</summary>
<p>i'm learning all the toki pona words</p>
<p>i'm learning a lot of toki pona words</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>mi pini e pali mi la mi ken musi</summary>
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<summary>snakes are cute!</summary>
<p>akesi li suwi a</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>aw man, my calculator broke</summary>
<p>ike a · ilo nanpa mi li pakala</p>
<p>a ilo nanpa mi li pakala</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>there are two shady people by your home</summary>
<p>jan ike tu li lon poka pi tomo sina</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>this is your first ever meow</summary>
<p>ni li mu sina nanpa wan</p>

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<div class="box box-top">
<p>
to say and, you repeat the particle. for subjects you say the particle
<i>en</i>
<i>en</i>.
</p>
<p>
this means you repeat <i>en</i> for subjects, <i>li</i> for predicates,
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<p>kon pi nimi ni li seme</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>hey, give me that tasty fruit over there?</summary>
<summary>hey, give me that tasty fruit over there</summary>
<p>o pana e kili pona lon ni tawa mi</p>
</details>
<details>

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<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ tips</h3>
<div class="box box-top">
<p>
(i wanna put tips here that i would've liked to know when i first
started learning toki pona but i gotta think of some first or maybe get
some ideas from others or smth idk bare with me)
(i wanna put tips here that i would've liked to know after finishing my
first toki pona course but i gotta think of some first or maybe get some
ideas from others or smth idk bare with me)
</p>
</div>
<div class="box">

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<h2 class="title box-title">lesson</h2>
<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ modifiers</h3>
<div class="box box-top">
<p>modifiers go after the word they're modifying</p>
<p>modifiers go after the word they're modifying.</p>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">
<span class="subject">soweli</span>
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</p>
</div>
<p>to do possessive, you modify the word with a pronoun</p>
<p>to do possessive, you modify the word with a pronoun.</p>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">
<span class="subject">soweli</span>
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<div class="box box-top">
<p>
keep in mind that if you modify mi or sina, you need to use li
afterwards
afterwards.
</p>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">mi mute li wawa</p>

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<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ direct objects</h3>
<div class="box box-top">
<p>
you use the particle e to indicate the direct object, the one being
affected by the predicate.
</p>
<p>
(for example, if you are watering, then the thing being watered is the
direct object)
</p>
<p>
(if you are looking at something, the thing being looked at is the
direct object)
you use the particle <i>e</i> to indicate the direct object, the one
being affected by the predicate.
</p>
<div class="quote">
<p>
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</p>
</div>
<p>
you can also use the word ni to refer to an idea from a previous
sentence, or to indicate you will elaborate on an idea in a future
sentence. you can also use the word ona similarly, but for words instead
of ideas.
you use the words <i>ni</i> or <i>ona</i> to refer to ideas you've
already said or are going to say. <i>ni</i> is a bit broader than
<i>ona</i>.
</p>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">
<span class="subject">mi</span> <span class="predicate">lukin</span> e
<span class="object">ni</span> · <span class="subject">sina</span>
<span class="predicate">olin</span> e <span class="object">mi</span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="subject">i</span> <span class="predicate">see</span>
<span class="object">this:</span> <span class="subject">you</span>
<span class="predicate">love</span> <span class="object">me</span>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ examples</h3>
<div class="box">
<div class="box box-top">
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">
<span class="subject">moku ni</span> li

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<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ preverbs</h3>
<div class="box box-top">
<p>preverbs go before the predicate and modify it.</p>
<p>
they can be negated by the word ala, and otherwise you can't modify
preverbs. you can also use multiple preverbs at once.
</p>
<p>preverbs can only be modified with the word ala, to negate it.</p>
<div class="quote">
<p>
<span class="subject">subject</span> li

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<div class="box box-top">
<p>pi is a really useful particle that regroups modifiers.</p>
<p>
normally, each modifier modifies the sum of all its previous words in
normally, each modifier modifies the sum of all the previous words in
the phrase. the particle pi creates a second phrase which modifies the
first phrase.
</p>
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<div class="box box-top">
<p>
when i say phrase, i mean a collection of a headnoun + modifiers, like
"jan" or "ilo moku"
<i>jan</i> or <i>ilo moku</i>.
</p>
<p>
a phrase with pi is a phrase where you're using a phrase as a modifier.
</p>
<p>a phrase with pi in it consists of two smaller phrases.</p>
</div>
<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ examples</h3>

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first letter. this means that you have to pick a word which describes
what the thing is, and then modify that word with the name.
</p>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">jan Lisa</p>
<p>~ a <i>jan</i> named lisa</p>
</div>
<div class="quote">
<p class="sentence">ma Mewika</p>
<p>a country named Mewika (the united states)</p>
</div>
</div>
<h3 class="title box-title sub-title">~ tokiponization</h3>
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</p>
</div>
<div class="quote">
<p>the english language becomes <i>toki Inli</i></p>
<p>the english language becomes <i>toki Inli</i>.</p>
<p>
the <i>ng</i> cluster was simplified to <i>n</i>, and the syllable
count was prioritized, meaning the ending <i>sh</i> was removed.
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<div class="quote">
<p>
the swedish language becomes <i>toki Wensa</i>, from swedish
<i>svenska</i>
<i>svenska</i>.
</p>
<p>
the <i>sv</i> cluster gets simplified to just <i>w</i>, and the
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</details>
<details>
<summary>mi wile e len mute tan ni · ma Kanata li lete mute!</summary>
<summary>mi wile e len mute tan ni · ma Kanata li lete mute</summary>
<p>
i need a lot of clothes because the country called Kanata (canada) is
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this course will not make you fluent. no course out there will! toki
pona may be minimalist, but it's still a complex language to learn.
people spend several years before they even start considering themselves
fluent, and you will probbaly be no different.
fluent, and you will probably be no different.
</p>
<p>
however, this course will give you a good understanding of all the
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</p>
<p>
it's okay if you don't have all the vocabulary memorized yet, it'll come
with practicing making and translating sentences
with practicing making and translating sentences.
</p>
</div>
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</p>
</div>
<h2 class="title box-title">courses</h2>
<h2 class="title box-title">lessons</h2>
<div class="list">
<ul class="list-padding">
<li><a href="0" class="link">lesson 0 - sounds</a></li>
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<li><a href="2" class="link">lesson 2 - li</a></li>
<li><a href="3" class="link">lesson 3 - modifiers</a></li>
<li><a href="4" class="link">lesson 4 - objects eh?</a></li>
<li><a href="5" class="link">lesson 5 - pre-verbs</a></li>
<li><a href="5" class="link">lesson 5 - preverbs</a></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="5/story" class="link">story</a></li>
</ul>