lesson 29: intermission 3
You’ve learned 131 words, and all the important grammar! So what now?
Join a Toki Pona community! ma pona and kama sona are great places to find people to talk to, and to practice. You can even hang out in VRChat!
Stay informed! Every two weeks we post a newsletter about new things happening. Sign up so you don’t miss cool events, like the 24 hour celebration stream we have every August!
Listen to spoken Toki Pona! kalama sin is a podcast where you can listen to live conversations between proficient Toki Pona speakers. Turn on subtitles if it’s difficult to keep up!
Read more Toki Pona! lipu tenpo publishes a new zine every month or two, with short stories and talks.
And finally, listen to Toki Pona music! We have lots of talented musicians writing original songs or translating songs they love. Let’s check out this awesome song ‘ale li ante’ by jan Nikoleta (kqa)!
ona ale li alasa lukin e mi they all look for me
mi wile kalama suli i want to scream
sina toki tawa mi: "mi wile moli" you tell me: "i want to die"
mi toki tawa sina: "ala, o awen tawa mi" i tell you: "no, stay for me"
ale li ante life keeps changing
sina o awen tawa pona stay for when it gets better
mi tu li lape tawa tenpo pona we sleep for better times
tenpo pimeja lete the night is cold
la mi tu li awen seli but we keep each other warm
sitelen mun li lawa tawa open sin constellations lead to a new beginning
ma ale li sama lukin tawa mi (tawa mi) everywhere i go looks the same
ona ale li nasa (ona ale li nasa) it's all insane (it's all insane)
ko nasa sin li weka e pilin ale new drugs remove every feeling
jan li wile ala sona e pakala suli pi ona mute. people dont want to know their brokenness
ike li lawa tan seme? jan pona li moli lon insa why do the evil rule? the good are dead inside
ona li wile ala sona tan pilin pakala ni they don't want to know from their broken hearts
ken la ken ante li ken ala mute opportunities of change may not be common
taso sina wile e nimi lon la mi tu o tawa weka lon tenpo ni but if the truth is what you desire, lets go, right now
ale li ante life keeps changing
sina o awen tawa pona stay for when it gets better
mi tu li lape tawa tenpo pona we sleep for better times
tenpo pimeja lete the night is cold
la mi tu li awen seli but we keep each other warm
sitelen mun li lawa tawa open sin constellations lead to a new beginning