English–Tokipona Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	mi	I am here now. mi lon ni lon tenpo ni.
you	pronoun	sina	You are my good friend. sina jan pona mi.
we	pronoun	mi mute	We go to school today. mi mute li tawa tomo sona lon tenpo suno ni.
they	pronoun	ona mute	They want to eat now. ona mute li wile moku lon tenpo ni.
what	pronoun	seme	What do you want now? sina wile e seme lon tenpo ni?
where	adverb	seme	Where is your house? tomo sina li lon seme?
when	adverb	seme	When do we leave tomorrow? mi mute li tawa weka lon seme tenpo kama?
who	pronoun	seme	Who is that person? jan ni li jan seme?
why	adverb	seme	Why are you sad today? tan seme la sina pilin ike lon tenpo suno ni?
how	adverb	seme	How do you do this? sina pali e ni kepeken nasin seme?
to be	verb	lon	The book is on the table. lipu li lon supa.
to have	verb	jo	I have a new book. mi jo e lipu sin.
to do	verb	pali	We do the work together. mi mute li pali e work lon poka.
to go	verb	tawa	They go to the city. ona mute li tawa ma tomo.
to come	verb	kama	Please come to my house. o kama tawa tomo mi.
to see	verb	lukin	I see the bright moon. mi lukin e mun suno.
to know	verb	sona	I know your name. mi sona e nimi sina.
to think	verb	pilin	I think this is good. mi pilin e ni: ni li pona.
to want	verb	wile	They want more water. ona mute li wile e telo namako.
to need	verb	wile	I need food now. mi wile e moku lon tenpo ni.
to make	verb	pali	She makes good bread.
to take	verb	kama jo	Take the book with you. o kama jo e lipu.
to give	verb	pana	I give you water. mi pana e telo tawa sina.
to say	verb	toki	Please say your name. o toki e nimi sina.
to tell	verb	toki	Tell me the story. o toki e toki tawa mi.
to ask	verb	ask
to find	verb	alasa	I found your red book.
to look	verb	lukin	Look at the blue sky. o lukin e sewi laso.
to use	verb	kepeken	I use this small table. mi kepeken supa lili ni.
to work	verb	pali	They work every day. ona mute li pali lon tenpo suno ale.
to eat	verb	moku	The child eats rice. jan lili li moku e pan.
to drink	verb	moku	I drink cold water. mi moku e telo lete.
to sleep	verb	lape	The baby sleeps well. jan lili li lape pona.
to walk	verb	tawa noka	We walk to school daily. mi mute li tawa noka tawa tomo sona lon tenpo suno ale.
to run	verb	tawa wawa	The boy runs fast. mije lili li tawa wawa.
to read	verb	read
to write	verb	sitelen	I write your name here. mi sitelen e nimi sina lon ni.
to speak	verb	toki	They speak two languages. ona mute li toki kepeken toki tu.
to listen	verb	kute	Please listen to me now. o kute e mi lon tenpo ni.
to hear	verb	kute	I hear the wind outside. mi kute e kon tawa lon insa ala.
to buy	verb	esun	We buy fruit today. mi mute li esun e kili lon tenpo suno ni.
to sell	verb	esun	They sell good tea. ona mute li esun e telo nasa pona.
to pay	verb	pana e mani	I pay for the bread. mi pana e mani tawa pan.
to help	verb	pona	Please help your friend. o pona tawa jan pona sina.
to love	verb	olin	I love my family. mi olin e kulupu mama mi.
to live	verb	lon	We live in this city. mi mute li lon ma tomo ni.
to die	verb	moli	The fish died yesterday. kala li moli lon tenpo suno pini.
to learn	verb	kama sona	Children learn at school. jan lili li kama sona lon tomo sona.
to teach	verb	pana e sona	They teach the young children. ona mute li pana e sona tawa jan lili.
to open	verb	open	Open the door, please. o open e lupa.
to close	verb	pini	Close the door now. o pini e lupa lon tenpo ni.
person	noun	jan	That person is very kind. jan ni li pona mute.
man	noun	mije	The man is my father. mije ni li mama mije mi.
