taso - but, however, only
wan - unique, united
tu - separate, cut
pu - interacting with the official toki pona book
selo - outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary
pan - cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta
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.
mi wile e mani taso
~ i want only money
ona li taso
~ they are alone
in the past, the country was united. however, unfortunately it became divided
i only want to buy your bread in the evening
your methods are ruining everything!
i can't talk to bad people. but you're good, so we can talk
what should i do to split this bread?
mi wile pu taso
sina wile mu tawa mun lon tenpo ike la mi mu lon poka sina
mama mi li pona · taso ona li pana e len pi pona ala tawa mi la ni li ike
pilin mi la sina lili e wawa sina
pilin mi la sona sina pi wawa sina li lili tawa wawa sina lon