jan lon ma pi toki pona o, toki! nimi mi li jan Anti. mi jan sin lon ni. mi sona e ni: jan pi nimi Ante li lon. o pilin ala e ni: mi en ona li sama. tenpo pali tu wan la mi awen e ken pi kama e lipu ni. tenpo awen la mi toki kepeken ilo toki poka jan Kuti en jan ante. (o pilin ala e ni kin: jan Ante en jan ante li sama. a a a!) mi jo e nimi lon lipu tokilili kin.
ni li ali. o pana e kama pona tawa mi
toki :]
Re: toki :]
kama pona tawa ma pi toki pona!
For three work days, I kept the possibility of coming to this page. During that time I talked on the phone with Kuti and another person.? I like it but some others aren't so happy.
jan_Anti wrote:jan PI lon ma pi toki pona o, toki!
'nimi mi li nimi 'Anti'' anu 'mi jan Anti' sina nimi ala. nimi sina li jan ala.nimi mi li jan Anti.
note quotes.mi jan sin lon ni. mi sona e ni: jan pi nimi 'Ante' li lon. o pilin ala e ni: mi en ona li sama.
musi pona!tenpo pali tu wan la mi awen e ken pi kama [e] TAWA lipu ni. tenpo NI(?)awen la mi toki kepeken ilo toki poka jan Kuti en jan ante. (o pilin ala e ni kin: jan Ante en jan ante li sama. a a a!)
For three work days, I kept the possibility of coming to this page. During that time I talked on the phone with Kuti and another person.? I like it but some others aren't so happy.
mi jo e nimi lon lipu tokilili kin.
ni li ali. o pana e kama pona tawa mi
Re: toki :]
And just when I thought I understood how to use 'pi'janKipo wrote:jan_Anti wrote:jan PI lon ma pi toki pona o, toki!
I was going for "For three weeks (tenpo esun?) I've been waiting to get access to this page. During the waiting time I talked on the chat with Kuti and some other people. (But don't misunderstand me – I talked to other people, not the person 'Ante'."janKipo wrote:musi pona!tenpo pali tu wan la mi awen e ken pi kama [e] TAWA lipu ni. tenpo NI(?)awen la mi toki kepeken ilo toki poka jan Kuti en jan ante. (o pilin ala e ni kin: jan Ante en jan ante li sama. a a a!)
For three work days, I kept the possibility of coming to this page. During that time I talked on the phone with Kuti and another person.? I like it but some others aren't so happy.
I thought toki pona was all about the context. Therefore I didn't specify 'ilo toki' any further. I mean, how likely is it that I actually phoned someone for a small chit-chat in toki pona? I thought it was obvious that I was referring to IRC. I always try to think "What would a hypothetical native speaker say?" 'jan ante' doesn't mean one other person now, does it? That would be 'jan ante wan'. In this context, I think the reading 'other people' actually fits better. If you read 'another person', that's just L1 interference IMO.
Re: toki :]
pakala en pona! sina lon mute. mi kepeken ala e ilo IRC li kepeken kin ilo toki Bell. tan ni la lon mi li ante tan lon sina. tan ni la mi pakala. [tenpo wan la mi kepeken ilo Skype]
lon. tenpo pi tenpo suno luka tu li tenpo esun.
mi kepeken e nimi 'awen' tawa ni pi kepeken toki Inli: "keep on, preserve" mi weka e sona ni tan lawa.
wile sona pi nimi 'jan ante' li ike. wan la ona li ken kin sona e jan mute. tu la ona li toki ala kin e ijo pi jan mute. ken la mi kepeken e pilin pi toki Inli.
nimi ante li jo e nimi (pi?) tu anu mute la sina wile kepeken e nimi 'pi' lon sinpin. ala tawa nanpa taso ken la tawa nimi jo.
lon. tenpo pi tenpo suno luka tu li tenpo esun.
mi kepeken e nimi 'awen' tawa ni pi kepeken toki Inli: "keep on, preserve" mi weka e sona ni tan lawa.
wile sona pi nimi 'jan ante' li ike. wan la ona li ken kin sona e jan mute. tu la ona li toki ala kin e ijo pi jan mute. ken la mi kepeken e pilin pi toki Inli.
nimi ante li jo e nimi (pi?) tu anu mute la sina wile kepeken e nimi 'pi' lon sinpin. ala tawa nanpa taso ken la tawa nimi jo.
