Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

nasin lete

A person walking along a uncleared footpath in a snowy city.

A person walking along a uncleared footpath in a snowy city. Image: Snow storm walk | by Anurag Abhay. | CC-BY-SA-4.0

lon tenpo lete la jan mute li tawa kepeken ilo suli.

taso mi tawa kepeken noka. mi jo ala e ilo tawa suli. mi sona ala kepeken ilo tawa suli.

ko walo li kama tan sewi la jan pali pi kulupu lawa ma li weka e ko walo tan nasin ilo kepeken tenpo lili. ike la, jan pali sama li weka ala e ko tan nasin pi tawa noka.

mi jan tawa nanpa wan la mi o pali e nasin kepeken noka mi a!

taso tenpo mute la mi jan tawa nanpa wan ala. mi ken tawa lon nasin ni: jan ante li tawa lon tenpo pini.

mi pilin pona tan ni: jan ante mute li sama mi li tawa noka lon tenpo lete. kulupu lawa li pali sama ni: mi lon ala. taso mi ale li lon li awen tawa kepeken noka a!

In the cold time, many people move using big tools.

But I travel using legs. I do not have a large moving tool. I don't know how to use a large moving tool.

When white semisolid comes from the sky the workers of the ruling group remove the white semisolid from the tool path using little time. Unfortunately, the same workers do not remove semisolid from the foot-movement path.

When I am the first moving person I need to make a path using my feet ah!

But many times I am not the first moving person. I am able to move on this path: other people moved in the finished time.

I feel good because of this: many other people are like me and move footily in the cold time. The ruling groups acts like this: I do not exist. But we all exist and continue to move using feet ah!

lon tenpo lete la jan mute li tawa kepeken ilo suli

taso mi tawa kepeken noka
mi jo ala e ilo tawa suli
mi sona ala kepeken ilo tawa suli

ko walo li kama tan sewi la
zz jan pali pi kulupu lawa ma li weka e ko walo tan nasin ilo kepeken tenpo lili
ike la jan pali sama li weka ala e ko tan nasin pi tawa noka

mi jan tawa nanpa wan la
zz mi o pali e nasin kepeken noka mi a!

taso tenpo mute la
mi jan tawa nanpa wan ala
mi ken tawa lon nasin ni>
zz jan ante li tawa lon tenpo pini

mi pilin pona tan ni>
jan ante mute li sama mi
zz zz zz li tawa noka lon tenpo lete
kulupu lawa li pali sama ni>
mi lon ala
taso mi ale li lon
zz zz zz li awen tawa kepeken noka a

toki pona English sitelen pona
lon tenpo lete la jan mute li tawa kepeken ilo suli. In the cold time, many people move using big tools. lon tenpo lete la jan mute li tawa kepeken ilo suli
taso mi tawa kepeken noka. But I travel using legs. taso mi tawa kepeken noka
mi jo ala e ilo tawa suli. I do not have a large moving tool. mi jo ala e ilo tawa suli
mi sona ala kepeken ilo tawa suli. I don't know how to use a large moving tool. mi sona ala kepeken ilo tawa suli
ko walo li kama tan sewi la jan pali pi kulupu lawa ma li weka e ko walo tan nasin ilo kepeken tenpo lili. When white semisolid comes from the sky the workers of the ruling group remove the white semisolid from the tool path using little time. ko walo li kama tan sewi la
zz jan pali pi kulupu lawa ma li weka e ko walo tan nasin ilo kepeken tenpo lili
ike la, jan pali sama li weka ala e ko tan nasin pi tawa noka. Unfortunately, the same workers do not remove semisolid from the foot-movement path. ike la jan pali sama li weka ala e ko tan nasin pi tawa noka
mi jan tawa nanpa wan la mi o pali e nasin kepeken noka mi a! When I am the first moving person I need to make a path using my feet ah! mi jan tawa nanpa wan la
zz mi o pali e nasin kepeken noka mi a!
taso tenpo mute la mi jan tawa nanpa wan ala. But many times I am not the first moving person. taso tenpo mute la
mi jan tawa nanpa wan ala
mi ken tawa lon nasin ni: jan ante li tawa lon tenpo pini. I am able to move on this path: other people moved in the finished time. mi ken tawa lon nasin ni>
zz jan ante li tawa lon tenpo pini
mi pilin pona tan ni: jan ante mute li sama mi li tawa noka lon tenpo lete. I feel good because of this: many other people are like me and move footily in the cold time. mi pilin pona tan ni>
jan ante mute li sama mi
zz zz zz li tawa noka lon tenpo lete
kulupu lawa li pali sama ni: mi lon ala. The ruling groups acts like this: I do not exist. kulupu lawa li pali sama ni>
mi lon ala
taso mi ale li lon li awen tawa kepeken noka a! But we all exist and continue to move using feet ah! taso mi ale li lon
zz zz zz li awen tawa kepeken noka a

