lesson 21: nature
We already know most of the words for animal and plant stuff — let’s learn the remaining ones!
akesi
reptile or amphibian, like a frog, lizard, snake
reptile or amphibian, like a frog, lizard, snake
kala
fish or sea creature, like a salmon, whale, shark, octopus
fish or sea creature, like a salmon, whale, shark, octopus
pan
starchy food, like wheat, rice, bread, pasta
starchy food, like wheat, rice, bread, pasta
kili
fruit, vegetable
fruit, vegetable
soko
mushroom
mushroom
misikeke
medicine
medicine
namako
spice, garnish, adornment
spice, garnish, adornment
soko li kili nasa.
Mushrooms are strange fruit.
soko li kili nasa.
Mushrooms are strange fruit.
kala suli li alasa e kala lili.
A large fish hunts smaller fish.
kala suli li alasa e kala lili.
A large fish hunts smaller fish.
mi o moku e misikeke lon tenpo mute.
I have to frequently take medication.
mi o moku e misikeke lon tenpo mute.
I have to frequently take medication.
Ingredients
Bread products are often used to hold together several different ingredients:
pan li jo e soweli.
The pizza contains meat.
pan li jo e soweli.
The pizza contains meat.
pan li jo e kili.
The pizza contains vegetables.
pan li jo e kili.
The pizza contains vegetables.
pan li jo e namako.
The pizza contains condiments.
pan li jo e namako.
The pizza contains condiments.
But how do we put them together into a single sentence? Well, each of them is the object of a sentence. A sentence can have several objects: several e-phrases, which simply go one after the other:
pan li jo e soweli e kili e namako.
The pizza contains meat, vegetables, (and) condiments.
pan li jo e soweli e kili e namako.
The pizza contains meat, vegetables, (and) condiments.
This is not special to just e! You can combine several related ideas into one sentence with li, la, and prepositions too. For now let’s just look at li:
jan li alasa e kala.
The person hunts fish. (= the person fishes).
jan li alasa e kala.
The person hunts fish. (= the person fishes).
jan li seli e ona.
The person cooks them.
jan li seli e ona.
The person cooks them.
jan li moku e ona.
The person eats them.
jan li moku e ona.
The person eats them.
jan li alasa e kala, li seli e ona, li moku e ona.
The person hunts fish, cooks them, eats them.
jan li alasa e kala, li seli e ona, li moku e ona.
The person hunts fish, cooks them, eats them.