Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

kili lili

Young blackberries on the branch, red and not fully grown.

Young blackberries on the branch, red and not fully grown. Image: Blackberries in Norrkila 5 | by W.carter. | CC-BY-SA-4.0

sina wile moku.

taso o moku ala e kili ni.

kili li lili li loje.

taso tenpo kama la, kili li suli li pimeja.

o awen.

kili li kama suli.

kili li kama pimeja.

tenpo kama la o moku e kili pimeja suli pona ni.

You want to eat.

But do not eat that fruit.

The fruit is small and red.

But in the coming time, the fruit is big and dark.

Wait.

The fruit will come to be big.

The fruit will come to be dark.

In the coming time, eat that good big dark fruit.

sina wile moku

taso o moku ala e kili ni

kili li lili li loje

taso tenpo kama la
zz kili li suli li pimeja

o awen

kili li kama suli

kili li kama pimeja

tenpo kama la
zz o moku e kili pimeja suli pona ni^

toki pona English sitelen pona
sina wile moku. You want to eat. sina wile moku
taso o moku ala e kili ni. But do not eat that fruit. taso o moku ala e kili ni
kili li lili li loje. The fruit is small and red. kili li lili li loje
taso tenpo kama la, kili li suli li pimeja. But in the coming time, the fruit is big and dark. taso tenpo kama la
zz kili li suli li pimeja
o awen. Wait. o awen
kili li kama suli. The fruit will come to be big. kili li kama suli
kili li kama pimeja. The fruit will come to be dark. kili li kama pimeja
tenpo kama la o moku e kili pimeja suli pona ni. In the coming time, eat that good big dark fruit. tenpo kama la
zz o moku e kili pimeja suli pona ni^

sina wile moku.

sina wile moku

en

You want to eat.

sitelen Lasina

sina wile moku.

taso o moku ala e kili ni.

taso o moku ala e kili ni

en

But do not eat that fruit.

sitelen Lasina

taso o moku ala e kili ni.

kili li lili li loje.

kili li lili li loje

en

The fruit is small and red.

sitelen Lasina

kili li lili li loje.

taso tenpo kama la, kili li suli li pimeja.

taso tenpo kama la
zz kili li suli li pimeja

en

But in the coming time, the fruit is big and dark.

sitelen Lasina

taso tenpo kama la, kili li suli li pimeja.

o awen.

o awen

en

Wait.

sitelen Lasina

o awen.

kili li kama suli.

kili li kama suli

en

The fruit will come to be big.

sitelen Lasina

kili li kama suli.

kili li kama pimeja.

kili li kama pimeja

en

The fruit will come to be dark.

sitelen Lasina

kili li kama pimeja.

tenpo kama la o moku e kili pimeja suli pona ni.

tenpo kama la
zz o moku e kili pimeja suli pona ni^

en

In the coming time, eat that good big dark fruit.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo kama la o moku e kili pimeja suli pona ni.