lon tenpo lete la jan mute li tawa kepeken ilo suli.

lon tenpo lete la jan mute li tawa kepeken ilo suli

en

In the cold time, many people move using big tools.

sitelen Lasina

lon tenpo lete la jan mute li tawa kepeken ilo suli.

taso mi tawa kepeken noka.

taso mi tawa kepeken noka

en

But I travel using legs.

sitelen Lasina

taso mi tawa kepeken noka.

mi jo ala e ilo tawa suli.

mi jo ala e ilo tawa suli

en

I do not have a large moving tool.

sitelen Lasina

mi jo ala e ilo tawa suli.

mi sona ala kepeken ilo tawa suli.

mi sona ala kepeken ilo tawa suli

en

I don't know how to use a large moving tool.

sitelen Lasina

mi sona ala kepeken ilo tawa suli.

ko walo li kama tan sewi la jan pali pi kulupu lawa ma li weka e ko walo tan nasin ilo kepeken tenpo lili.

ko walo li kama tan sewi la
zz jan pali pi kulupu lawa ma li weka e ko walo tan nasin ilo kepeken tenpo lili

en

When white semisolid comes from the sky the workers of the ruling group remove the white semisolid from the tool path using little time.

sitelen Lasina

ko walo li kama tan sewi la jan pali pi kulupu lawa ma li weka e ko walo tan nasin ilo kepeken tenpo lili.

ike la, jan pali sama li weka ala e ko tan nasin pi tawa noka.

ike la jan pali sama li weka ala e ko tan nasin pi tawa noka

en

Unfortunately, the same workers do not remove semisolid from the foot-movement path.

sitelen Lasina

ike la, jan pali sama li weka ala e ko tan nasin pi tawa noka.

mi jan tawa nanpa wan la mi o pali e nasin kepeken noka mi a!

mi jan tawa nanpa wan la
zz mi o pali e nasin kepeken noka mi a!

en

When I am the first moving person I need to make a path using my feet ah!

sitelen Lasina

mi jan tawa nanpa wan la mi o pali e nasin kepeken noka mi a!

taso tenpo mute la mi jan tawa nanpa wan ala.

taso tenpo mute la
mi jan tawa nanpa wan ala

en

But many times I am not the first moving person.

sitelen Lasina

taso tenpo mute la mi jan tawa nanpa wan ala.

mi ken tawa lon nasin ni: jan ante li tawa lon tenpo pini.

mi ken tawa lon nasin ni>
zz jan ante li tawa lon tenpo pini

en

I am able to move on this path: other people moved in the finished time.

sitelen Lasina

mi ken tawa lon nasin ni: jan ante li tawa lon tenpo pini.

mi pilin pona tan ni: jan ante mute li sama mi li tawa noka lon tenpo lete.

mi pilin pona tan ni>
jan ante mute li sama mi
zz zz zz li tawa noka lon tenpo lete

en

I feel good because of this: many other people are like me and move footily in the cold time.

sitelen Lasina

mi pilin pona tan ni: jan ante mute li sama mi li tawa noka lon tenpo lete.

kulupu lawa li pali sama ni: mi lon ala.

kulupu lawa li pali sama ni>
mi lon ala

en

The ruling groups acts like this: I do not exist.

sitelen Lasina

kulupu lawa li pali sama ni: mi lon ala.

taso mi ale li lon li awen tawa kepeken noka a!

taso mi ale li lon
zz zz zz li awen tawa kepeken noka a

en

But we all exist and continue to move using feet ah!

sitelen Lasina

taso mi ale li lon li awen tawa kepeken noka a!