From 36dc8f5636674b2f4eb954e64b8d35aae779c8c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tess a a a
- a, sina sona pona a a a ~ hahaha a, sina sona pona ~ ah, you know well jo is not the same as english's general to have "i have a lot of work" is not "mi jo e pali mute"
- i have a lot of work i have a lot of work ~ mi wile pali mute~ examples
~ hahaha
~ ah, you know well
- exercises
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@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
~ mi wile pali
- mute
- lesson
@@ -62,20 +62,18 @@
to answer a question like this you repeat the word for yes, and say ala
or word ala for no.
- sina wile ala wile pali?
- ~ do you want to work?
- wile / ala
- ~ yes / no
-
- jan ni li suwi ala suwi tawa sina?
- ~ is this person cute in your opinion?
- suwi /
- suwi ala
- ~ yes / no
-
sina wile ala wile pali?
+~ do you want to work?
+wile / ala
+~ yes / no
+jan ni li suwi ala suwi tawa sina?
+~ is this person cute in your opinion?
+suwi / suwi ala
+~ yes / no
+
- sina moku anu seme?
- ~ do you eat?
- moku / ala
- ~ yes / no
-
- ona li jan poka sina anu seme?
- ~ are they your friend?
- ona li jan poka mi
- ~ they are my friend
-
sina moku anu seme?
+~ do you eat?
+moku / ala
+~ yes / no
+ona li jan poka sina anu seme?
+~ are they your friend?
+ona li jan poka mi
+~ they are my friend
+
- sina seme?
- ~ what are you doing? / who are you?
- mi pakala e ijo / mi soweli Tesa
- ~ i break things / i'm tess
-
- seme li lon supa?
- ~ what's on the table?
- len jaki
- ~ dirty clothes
-
- soweli Sijala li lon seme?
- ~ where is tiara?
- ona li lon insa pi poki kala!
- ~ she is inside the aquarium!
-
sina seme?
+~ what are you doing? / who are you?
+mi pakala e ijo / mi soweli Tesa
+~ i break things / i'm tess
+seme li lon supa?
+~ what's on the table?
+len jaki
+~ dirty clothes
+soweli Sijala li lon seme?
+~ where is tiara?
+ona li lon insa pi poki kala!
+~ she is inside the aquarium!
+- ona li jan - anu soweli +
+ ona li jan + anu soweli
~ they're a person or a dog
- waso li ken tawa lon ma - anu sewi +
+ waso li ken tawa lon ma + anu sewi
~ birds can move on the ground or in the sky
- kasi anu suwi li ken moku +
+ kasi anu suwi li ken moku
~ plants or sweets can be food
- waso anu soweli li ken. seme li pona mute tawa sina? +
+ waso anu soweli li ken. seme li pona mute tawa sina?
~ do you like birds or cats more?
(birds or cats are possible. which do you like more?)
diff --git a/4/index.html b/4/index.html index a8c9f48..5a9fd18 100644 --- a/4/index.html +++ b/4/index.html @@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ pali is not a general do like in english. every word in toki pona has the act of doing built into it when used as a verb. -
- i did this
~ mi ni
-
i did this
+~ mi ni
+- subject li - predicate e - direct object -
-
- jan li
- pali e
- tomo
~ the people
- are building
- a house
-
+ subject li + predicate e + direct object +
++ jan li + pali e tomo +
++ ~ the people + are building + a house +
+
- i saw the person who's building the house
-
~ mi lukin e jan. ona li pali e tomo.
- (i saw a person. they were building a house.)
-
i saw the person who's building the house
+~ mi lukin e jan. ona li pali e tomo.
+(i saw a person. they were building a house.)
+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 diff --git a/5/index.html b/5/index.html index d0939d5..655d746 100644 --- a/5/index.html +++ b/5/index.html @@ -1,171 +1,224 @@ -
- - pipi - bug, insect, ant, spider
+ moli - dead, dying
+ ilo - tool, implement, machine, device
++ kama - arriving, coming, future, summoned; (pv.) to become, manage, + to, succeed in +
++ wile - must, need, require, should, want, wish; (pv.) to want to, to + need to +
++ awen - enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; (pv.) to + continue to, to keep +
++ sona - know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (pv.) + to know how to +
+ ken - be allowed to, can, may; possible; (pv.) to be able to
++ lukin - eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, + seek; (pv.) try to +
++ words have different meanings when used as preverbs and otherwise. the + preverb meaning of a word is marked with (pv.) +
++ there are two words you already know on this list, ken and lukin, but + their preverb meanings are new. +
+ pipi - bug, insect, ant, spider
- moli - dead, dying
- ilo - tool, implement, machine, device
- kama - arriving, coming, future, summoned; (pv.) to become, manage, to, succeed in
- wile - must, need, require, should, want, wish; (pv.) to want to, to need to
- awen - enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; (pv.) to continue to, to keep
- sona - know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (pv.) to know how to
- ken - be allowed to, can, may; possible; (pv.) to be able to
- lukin - eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, seek; (pv.) try to
-words have different meanings when used as preverbs and otherwise. the preverb meaning of a word is marked with (pv.)
-there are two words you already know on this list, ken and lukin, but their preverb meanings are new.
