Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

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A bike on a bike rack mounted to the back of a cop car, lights flashing.

A bike on a bike rack mounted to the back of a cop car, lights flashing. Image: Farmington Police Ford Police Interceptor Utility with Bike Rack | by 42-BRT. | CC-BY-SA-4.0

seme a? ni li seme???

tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu lon monsi ona.

mi wile ala e ni: ilo mi li lon ni.

ni la mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona.

a, mi wile ala awen alasa. noka li wile lape!

What ah? This is what???

A moving structure of the fighting group has a tool of two circles at its butt.

I do not want this: My tool is located there.

Therefore I must continue to search for a good securing vicinity.

Ah, I do not want to continue to search. Legs want to rest!

seme aaa
ni li seme seme seme

tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu
zz lon monsi ona

mi wile ala e ni>
zz ilo mi li lon ni^

ni la
zz mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona

a
mi wile ala awen alasa
noka li wile lape a

seme aaa. ni li seme seme seme.

tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu lon monsi ona.

mi wile ala e ni> ilo mi li lon ni.

ni la mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona.

a mi wile ala awen alasa. noka li wile lape a.

toki pona English sitelen pona
seme a? What ah? seme aaa seme aaa.
ni li seme??? This is what??? ni li seme seme seme ni li seme seme seme.
tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu lon monsi ona. A moving structure of the fighting group has a tool of two circles at its butt. tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu
zz lon monsi ona
tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu lon monsi ona.
mi wile ala e ni: ilo mi li lon ni. I do not want this: My tool is located there. mi wile ala e ni>
zz ilo mi li lon ni^
mi wile ala e ni> ilo mi li lon ni.
ni la mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona. Therefore I must continue to search for a good securing vicinity. ni la
zz mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona
ni la mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona.
a, mi wile ala awen alasa. Ah, I do not want to continue to search. a
mi wile ala awen alasa
a mi wile ala awen alasa.
noka li wile lape! Legs want to rest! noka li wile lape a noka li wile lape a.

seme a?

seme aaa

seme aaa.

en

What ah?

sitelen Lasina

seme a?

ni li seme???

ni li seme seme seme

ni li seme seme seme.

en

This is what???

sitelen Lasina

ni li seme???

tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu lon monsi ona.

tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu
zz lon monsi ona

tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu lon monsi ona.

en

A moving structure of the fighting group has a tool of two circles at its butt.

sitelen Lasina

tomo tawa pi kulupu utala li jo e ilo pi sike tu lon monsi ona.

mi wile ala e ni: ilo mi li lon ni.

mi wile ala e ni>
zz ilo mi li lon ni^

mi wile ala e ni> ilo mi li lon ni.

en

I do not want this: My tool is located there.

sitelen Lasina

mi wile ala e ni: ilo mi li lon ni.

ni la mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona.

ni la
zz mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona

ni la mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona.

en

Therefore I must continue to search for a good securing vicinity.

sitelen Lasina

ni la mi o awen alasa e poka awen pona.

a, mi wile ala awen alasa.

a
mi wile ala awen alasa

a mi wile ala awen alasa.

en

Ah, I do not want to continue to search.

sitelen Lasina

a, mi wile ala awen alasa.

noka li wile lape!

noka li wile lape a

noka li wile lape a.

en

Legs want to rest!

sitelen Lasina

noka li wile lape!