toki pona has 14 letters in its alphabet:
a e i k j l m n o p s t u w
-- 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 - dogi instead of toki -
you always stress the first syllable of every word.
++ don't be stressed, you don't have to pronounce the letters + exactly 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! +
++ oh and also, you always have to stress the first syllable of every word. +
should sound like tempo
+should sound like yellow
+should sound like moo
diff --git a/10/index.html b/10/index.html index 36cc5d6..cdf95b5 100644 --- a/10/index.html +++ b/10/index.html @@ -44,15 +44,14 @@- 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
- put on its own it expresses something like ah, oh!, or - some other emotion sound. + put on its own it means something like ah, oh!, or some + other emotion sound, and more than three a's in a row often means + laughter.
-more than three a's in a row often expresses laughter.
seme li lon supa
~ what's on the table?
-mani ale mi
-~ all of my money
++ mani ale mi (li lon supa) +
+~ all of my money (is on the table)
diff --git a/12/index.html b/12/index.html index b92151c..a7cf188 100644 --- a/12/index.html +++ b/12/index.html @@ -57,11 +57,8 @@
anu is a conjunction meaning "or", both inclusive and exclusive. it's a - particle which adds an alternative to the current part of speech. -
-- 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 or an and/or relationship in + the current part of speech (subject, predicate, object, preposition)
taso can be used at the start of a sentence to mean "however,"
+taso can be used at the start of a sentence to mean however,
mi la mi pali pona · taso jan ante la mi pali ike.
~ i think i work well. however, other people think i work poorly
you can also use taso as a regular word
+you can also use taso as a regular word.
mi wile e mani taso
~ i want only money
diff --git a/18/index.html b/18/index.html index e3af3a6..ecbd347 100644 --- a/18/index.html +++ b/18/index.html @@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
- toki pona has four words to describe amounts; wan, tu, mute, ale
- meaning one, two, many, everything.
+ toki pona has five words to describe amounts;
+ ala, wan, tu, mute, ale
+ meaning nothing, one, two, many, everything.
the reason it works like this is because counting is unnecessary. often
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@
sina wile tawa tomo telo la o tawa lupa nanpa tu
if you wanna go to the bathroom, go to the second door
+two bats are going to a restaurant
+i'm learning all the toki pona words
+i'm learning a lot of toki pona words
akesi li suwi a
ike a · ilo nanpa mi li pakala
+a ilo nanpa mi li pakala
+jan ike tu li lon poka pi tomo sina
+ni li mu sina nanpa wan
diff --git a/19/index.html b/19/index.html index 1525489..be55d74 100644 --- a/19/index.html +++ b/19/index.html @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@to say and, you repeat the particle. for subjects you say the particle - en + en.
this means you repeat en for subjects, li for predicates, @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
kon pi nimi ni li seme
o pana e kili pona lon ni tawa mi
- (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)
modifiers go after the word they're modifying
+modifiers go after the word they're modifying.
soweli @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
to do possessive, you modify the word with a pronoun
+to do possessive, you modify the word with a pronoun.
soweli @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
keep in mind that if you modify mi or sina, you need to use li - afterwards + afterwards.
mi mute li wawa
diff --git a/4/index.html b/4/index.html index 27e1d50..460d548 100644 --- a/4/index.html +++ b/4/index.html @@ -58,16 +58,8 @@- you use the particle e to indicate the direct object, the one being - affected by the predicate. -
-- (for example, if you are watering, then the thing being watered is the - direct object) -
-- (if you are looking at something, the thing being looked at is the - direct object) + you use the particle e to indicate the direct object, the one + being affected by the predicate.
@@ -113,15 +105,26 @@
- 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 ni or ona to refer to ideas you've + already said or are going to say. ni is a bit broader than + ona.
++ mi lukin e + ni · sina + olin e mi +
++ i see + this: you + love me +
+moku ni li diff --git a/5/index.html b/5/index.html index dff6b66..397b922 100644 --- a/5/index.html +++ b/5/index.html @@ -70,10 +70,7 @@
preverbs go before the predicate and modify it.
-- they can be negated by the word ala, and otherwise you can't modify - preverbs. you can also use multiple preverbs at once. -
+preverbs can only be modified with the word ala, to negate it.
subject li diff --git a/6/index.html b/6/index.html index f88a717..2d26381 100644 --- a/6/index.html +++ b/6/index.html @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
pi is a really useful particle that regroups modifiers.
- 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.
@@ -90,9 +90,11 @@when i say phrase, i mean a collection of a headnoun + modifiers, like - "jan" or "ilo moku" + jan or ilo moku. +
++ a phrase with pi is a phrase where you're using a phrase as a modifier.
-a phrase with pi in it consists of two smaller phrases.
jan Lisa
+~ a jan named lisa
+ma Mewika
+a country named Mewika (the united states)
+the english language becomes toki Inli
+the english language becomes toki Inli.
the ng cluster was simplified to n, and the syllable count was prioritized, meaning the ending sh was removed. @@ -131,7 +139,7 @@
the swedish language becomes toki Wensa, from swedish - svenska + svenska.
the sv cluster gets simplified to just w, and the
@@ -161,7 +169,7 @@
i need a lot of clothes because the country called Kanata (canada) is
really cold!
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8d61b42..851f208 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
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.
however, this course will give you a good understanding of all the
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
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.
mi wile e len mute tan ni · ma Kanata li lete mute!
+ mi wile e len mute tan ni · ma Kanata li lete mute