-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 +
++ subject li + preverb + predicate (e + object) +
+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
-subject li preverb predicate (e object) -
-mi ken ala moli e pipi
~ i can't kill the bug
jan li wile ala moku e pipi
~ people don't wanna eat bugs
sina ken kama pona
~ you can become good
+ mi ken ala moli e pipi +
+~ i can't kill the bug
++ jan li wile ala moku e pipi +
+~ people don't wanna eat bugs
+sina ken kama pona
+~ you can become good
+i try to build good tools
-i try to build good tools
+they wanna eat bugs
-they wanna eat bugs
+people learn to speak toki pona
-people learn to speak toki pona
+birds know how to be birds
-birds know how to be birds
+the cute bird still wants a bug
-the cute bird still wants a bug
+animals can eat you 😱
-mi awen e sina
-animals can eat you 😱
+mi awen e sina
+the person brings food
-the person brings food
+ilo ni li wawa e pipi
-ilo ni li wawa e pipi
+i wish that you see good bugs
-we can stay strong
-i wish that you see good bugs
+we can stay strong
+their absence empowers the people
-their absence empowers the people
+tools can't kill
-tools can't kill
+the bat is making a phone (communication device)
-the bat is making a phone (communication device)
+people make me want to remain an animal
-people make me want to remain an animal
+mi wile kama sona (e) toki pona
-mi ken ala lukin e ni
-mi wile kama sona (e) toki pona
+pona sina li ken pona e tomo mute
-mi ken ala lukin e ni
+mi lukin e ni: sina pona e tomo mi
-pona sina li ken pona e tomo mute
+mi lukin lukin e ilo lukin mi
-mi lukin e ni: sina pona e tomo mi
+mi lukin lukin e ilo lukin mi
+
- ijo pona mute
~ many good things
-
- ijo pi pona mute
~ very good thing
-
ijo pona mute
+~ many good things
+ijo pi pona mute
+~ very good thing
+in the first example, mute modifies ijo pona, while in the second example, pona mute modifies ijo @@ -76,18 +78,18 @@
- mi toki e ijo pi pona mute
~ i talk
- about very good things
-
- mi toki e ijo pona mute
~ i talk
- about many good things
-
- mi toki e ijo mute pi pona mute
~ i
- talk about many very good things
-
mi toki e ijo pi pona mute
+~ i talk about very good things
+mi toki e ijo pona mute
+~ i talk about many good things
+mi toki e ijo mute pi pona mute
+~ i talk about many very good things
+- subject li (predicate - e object) - preposition - phrase -
-
- mi pali
+
+ subject li (predicate
+ e object)
+ preposition
+ phrase
+
+ mi pali
lon
- tomo moku
-
+ ~ i work
+ at
+ a restaurant
+ the preposition can also be the predicate
- ona li lon
- tomo mi
-
+ ona li lon
+ tomo mi
+
+ ~ they are at
+ my house
+ prepositions can also be used as regular words
- tawa sina li
- musi
-
+ tawa sina li
+ musi
+
+ ~ your movements
+ are amusing
+
- mani mute li
+
+ mani mute li
lon
- tomo mani
-
- jan li tawa tomo sina
- mi pali e ijo mute kepeken ilo
- mi tawa e tomo sina ~ there's lots of money at the bank
+ jan li tawa
+ tomo sina
+
+ ~ a person
+ comes over to
+ your house
+
+ mi pali e
+ ijo mute
+ kepeken ilo
+
+ ~ i make
+ lots of things
+ with tools
+
+ mi tawa e
+ tomo sina
+
+ ~ i move
+ your house
+
~ i
- work at
- a restaurant
-
~ they
- are at my house
-
~ your movements
- are amusing
- ~ examples
~ there's lots of money at the bank
-
~ a person
- comes over to your house
-
~ i
- make lots of things with tools
-
~ i move your
- house
- exercises
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-
tenpo - time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation
anpa - bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent; bottom, lower @@ -41,28 +41,36 @@
to express relative location, use the locative words.
you can combine them with the preposition lon to say "at (place)
-
- lon sewi
~ up, above, in the sky
-
lon sewi
+~ up, above, in the sky
+jan li lon anpa tomo
+~ people are under the house
++ waso li + tawa lon + sewi pi soweli sina +
++ ~ birds + are flying + above your pet +
+
- jan li lon anpa tomo
~ people are
- under the house
-
- waso li tawa lon sewi pi soweli sina
~ birds are flying above your house
-
the word tenpo is useful for talking about time.
@@ -70,25 +78,60 @@ tenpo X"
- mi tawa sina lon tenpo kama
~ i go to
- you in the future
-
- jan li pali lon tenpo ni
~ the person
- is working at that time
-
- mi wile ala pali lon tenpo lon
~ i
- don't want to work right now
-
- waso li tawa sewi lon tenpo ale
~
- birds always move in the sky
-
+ mi tawa + sina lon + tenpo kama +
++ ~ i go + to you + in + the future +
++ jan li + pali lon + tenpo ni +
++ ~ the person + is working + at + that time +
++ mi wile ala + pali lon + tenpo lon +
++ ~ i + don't want to + work + right now +
++ waso tawa + sewi lon + tenpo ale +
++ ~ birds + always + move + in the sky +
+