Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

utala nasin

Along a river, kayaks paddle next to a cruise boat filled with tourists.

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mi en jan Pun li utala toki.

mi tu li wile lon nasin telo.

taso mi wile kepeken supa tawa pi wawa luka. jan Pun li wile kepeken tomo tawa suli wawa pi jan mute.

mi en jan Pun li utala li utala li ken ala kama pilin sama.

"a, mi sona e nasin pi utala ala."

"nasin li seme?"

"mi o tawa kepeken tomo. sina o tawa kepeken supa."

"nasin ni la mi pi supa tawa li ken lukin e sina pi tomo tawa. musi a!"

Me and Pun are speech-fighting.

We both want to be at the water path.

But I want to use the hand-power moving surface. Pun wants to use the powerful large moving structure of many people.

Me and Pun fight and fight and cannot come to be feeling similarly.

"Ah, I know a no-conflict method."

"The method is what?"

"I should move using the structure. You should move using the surface."

"With this method I of the moving surface can look at you of the moving structure. Amusing ah!"

mi en jan [pilin utala nasin] li utala toki

mi tu li wile lon nasin telo

taso mi wile kepeken supa tawa pi wawa luka
jan [pilin utala nasin] li wile kepeken tomo tawa suli wawa pi jan mute

mi en jan [pilin utala nasin] li utala li utala li ken ala kama pilin sama

te a zz mi sona e nasin pi utala ala to

te nasin li seme to

te mi o tawa kepeken tomo
zz sina o tawa kepeken supa to

te nasin ni la
zz zz mi pi supa tawa li ken lukin e sina pi tomo tawa
zz musi a to"

toki pona English sitelen pona
mi en jan Pun li utala toki. Me and Pun are speech-fighting. mi en jan [pilin utala nasin] li utala toki
mi tu li wile lon nasin telo. We both want to be at the water path. mi tu li wile lon nasin telo
taso mi wile kepeken supa tawa pi wawa luka. But I want to use the hand-power moving surface. taso mi wile kepeken supa tawa pi wawa luka
jan Pun li wile kepeken tomo tawa suli wawa pi jan mute. Pun wants to use the powerful large moving structure of many people. jan [pilin utala nasin] li wile kepeken tomo tawa suli wawa pi jan mute
mi en jan Pun li utala li utala li ken ala kama pilin sama. Me and Pun fight and fight and cannot come to be feeling similarly. mi en jan [pilin utala nasin] li utala li utala li ken ala kama pilin sama
"a, mi sona e nasin pi utala ala." "Ah, I know a no-conflict method." te a zz mi sona e nasin pi utala ala to
"nasin li seme?" "The method is what?" te nasin li seme to
"mi o tawa kepeken tomo. sina o tawa kepeken supa." "I should move using the structure. You should move using the surface." te mi o tawa kepeken tomo
zz sina o tawa kepeken supa to
"nasin ni la mi pi supa tawa li ken lukin e sina pi tomo tawa. musi a!" "With this method I of the moving surface can look at you of the moving structure. Amusing ah!" te nasin ni la
zz zz mi pi supa tawa li ken lukin e sina pi tomo tawa
zz musi a to"

mi en jan Pun li utala toki.

mi en jan [pilin utala nasin] li utala toki

en

Me and Pun are speech-fighting.

sitelen Lasina

mi en jan Pun li utala toki.

mi tu li wile lon nasin telo.

mi tu li wile lon nasin telo

en

We both want to be at the water path.

sitelen Lasina

mi tu li wile lon nasin telo.

taso mi wile kepeken supa tawa pi wawa luka.

taso mi wile kepeken supa tawa pi wawa luka

en

But I want to use the hand-power moving surface.

sitelen Lasina

taso mi wile kepeken supa tawa pi wawa luka.

jan Pun li wile kepeken tomo tawa suli wawa pi jan mute.

jan [pilin utala nasin] li wile kepeken tomo tawa suli wawa pi jan mute

en

Pun wants to use the powerful large moving structure of many people.

sitelen Lasina

jan Pun li wile kepeken tomo tawa suli wawa pi jan mute.

mi en jan Pun li utala li utala li ken ala kama pilin sama.

mi en jan [pilin utala nasin] li utala li utala li ken ala kama pilin sama

en

Me and Pun fight and fight and cannot come to be feeling similarly.

sitelen Lasina

mi en jan Pun li utala li utala li ken ala kama pilin sama.

"a, mi sona e nasin pi utala ala."

te a zz mi sona e nasin pi utala ala to

en

"Ah, I know a no-conflict method."

sitelen Lasina

"a, mi sona e nasin pi utala ala."

"nasin li seme?"

te nasin li seme to

en

"The method is what?"

sitelen Lasina

"nasin li seme?"

"mi o tawa kepeken tomo. sina o tawa kepeken supa."

te mi o tawa kepeken tomo
zz sina o tawa kepeken supa to

en

"I should move using the structure. You should move using the surface."

sitelen Lasina

"mi o tawa kepeken tomo. sina o tawa kepeken supa."

"nasin ni la mi pi supa tawa li ken lukin e sina pi tomo tawa. musi a!"

te nasin ni la
zz zz mi pi supa tawa li ken lukin e sina pi tomo tawa
zz musi a to"

en

"With this method I of the moving surface can look at you of the moving structure. Amusing ah!"

sitelen Lasina

"nasin ni la mi pi supa tawa li ken lukin e sina pi tomo tawa. musi a!"