woman	noun	meli	The woman drinks tea. meli li moku e telo.
child	noun	jan lili	The child is sleeping. jan lili li lape.
boy	noun	mije lili	The boy reads a book.
girl	noun	meli lili	The girl has a flower. meli lili li jo e kasi kule.
family	noun	kulupu mama	My family is very big. kulupu mama mi li suli mute.
mother	noun	mama meli	My mother is at home. mama meli mi li lon tomo mi.
father	noun	mama mije	My father likes coffee. mama mije mi li olin e telo pimeja.
friend	noun	jan pona	You are my friend. sina jan pona mi.
house	noun	tomo	Their house is new. tomo ona li sin.
home	noun	tomo	I am going home now. mi tawa tomo lon tenpo ni.
school	noun	tomo sona	The school is very old. tomo sona li sin ala mute.
city	noun	ma tomo	This city is very big. ma tomo ni li suli mute.
country	noun	ma	That country is far away. ma ni li weka.
world	noun	ma ale	The world is very big. ma ale li suli mute.
street	noun	nasin	The street is long. nasin li suli.
room	noun	tomo	This room is small. tomo ni li lili.
time	noun	tenpo	Time moves very fast. tenpo li tawa wawa mute.
day	noun	tenpo suno	The day is long. tenpo suno li suli.
night	noun	tenpo pimeja	The night is cold. tenpo pimeja li lete.
morning	noun	tenpo suno open	I work in the morning. mi pali lon tenpo suno open.
evening	noun	tenpo suno pini	We eat in the evening. mi mute li moku lon tenpo suno pini.
month	noun	mun	A month passed quickly. mun li pini kepeken tenpo lili.
year	noun	sike	This year was good. sike ni li pona.
today	adverb	tenpo suno ni	I am busy today. mi pali mute lon tenpo suno ni.
tomorrow	adverb	tenpo suno kama	We leave tomorrow morning. mi mute li tawa weka lon tenpo suno kama.
yesterday	adverb	tenpo suno pini	I saw her yesterday.
now	adverb	tenpo ni	We must go now. mi mute li wile tawa lon tenpo ni.
sun	noun	suno	The sun is very hot. suno li seli mute.
moon	noun	mun	The moon is bright tonight. mun li suno lon tenpo pimeja ni.
star	noun	mun	That star is beautiful. mun ni li pona lukin.
sky	noun	sewi	The sky is blue. sewi li laso.
earth	noun	ma	The earth is our home. ma li tomo mi mute.
fire	noun	seli	The fire is very hot. seli li seli mute.
water	noun	telo	Water is good to drink. telo li pona tawa moku.
rain	noun	telo sewi	The rain is cold today. telo sewi li lete lon tenpo suno ni.
wind	noun	kon tawa	The wind is strong. kon tawa li wawa.
tree	noun	kasi	That tree is very tall. kasi ni li suli mute.
flower	noun	kasi kule	The flower is beautiful. kasi kule li pona lukin.
mountain	noun	nena	That mountain is very high. nena ni li sewi mute.
river	noun	telo tawa	The river is long. telo tawa li suli.
sea	noun	telo suli	The sea is blue. telo suli li laso.
food	noun	moku	The food is very good. moku li pona mute.
bread	noun	pan	I eat bread every morning. mi moku e pan lon tenpo suno open ale.
rice	noun	pan	We eat rice tonight. mi mute li moku e pan lon tenpo pimeja ni.
meat	noun	moku soweli	They cook meat outside.
fish	noun	kala	The fish is fresh.
fruit	noun	kili	This fruit is sweet.
tea	noun	telo	I drink hot tea. mi moku e telo seli.
coffee	noun	telo pimeja	He drinks black coffee.
head	noun	lawa	My head hurts today.
eye	noun	oko	Her eyes are blue.
ear	noun	kute	My ear hurts now.
mouth	noun	uta	Open your mouth wide. o open e uta sina.
nose	noun	nena	His nose is red.
hand	noun	luka	My hand is cold. luka mi li lete.
foot	noun	noka	My foot hurts now.
