Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

lukin kala

A child sleeping in his mother's arms on a whale-watching boat.

A child sleeping in his mother's arms on a whale-watching boat. Image: Jules and Gabriel aboard the "Netos de José Augusto" whale watching boat, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal (PPL1-Corrected).jpg | by Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com. | CC-BY-SA-4.0

mi en jan mute li lon ilo tawa telo.

mi ale li wile lukin e kala suli.

kala suli li lon ala lon?

mi ale li lukin. kala suli li lon seme?

tenpo suli la kala suli ala li lon.

jan lili wan li pilin lape li toki e ni:

"mama o, kala li lon ala la mi pilin ike!"

mama li toki e ni:

"ike la kala ale li lape. o lape sama lon luka mi."

Me and many people are in a water moving tool.

We all want to see big aquacreatures.

Are the big aquacreatures present?

We all look. The big aquacreatures are at where?

For a large time no big aquacreatures are present.

One small person is feeling tired and says this:

"O Parent, the aquacreatures aren't present so I'm feeling bad!"

The parent says this:

"Unfortunately all the aquacreatures are sleeping. Sleep similarly in my arms."

mi en jan mute li lon ilo tawa telo

mi ale li wile lukin e kala suli

kala suli li lon ala lon

mi ale li lukin
kala suli li lon seme

tenpo suli la
zz zz kala suli ala li lon

jan lili wan li pilin lape
zz zz zz li toki e ni>

te mama o zz kala li lon ala la
zz zz zz zz mi pilin ike to

mama li toki e ni>

te ike la kala ale li lape
zz o lape sama lon luka mi to

toki pona English sitelen pona
mi en jan mute li lon ilo tawa telo. Me and many people are in a water moving tool. mi en jan mute li lon ilo tawa telo
mi ale li wile lukin e kala suli. We all want to see big aquacreatures. mi ale li wile lukin e kala suli
kala suli li lon ala lon? Are the big aquacreatures present? kala suli li lon ala lon
mi ale li lukin. We all look. mi ale li lukin
kala suli li lon seme? The big aquacreatures are at where? kala suli li lon seme
tenpo suli la kala suli ala li lon. For a large time no big aquacreatures are present. tenpo suli la
zz zz kala suli ala li lon
jan lili wan li pilin lape li toki e ni: One small person is feeling tired and says this: jan lili wan li pilin lape
zz zz zz li toki e ni>
"mama o, kala li lon ala la mi pilin ike!" "O Parent, the aquacreatures aren't present so I'm feeling bad!" te mama o zz kala li lon ala la
zz zz zz zz mi pilin ike to
mama li toki e ni: The parent says this: mama li toki e ni>
"ike la kala ale li lape. o lape sama lon luka mi." "Unfortunately all the aquacreatures are sleeping. Sleep similarly in my arms." te ike la kala ale li lape
zz o lape sama lon luka mi to

mi en jan mute li lon ilo tawa telo.

mi en jan mute li lon ilo tawa telo

en

Me and many people are in a water moving tool.

sitelen Lasina

mi en jan mute li lon ilo tawa telo.

mi ale li wile lukin e kala suli.

mi ale li wile lukin e kala suli

en

We all want to see big aquacreatures.

sitelen Lasina

mi ale li wile lukin e kala suli.

kala suli li lon ala lon?

kala suli li lon ala lon

en

Are the big aquacreatures present?

sitelen Lasina

kala suli li lon ala lon?

mi ale li lukin.

mi ale li lukin

en

We all look.

sitelen Lasina

mi ale li lukin.

kala suli li lon seme?

kala suli li lon seme

en

The big aquacreatures are at where?

sitelen Lasina

kala suli li lon seme?

tenpo suli la kala suli ala li lon.

tenpo suli la
zz zz kala suli ala li lon

en

For a large time no big aquacreatures are present.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo suli la kala suli ala li lon.

jan lili wan li pilin lape li toki e ni:

jan lili wan li pilin lape
zz zz zz li toki e ni>

en

One small person is feeling tired and says this:

sitelen Lasina

jan lili wan li pilin lape li toki e ni:

"mama o, kala li lon ala la mi pilin ike!"

te mama o zz kala li lon ala la
zz zz zz zz mi pilin ike to

en

"O Parent, the aquacreatures aren't present so I'm feeling bad!"

sitelen Lasina

"mama o, kala li lon ala la mi pilin ike!"

mama li toki e ni:

mama li toki e ni>

en

The parent says this:

sitelen Lasina

mama li toki e ni:

"ike la kala ale li lape. o lape sama lon luka mi."

te ike la kala ale li lape
zz o lape sama lon luka mi to

en

"Unfortunately all the aquacreatures are sleeping. Sleep similarly in my arms."

sitelen Lasina

"ike la kala ale li lape. o lape sama lon luka mi."