Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

Select Theme
Higher Contrast
Lower Contrast

jaki moku

A kitchen sink full of dirty dishes: mugs, plates, cookware and cutlery

A kitchen sink full of dirty dishes: mugs, plates, cookware and cutlery Image: Kitchen Lifestyle Details (46451867494) | by Dejan Krsmanovic. | CC-BY-2.0

sitelen Lasina

mi pali e moku.

mi en sina li moku e moku.

sina pona e ilo moku jaki.

nasin pona li ni: mi en sina li esun e pali.

pali moku li ike tawa sina.

pali pi weka jaki li ike tawa mi.

mi wan taso la mi anpa.

sina wan taso la sina anpa.

taso kulupu la mi en sina li wawa.

English

I make the food.

You and I eat the food.

You improve the dirty eating tools.

A good method is this: me and you trade the labour.

Food making is bad to you.

Dirtiness-removal work is bad to me.

When I am only one, I am lowly.

When you are only one, you are lowly.

But in a group, you and I are powerful.

sitelen pona

mi pali e moku

mi en sina
zz li moku e moku

sina pona e ilo moku jaki

nasin pona li ni>
zz mi en sina li esun
zz zz e pali

pali moku
zz li ike tawa sina

pali pi weka jaki
zz li ike tawa mi

mi wan taso la
zz mi anpa

sina wan taso la
zz sina anpa

taso
kulupu la
zz mi en sina li wawa

sitelen pona

mi pali e moku .。︁

mi en sina li moku e moku .。︁

sina pona e ilo moku jaki .。︁

nasin pona li ni> mi en sina li esun e pali .。︁

pali moku li ike tawa sina .。︁

pali pi weka jaki li ike tawa mi .。︁

mi wan taso la mi anpa .。︁

sina wan taso la sina anpa .。︁

taso kulupu la mi en sina li wawa .。︁

toki pona English sitelen pona
mi pali e moku. I make the food. mi pali e moku
mi pali e moku
mi en sina li moku e moku. You and I eat the food. mi en sina
zz li moku e moku
mi en sina li moku e moku
sina pona e ilo moku jaki. You improve the dirty eating tools. sina pona e ilo moku jaki
sina pona e ilo moku jaki
nasin pona li ni: mi en sina li esun e pali. A good method is this: me and you trade the labour. nasin pona li ni>
zz mi en sina li esun
zz zz e pali
nasin pona li ni> mi en sina li esun e pali
pali moku li ike tawa sina. Food making is bad to you. pali moku
zz li ike tawa sina
pali moku li ike tawa sina
pali pi weka jaki li ike tawa mi. Dirtiness-removal work is bad to me. pali pi weka jaki
zz li ike tawa mi
pali pi weka jaki li ike tawa mi
mi wan taso la mi anpa. When I am only one, I am lowly. mi wan taso la
zz mi anpa
mi wan taso la mi anpa
sina wan taso la sina anpa. When you are only one, you are lowly. sina wan taso la
zz sina anpa
sina wan taso la sina anpa
taso kulupu la mi en sina li wawa. But in a group, you and I are powerful. taso
kulupu la
zz mi en sina li wawa
taso kulupu la mi en sina li wawa

mi pali e moku.

mi pali e moku

mi pali e moku.

en

I make the food.

sitelen Lasina

mi pali e moku.

mi en sina li moku e moku.

mi en sina
zz li moku e moku

mi en sina li moku e moku.

en

You and I eat the food.

sitelen Lasina

mi en sina li moku e moku.

sina pona e ilo moku jaki.

sina pona e ilo moku jaki

sina pona e ilo moku jaki.

en

You improve the dirty eating tools.

sitelen Lasina

sina pona e ilo moku jaki.

nasin pona li ni: mi en sina li esun e pali.

nasin pona li ni>
zz mi en sina li esun
zz zz e pali

nasin pona li ni> mi en sina li esun e pali.

en

A good method is this: me and you trade the labour.

sitelen Lasina

nasin pona li ni: mi en sina li esun e pali.

pali moku li ike tawa sina.

pali moku
zz li ike tawa sina

pali moku li ike tawa sina.

en

Food making is bad to you.

sitelen Lasina

pali moku li ike tawa sina.

pali pi weka jaki li ike tawa mi.

pali pi weka jaki
zz li ike tawa mi

pali pi weka jaki li ike tawa mi.

en

Dirtiness-removal work is bad to me.

sitelen Lasina

pali pi weka jaki li ike tawa mi.

mi wan taso la mi anpa.

mi wan taso la
zz mi anpa

mi wan taso la mi anpa.

en

When I am only one, I am lowly.

sitelen Lasina

mi wan taso la mi anpa.

sina wan taso la sina anpa.

sina wan taso la
zz sina anpa

sina wan taso la sina anpa.

en

When you are only one, you are lowly.

sitelen Lasina

sina wan taso la sina anpa.

taso kulupu la mi en sina li wawa.

taso
kulupu la
zz mi en sina li wawa

taso kulupu la mi en sina li wawa.

en

But in a group, you and I are powerful.

sitelen Lasina

taso kulupu la mi en sina li wawa.