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