Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

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A mighty tree trunk has grown around the frame of an ancient bike, leaving it suspended several feet into the air.

A mighty tree trunk has grown around the frame of an ancient bike, leaving it suspended several feet into the air. Image: Bike in Tree - panoramio | by rev.sherm. | CC-BY-3.0

tenpo pini weka la, jan li awen e ilo pi sike tu lon poka kasi.

taso ona li weka e sona ni: ilo li lon poka pi kasi seme.

ona li alasa e ilo. taso ona li kama ala lukin e ilo.

ilo li awen lon poka kasi.

tenpo ni la mi lukin e ni: ilo en kasi li wan.

In the distant finished time, a person secured a tool of two circles at a plant's vicinity.

However they got rid of this knowledge: the tool was at the vicinity of which plant.

They searched for the tool. But they didn't come to be looking at the tool.

The tool remained at the plant's vicinity.

At this time I see this: The tool and plant are one.

tenpo pini weka la
zz jan li awen e ilo pi sike tu
zz zzlon poka kasi

taso ona li weka e sona ni>
zz ilo li lon poka pi kasi seme

ona li alasa e ilo
taso ona li kama ala lukin e ilo

ilo li awen lon poka kasi

tenpo ni la
zz mi lukin e ni>
zz zz ilo en kasi li wan

toki pona English sitelen pona
tenpo pini weka la, jan li awen e ilo pi sike tu lon poka kasi. In the distant finished time, a person secured a tool of two circles at a plant's vicinity. tenpo pini weka la
zz jan li awen e ilo pi sike tu
zz zzlon poka kasi
taso ona li weka e sona ni: ilo li lon poka pi kasi seme. However they got rid of this knowledge: the tool was at the vicinity of which plant. taso ona li weka e sona ni>
zz ilo li lon poka pi kasi seme
ona li alasa e ilo. They searched for the tool. ona li alasa e ilo
taso ona li kama ala lukin e ilo. But they didn't come to be looking at the tool. taso ona li kama ala lukin e ilo
ilo li awen lon poka kasi. The tool remained at the plant's vicinity. ilo li awen lon poka kasi
tenpo ni la mi lukin e ni: ilo en kasi li wan. At this time I see this: The tool and plant are one. tenpo ni la
zz mi lukin e ni>
zz zz ilo en kasi li wan

tenpo pini weka la, jan li awen e ilo pi sike tu lon poka kasi.

tenpo pini weka la
zz jan li awen e ilo pi sike tu
zz zzlon poka kasi

en

In the distant finished time, a person secured a tool of two circles at a plant's vicinity.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo pini weka la, jan li awen e ilo pi sike tu lon poka kasi.

taso ona li weka e sona ni: ilo li lon poka pi kasi seme.

taso ona li weka e sona ni>
zz ilo li lon poka pi kasi seme

en

However they got rid of this knowledge: the tool was at the vicinity of which plant.

sitelen Lasina

taso ona li weka e sona ni: ilo li lon poka pi kasi seme.

ona li alasa e ilo.

ona li alasa e ilo

en

They searched for the tool.

sitelen Lasina

ona li alasa e ilo.

taso ona li kama ala lukin e ilo.

taso ona li kama ala lukin e ilo

en

But they didn't come to be looking at the tool.

sitelen Lasina

taso ona li kama ala lukin e ilo.

ilo li awen lon poka kasi.

ilo li awen lon poka kasi

en

The tool remained at the plant's vicinity.

sitelen Lasina

ilo li awen lon poka kasi.

tenpo ni la mi lukin e ni: ilo en kasi li wan.

tenpo ni la
zz mi lukin e ni>
zz zz ilo en kasi li wan

en

At this time I see this: The tool and plant are one.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo ni la mi lukin e ni: ilo en kasi li wan.