heart	noun	pilin	Her heart is full of love.
name	noun	nimi	Your name is beautiful. nimi sina li pona lukin.
book	noun	lipu	This book is very old. lipu ni li sin ala mute.
word	noun	nimi	That word is important. nimi ni li suli.
language	noun	toki	This language is easy. toki ni li pona.
money	noun	mani	I need more money. mi wile e mani mute.
work	noun	pali	This work is hard. pali ni li ike.
love	noun	olin	Love is very important. olin li suli mute.
music	noun	kalama musi	The music is beautiful. kalama musi li pona lukin.
story	noun	toki	Tell me a funny story. o toki e toki musi tawa mi.
way	noun	nasin	This way is easy. nasin ni li pona.
thing	noun	ijo	That thing is very small. ijo ni li lili mute.
life	noun	lon	Life is not easy. lon li pona ala.
door	noun	lupa	The door is open. lupa li open.
table	noun	supa	The book is on the table. lipu li lon supa.
chair	noun	supa	The chair is very old. supa ni li sin ala mute.
car	noun	tomo tawa	The car is very fast. tomo tawa li tawa wawa mute.
good	adjective	pona	This food is good. moku ni li pona.
bad	adjective	ike	That work is bad. pali ni li ike.
big	adjective	suli	The house is big. tomo li suli.
small	adjective	lili	The child is small. jan lili li lili.
new	adjective	sin	I have a new car. mi jo e tomo tawa sin.
old	adjective	sin ala	This book is old. lipu ni li sin ala.
long	adjective	suli	The street is long. nasin li suli.
short	adjective	lili	The story is short. toki li lili.
high	adjective	sewi	The mountain is high. nena li sewi.
low	adjective	anpa	The table is low. supa li anpa.
hot	adjective	seli	The tea is hot. telo ni li seli.
cold	adjective	lete	The water is cold. telo li lete.
happy	adjective	pona	I am happy today. mi pilin pona lon tenpo suno ni.
sad	adjective	ike	She feels sad today.
beautiful	adjective	pona lukin	The flower is beautiful. kasi kule li pona lukin.
easy	adjective	pona	This work is easy. pali ni li pona.
hard	adjective	ike	This work is hard. pali ni li ike.
fast	adjective	wawa	The car is fast. tomo tawa li tawa wawa.
slow	adjective	lili	The river is slow. telo tawa li tawa lili.
right	adjective	pona	Your answer is right.
wrong	adjective	ike	That answer is wrong.
important	adjective	suli	This book is important. lipu ni li suli.
full	adjective	mute	The cup is full.
empty	adjective	jo ala	The room is empty. tomo li jo ala e ijo.
young	adjective	lili	The dog is young.
strong	adjective	wawa	That person is strong. jan ni li wawa.
weak	adjective	wawa ala	I feel weak today. mi pilin wawa ala lon tenpo suno ni.
red	adjective	loje	The flower is red. kasi kule li loje.
blue	adjective	laso	The sky is blue. sewi li laso.
green	adjective	laso	The grass is green.
yellow	adjective	jelo	The sun is yellow. suno li jelo.
black	adjective	pimeja	The cat is black.
white	adjective	walo	The paper is white.
not	adverb	ala	This is not good. ni li pona ala.
and	conjunction	en	You and I are here. sina en mi li lon ni.
or	conjunction	anu	Tea or coffee is fine. telo anu telo pimeja li pona.
but	conjunction	taso	I am tired but happy. mi pilin wawa ala taso mi pilin pona.
if	conjunction	la	If it rains, we stay home. telo sewi li kama la mi mute li awen lon tomo.
because	conjunction	tan	I stayed because it rained. mi awen tan ni: telo sewi li kama.
with	preposition	poka	I came with my friend. mi kama lon poka jan pona mi.
without	preposition	ala	I went without money. mi tawa kepeken mani ala.
for	preposition	tawa	This gift is for you. ijo pana ni li tawa sina.
from	preposition	tan	I am from that city. mi tan ma tomo ni.
to	preposition	tawa	We go to school. mi mute li tawa tomo sona.