quick question to see if I understand this correctly

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tetA
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quick question to see if I understand this correctly

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looking again at toki pona after some time -- and much appreciate these forums!

do I have the subtleties of "la" and "ni" right here? I was trying to approximate "before you say a word, you are its master; once you say it, you are its slave". Any variant
approaches welcome, as is all instruction.

sina toki ala e nimi la sina e lawa pi nimi ni.
sina toki e nimi la nimi ni li lawa e sina.
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janSilipu
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Re: quick question to see if I understand this correctly

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Sina toki ala e nimi la sina [e] lawa E nimi ni
Ante la ni li pona li sona e toki pi wile sina. Taso ni li toki ala e ijo tenpo.
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