lesson 19: intermission 2
We are two thirds of the way through! Now you know 79 Toki Pona words, plus some names.
Toki Pona isn’t just a language people write stories in. Many people speak it online, chatting with one another. To wrap up Part 2 of this course, let’s try to read a casual conversation:
tokihello
toki a!hii!
sina pilin ala pilin pona?are you feeling good?
pilin alano :(
tan seme?why?
mi o pali suli ai need to do a lot of work!
wawa mi li lilii don't have the energy...
mi ken ala ken pana e pona?can i help you?
ken a!yes, you can!
o toki tawa mitalk to me!
ponaokay!
sina o pali seme?what kind of work do you need to do?
ijo mute li lon supa mithere is a lot of stuff on my desk
poki lete mi li jo e alathere is nothing in my fridge
ilo seli mi li pakalaand my heater is broken
a, sona!ah, i see!
o lukin e supa sina lon opentake a look at your desk, to begin with
seme o weka tan supa?what should be put away from your desk?
seme o awen?what should remain on the desk?
ponaokay.
mi lukin e ijo mutei'm looking at a lot of stuff
mi pana e ona tawa poki ponai'm putting it away to the correct drawers
supa li kama pona tawa lukinthe desk has become nice to look at
pona a!great!
sina jo ala e moku anu seme?so, you don't have any food, is that right?
jo alai don't :(
sina jo ala jo e mani?do you have money?
joi do
ponagood!
o tawa esungo to the market
mi tawai'm going
mi kama jo e mokui've acquired food
wawaawesome!
tomo mi li awen lete aahh, my room is still cold
sina ken ala ken pona e ilo?can you fix the heater?
ken alai can't!
ike aoh no!
o lon supa lapeget in bed
o kepeken lenuse a blanket
a ponaah good idea
pona o tawa sinathank you