A cotton candy stall with two offerings: Pink or Blue. An anti-Nazi protest in the background. Image: Seattle 'Hands Off' demo 2025-04-05 - 08 | by Joe Mabel. | CC-BY-SA-4.0
mi wile esun e moku linja suwi.
taso mi wile esun e linja pi kule seme?
linja loje anu linja laso?
ken la linja loje li sama kili loje.
ken la linja laso li sama kili laso.
mi sona ala.
mi esun e linja loje e linja laso.
mi moku e linja loje e linja laso.
ike. ni tu li ante lukin li sama moku.
I want to buy sweet stringy food.
But I want to buy string of which colour?
Reddish string or blueish string?
Maybe the reddish string is like a reddish fruit.
Maybe the bluish string is like a bluish fruit.
I do not know.
I buy the red string and the blue string.
I eat the red string and the blue string.
Bad. These two are visually different and edibly the same.
mi wile esun
zz e moku linja suwi
taso
mi wile esun
zz e linja pi kule seme
linja loje zz anu zz linja laso
ken la
zz linja loje li
sama kili loje
ken la
zz linja laso li
sama kili laso
mi sona ala
mi esun e linja loje
zz zz e linja laso
mi moku e linja loje
zz zz e linja laso
ike
ni^ tu li ante lukin
zz zz li sama moku
mi wile esun e moku linja suwi.
taso mi wile esun e linja pi kule seme.
linja loje anu linja laso.
ken la linja loje li sama kili loje.
ken la linja laso li sama kili laso.
mi sona ala.
mi esun e linja loje e linja laso.
mi moku e linja loje e linja laso.
ike. ni tu li ante lukin li sama moku.
| toki pona | English | sitelen pona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mi wile esun e moku linja suwi. | I want to buy sweet stringy food. | mi wile esun zz e moku linja suwi |
mi wile esun e moku linja suwi. |
| taso mi wile esun e linja pi kule seme? | But I want to buy string of which colour? | taso mi wile esun zz e linja pi kule seme |
taso mi wile esun e linja pi kule seme. |
| linja loje anu linja laso? | Reddish string or blueish string? | linja loje zz anu zz linja laso | linja loje anu linja laso. |
| ken la linja loje li sama kili loje. | Maybe the reddish string is like a reddish fruit. | ken la zz linja loje li sama kili loje |
ken la linja loje li sama kili loje. |
| ken la linja laso li sama kili laso. | Maybe the bluish string is like a bluish fruit. | ken la zz linja laso li sama kili laso |
ken la linja laso li sama kili laso. |
| mi sona ala. | I do not know. | mi sona ala | mi sona ala. |
| mi esun e linja loje e linja laso. | I buy the red string and the blue string. | mi esun e linja loje zz zz e linja laso |
mi esun e linja loje e linja laso. |
| mi moku e linja loje e linja laso. | I eat the red string and the blue string. | mi moku e linja loje zz zz e linja laso |
mi moku e linja loje e linja laso. |
| ike. | Bad. | ike | ike. |
| ni tu li ante lukin li sama moku. | These two are visually different and edibly the same. | ni^ tu li ante lukin zz zz li sama moku |
ni tu li ante lukin li sama moku. |
mi wile esun e moku linja suwi.
mi wile esun
zz e moku linja suwi
mi wile esun e moku linja suwi.
en
I want to buy sweet stringy food.
sitelen Lasina
mi wile esun e moku linja suwi.
taso mi wile esun e linja pi kule seme?
taso
mi wile esun
zz e linja pi kule seme
taso mi wile esun e linja pi kule seme.
en
But I want to buy string of which colour?
sitelen Lasina
taso mi wile esun e linja pi kule seme?
linja loje anu linja laso?
linja loje zz anu zz linja laso
linja loje anu linja laso.
en
Reddish string or blueish string?
sitelen Lasina
linja loje anu linja laso?
ken la linja loje li sama kili loje.
ken la
zz linja loje li
sama kili loje
ken la linja loje li sama kili loje.
en
Maybe the reddish string is like a reddish fruit.
sitelen Lasina
ken la linja loje li sama kili loje.
ken la linja laso li sama kili laso.
ken la
zz linja laso li
sama kili laso
ken la linja laso li sama kili laso.
en
Maybe the bluish string is like a bluish fruit.
sitelen Lasina
ken la linja laso li sama kili laso.
mi sona ala.
mi sona ala
mi sona ala.
en
I do not know.
sitelen Lasina
mi sona ala.
mi esun e linja loje e linja laso.
mi esun e linja loje
zz zz e linja laso
mi esun e linja loje e linja laso.
en
I buy the red string and the blue string.
sitelen Lasina
mi esun e linja loje e linja laso.
mi moku e linja loje e linja laso.
mi moku e linja loje
zz zz e linja laso
mi moku e linja loje e linja laso.
en
I eat the red string and the blue string.
sitelen Lasina
mi moku e linja loje e linja laso.
ike.
ike
ike.
en
Bad.
sitelen Lasina
ike.
ni tu li ante lukin li sama moku.
ni^ tu li ante lukin
zz zz li sama moku
ni tu li ante lukin li sama moku.
en
These two are visually different and edibly the same.
sitelen Lasina
ni tu li ante lukin li sama moku.