Re: toki :]
a! sina sitelen kepeken toki pona. pona! mi sona e mute. taso mi sona ala e sitelen ni tu:
ken la sina ken sitelen e ni kepeken nasin ante anu toki Inli.
mi sona ala e nimi 'wile sona'.janKipo wrote:wile sona pi nimi 'jan ante' li ike.
mi sona ala e pali nimi (parts of speech).janKipo wrote:ala tawa nanpa taso ken la tawa nimi jo.
ken la sina ken sitelen e ni kepeken nasin ante anu toki Inli.
sina kepeken e ilo toki Bell lon toki pona anu seme? mi pilin e ni: ilo IRC li suli lon ma pi toki pona. ilo toki Bell li lili.janKipo wrote:mi kepeken ala e ilo IRC li kepeken kin ilo toki Bell
Re: toki :]
"question"jan_Anti wrote:a! sina sitelen kepeken toki pona. pona! mi sona e mute. taso mi sona ala e sitelen ni tu:
mi sona ala e nimi 'wile sona'.janKipo wrote:wile sona pi nimi 'jan ante' li ike.
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mi sona ala e pali nimi (parts of speech).[/quote]janKipo wrote:ala tawa nanpa taso ken la tawa nimi jo.
nice word choice. I can't remember what else has been suggested.
fragment, PPs and a bit from two sentences, roughly 'jan li kepeken e lawa toki ni"
rule does apply to numbers but may to conjunctions.ken la sina ken sitelen e ni kepeken nasin ante anu toki Inli.
lon. taso mi kepeken e ilo ni ala.sina kepeken e ilo toki Bell lon toki pona anu seme? mi pilin e ni: ilo IRC li suli lon ma pi toki pona. ilo toki Bell li lili.janKipo wrote:mi kepeken ala e ilo IRC li kepeken kin ilo toki Bell
Re: toki :]
o kepeken e ilo pi kon pimeja tan seli lon ma. sina ken kipisi e kon pimeja kepeken len. kon pimeja li pana e sona. jan li ken lukin e sona ni lon ma tomo ante.
taso kon wawa li tawa la kon pimeja li kama ala. tenpo pini suli la jan Intejan li kepeken e ilo ni.
taso kon wawa li tawa la kon pimeja li kama ala. tenpo pini suli la jan Intejan li kepeken e ilo ni.
Re: toki :]
nimi pona. mi wile awen sona e ni.janKipo wrote:"question"
a! mi sona. mi pilin e ni: sina sitelen e kulupu nimi pini. tan ni la mi sona ala.janKipo wrote:rule does apply to numbers but may to conjunctions.
a a a. mi sitelen e ni lon tenpo mute li ken ala sona e ni. taso mi sona la mi musi uta pona!janMato wrote:o kepeken e ilo pi kon pimeja tan seli lon ma. sina ken kipisi e kon pimeja kepeken len. kon pimeja li pana e sona. jan li ken lukin e sona ni lon ma tomo ante.
taso kon wawa li tawa la kon pimeja li kama ala. tenpo pini suli la jan Intejan li kepeken e ilo ni.
taso jan mute pi toki pona li lon ma mute. ona li wile e kon pimeja suli suli. taso ni li ike tawa ma li wile e kasi mute ...
Re: toki :]
kon pimeja PI tan seli.
ilo ni li kepeken ala tawa mi. ma tomo mi li jo e lawa ni: o seli e ala lon insa ala tomo. a! moku Papiku ala,
ilo ni li kepeken ala tawa mi. ma tomo mi li jo e lawa ni: o seli e ala lon insa ala tomo. a! moku Papiku ala,
Re: toki :]
tenpo la jan pi sona mute pi toki pona kin li pakala lili. pakala ni li sama pakala mijanKipo wrote:kon pimeja PI tan seli.
sina toki e seme? moku Papiku li pona ala pona tawa lawa?janKipo wrote:a! moku Papiku ala