Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

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The snarky entertainer lowers a torch roaring with fire into his mouth.

The snarky entertainer lowers a torch roaring with fire into his mouth. Image: Zoltan the Adequate at Fort Malden Medieval Faire, Amherstburg, Ontario, 2025-06-15 21 | by Chris Woodrich. | CC-BY-SA-2.0

jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa.

jan nasa li moku e seli. taso ona li moli ala!

tenpo musi li pini.

kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi tan jan waso tan jan soweli tan jan utala tan jan nasa.

kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka!

The strange person powerfully fires a stick.

The strange person eats the fire. But they are not dead!

The entertaining time is done.

The group of watching people feels entertained from the bird person, animal person, fighting people, and strange person.

The group of watching people makes feeling-good noises using hands!

jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa

jan nasa li moku e seli
zz taso ona li moli ala

tenpo musi li pini

kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi
zz tan jan waso
zz tan jan soweli
zz tan jan utala
zz tan jan nasa

kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka

jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa.

jan nasa li moku e seli. taso ona li moli ala.

tenpo musi li pini.

kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi tan jan waso tan jan soweli tan jan utala tan jan nasa.

kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka.

toki pona English sitelen pona
jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa. The strange person powerfully fires a stick. jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa.
jan nasa li moku e seli. The strange person eats the fire. jan nasa li moku e seli jan nasa li moku e seli.
taso ona li moli ala! But they are not dead! zz taso ona li moli ala taso ona li moli ala.
tenpo musi li pini. The entertaining time is done. tenpo musi li pini tenpo musi li pini.
kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi tan jan waso tan jan soweli tan jan utala tan jan nasa. The group of watching people feels entertained from the bird person, animal person, fighting people, and strange person. kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi
zz tan jan waso
zz tan jan soweli
zz tan jan utala
zz tan jan nasa
kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi tan jan waso tan jan soweli tan jan utala tan jan nasa.
kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka! The group of watching people makes feeling-good noises using hands! kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka.

jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa.

jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa

jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa.

en

The strange person powerfully fires a stick.

sitelen Lasina

jan nasa li seli wawa e palisa.

jan nasa li moku e seli.

jan nasa li moku e seli

jan nasa li moku e seli.

en

The strange person eats the fire.

sitelen Lasina

jan nasa li moku e seli.

taso ona li moli ala!

zz taso ona li moli ala

taso ona li moli ala.

en

But they are not dead!

sitelen Lasina

taso ona li moli ala!

tenpo musi li pini.

tenpo musi li pini

tenpo musi li pini.

en

The entertaining time is done.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo musi li pini.

kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi tan jan waso tan jan soweli tan jan utala tan jan nasa.

kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi
zz tan jan waso
zz tan jan soweli
zz tan jan utala
zz tan jan nasa

kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi tan jan waso tan jan soweli tan jan utala tan jan nasa.

en

The group of watching people feels entertained from the bird person, animal person, fighting people, and strange person.

sitelen Lasina

kulupu pi jan lukin li pilin musi tan jan waso tan jan soweli tan jan utala tan jan nasa.

kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka!

kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka

kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka.

en

The group of watching people makes feeling-good noises using hands!

sitelen Lasina

kulupu pi jan lukin li mu pi pilin pona kepeken luka!