The website where I took this note. Go chek it out! : https://lipu-sona.pona.la/

Color meanings:

• Red = words/sentences in toki pona and their meanings

• Ornage = Exercises

❗Also rember to read the other things that I haven’t highlighted since there are some important stuff there. Now good luck with your studies.❗

The vocabulary for this page:

Let’s start with the most basic sentence structure in toki pona:

[noun] li [noun / adjective].

In English, this would mean:

[Noun] is (a) [noun].

or

[Noun] is [adjective].

For example:

ona li suli. - (He/she/it/they) is (big/great/important).

As you can see, a single word can have multiple related meanings. In practical usage, both “ona” and “suli” will be more clear based on context.

kili li pona. - (Fruit/vegetable/mushroom)(s) (is/are) good.

And in this case, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to use any meaning of “pona” other than “good”.

There is an exception to the rule. If the subject is “mi” or “sina”, then it is not necessary to add the word “li”. So, instead of

sina li suli. - You are important.

it’s

sina suli. - You are important.

Exercises

Now, how would you express the following ideas?

• Animals are important.

• He is little.

• I am great.

• It is a dog.

• You are bad.

Right answers for the exercise (No peaking🤫🤫)

• soweli li suli.

• ona li lili.

• mi suli.

• ona li soweli.

• sina ike.