Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

mu monsuta

Lightning strikes over a city at night.

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tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape.

mi wile lape. taso mi kute e kalama pakala.

"mama o! mi kute e mu monsuta!"

mama li kute ala e mi. ona li pali ante.

ike a. mi pilin ike! mi kute sin e kalama pakala.

ike mute mute a.

mi tawa tan supa lape. mi alasa e mama.

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta.

ona li lukin e mi. ona li pilin pona.

"kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta!" mama mi li toki.

At nighttime, I am on a sleeping surface.

I want to sleep. But I hear a destructive sound.

"O Parent! I hear a scary roar!"

Parent does not hear me. They do something other.

Bad ah. I feel bad! I hear again the destructive sound.

Very very bad ah.

I move from the sleeping surface. I search for Parent.

Parent is on their sleeping surface and feeling scared.

They look at me. They feel good.

"The powerful sound of upper water emittance is scary!" My parent says.

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape

mi wile lape
taso mi kute e kalama pakala

te mama o
zz mi kute e mu monsuta to

mama li kute ala e mi
ona li pali ante

ike a
mi pilin ike
mi kute sin e kalama pakala

ike mute mute a

mi tawa tan supa lape
mi alasa e mama

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta

ona li lukin e mi
ona li pilin pona

te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to mama mi li toki

toki pona English sitelen pona
tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape. At nighttime, I am on a sleeping surface. tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape
mi wile lape. I want to sleep. mi wile lape
taso mi kute e kalama pakala. But I hear a destructive sound. taso mi kute e kalama pakala
"mama o! mi kute e mu monsuta!" "O Parent! I hear a scary roar!" te mama o
zz mi kute e mu monsuta to
mama li kute ala e mi. Parent does not hear me. mama li kute ala e mi
ona li pali ante. They do something other. ona li pali ante
ike a. Bad ah. ike a
mi pilin ike! I feel bad! mi pilin ike
mi kute sin e kalama pakala. I hear again the destructive sound. mi kute sin e kalama pakala
ike mute mute a. Very very bad ah. ike mute mute a
mi tawa tan supa lape. I move from the sleeping surface. mi tawa tan supa lape
mi alasa e mama. I search for Parent. mi alasa e mama
mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta. Parent is on their sleeping surface and feeling scared. mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta
ona li lukin e mi. They look at me. ona li lukin e mi
ona li pilin pona. They feel good. ona li pilin pona
"kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta!" mama mi li toki. "The powerful sound of upper water emittance is scary!" My parent says. te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to mama mi li toki

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape.

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape

en

At nighttime, I am on a sleeping surface.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape.

mi wile lape.

mi wile lape

en

I want to sleep.

sitelen Lasina

mi wile lape.

taso mi kute e kalama pakala.

taso mi kute e kalama pakala

en

But I hear a destructive sound.

sitelen Lasina

taso mi kute e kalama pakala.

"mama o! mi kute e mu monsuta!"

te mama o
zz mi kute e mu monsuta to

en

"O Parent! I hear a scary roar!"

sitelen Lasina

"mama o! mi kute e mu monsuta!"

mama li kute ala e mi.

mama li kute ala e mi

en

Parent does not hear me.

sitelen Lasina

mama li kute ala e mi.

ona li pali ante.

ona li pali ante

en

They do something other.

sitelen Lasina

ona li pali ante.

ike a.

ike a

en

Bad ah.

sitelen Lasina

ike a.

mi pilin ike!

mi pilin ike

en

I feel bad!

sitelen Lasina

mi pilin ike!

mi kute sin e kalama pakala.

mi kute sin e kalama pakala

en

I hear again the destructive sound.

sitelen Lasina

mi kute sin e kalama pakala.

ike mute mute a.

ike mute mute a

en

Very very bad ah.

sitelen Lasina

ike mute mute a.

mi tawa tan supa lape.

mi tawa tan supa lape

en

I move from the sleeping surface.

sitelen Lasina

mi tawa tan supa lape.

mi alasa e mama.

mi alasa e mama

en

I search for Parent.

sitelen Lasina

mi alasa e mama.

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta.

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta

en

Parent is on their sleeping surface and feeling scared.

sitelen Lasina

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta.

ona li lukin e mi.

ona li lukin e mi

en

They look at me.

sitelen Lasina

ona li lukin e mi.

ona li pilin pona.

ona li pilin pona

en

They feel good.

sitelen Lasina

ona li pilin pona.

"kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta!" mama mi li toki.

te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to mama mi li toki

en

"The powerful sound of upper water emittance is scary!" My parent says.

sitelen Lasina

"kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta!" mama mi li toki.