5000 Daily use & the most helpful English to Tokipona sentences

1

I have to go to sleep.

mi ken ala lape ala. taso mi wile ala lape.

2

Most people think I’m crazy.

jan mute li pilin e ni: mi nasa.

3

I love you.

mi olin e sina.

4

Would you like something to drink?

sina wile ala wile e moku telo?

5

Do you speak Italian?

sina toki ala toki kepeken toki Italija?

6

He’s very sexy.

ona li unpa lukin kin.

7

Computers make people stupid.

ilo sona li nasa e jan.

8

Life is beautiful.

ale li pona.

9

Where is the bathroom?

tomo telo li lon seme?

10

I want an MP3 player!

mi wile e ilo pi kalama musi. a!

11

Where are you?

sina lon seme?

12

Speech is silver, but silence is golden.

toki li kiwen walo. toki ala li kiwen jelo.

13

Do you believe in God?

sina pilin ala pilin e ni: jan sewi li lon?

14

I wish you had told me the truth.

mi wile e ni: sina toki e lon tawa mi.

15

What are you looking for?

sina alasa e seme?

16

Did you try to review the English lessons?

tenpo sin la sina kama ala kama sona pi toki Inli?

17

Do you like Mozart’s music?

kalama musi pi jan Mosat li pona ala pona tawa sina?

18

Why do you want to study abroad?

sina wile sona lon tomo sona pi ma ante tan seme?

19

What are you doing?

sina pali e seme?

20

You don’t like chocolate, do you?

suwi li ike tawa sina anu seme?

21

Do you have one?

sina jo ala jo e ni?

22

You may go there.

sina ken tawa ni.

23

Your efforts will soon pay off.

tenpo kama lili la pali sina li pana e mani.

24

Go back to your seat.

o tawa supa monsi sina.

25

I want to see you again.

mi wile lukin sin e sina.

26

The sky was full of stars.

ali kon li jo e mun.

27

You can see a lot of stars in the sky.

sina ken lukin e suno lili mute lon sewi.

28

No sweet without sweat.

jan li wile e ijo suwi la jan li wile pali kiwen.

29

Whoever goes to church believes in God.

jan li tawa tomo pi jan sewi la ona li pilin e ni: jan sewi li lon.

30

Don’t be afraid.

o pilin monsuta ala.

31

Did you enjoy your holiday?

tenpo weka pali li pona ala pona tawa sina?

32

You are beautiful.

sina pona lukin.

33

You study English.

sina kama sona e toki Inli.

34

Do you feel sick?

sina pilin ike ala ike?

35

I see a flower on the desk.

mi lukin e kasi kule lon supa.

36

There is an apple under the desk.

kili li lon anpa pi supa sitelen.

37

Don’t let your feelings show.

o open ala e pilin sina.

38

Don’t let your feelings show.

jan o lukin ala e pilin sina.

39

I want something sweet.

mi wile moku e suwi.

40

I feel cold.

mi pilin lete.

41

I’m freezing.

mi pilin lete.

42

Admission to students only.

jan pi kama sona taso li ken kama insa.

43

Go to school.

o tawa tomo sona!

44

The sea got rough, so that we had to give up fishing.

telo suli li kama wawa. mi mute li wile pini e ni: mi mute li alasa e kala.

45

Our project collapsed.

pali mi li pakala.

46

We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.

mi mute li jan Tosi li pilin monsuta tan jan sewi taso.

47

You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

tenpo sama la sina ken ala jo e pan suwi li ken ala moku kin e ona.

48

Have you finished packing yet?

sina pini ala pini poki?

49

Mr. Kato teaches us English.

jan Kato li pana e sona pi toki Inli tawa mi mute.

50

What time are you leaving?

tenpo seme la sina tawa weka?

51

What should I eat?

mi ken moku e seme?

52

What do you want to do?

sina wile pali e seme?

53

Don’t put it on my desk.

o pana ala e ni tawa supa mi.

54

I do not support the theory that one has to study Latin in order to understand English better.

jan li toki: sina wile kepeken pona e toki Inli la o kama sona e toki Lasina. ni li nasa tawa mi.

55

Let’s speak in English.

mi mute o toki lon toki Inli.

56

Has it stopped raining yet?

telo sewi li pini ala pini?

57

After the rain, there were puddles on the street.

tenpo telo li pini la telo li lon nasin.

58

Avoid crossing this street when it is raining.

telo li tawa tan sewi la o tawa ala lon nasin ni.

59

I can’t lift my right arm.

mi ken ala sewi e luka mi.

60

No, no, no!

ala, ala, ala!

61

I got my hands quite dirty.

luka mi li kama jaki.

62

I have no time to watch TV.

mi kepeken ala e poki pi sitelen tawa tan ni: mi jo e tenpo pi lili ike.

63

Russian is very difficult to learn.

toki Losi li kiwen pi kama sona.

64

Lucy is from America.

jan Lusi li kama tan ma Mewika.

65

I’m listening to the radio.

mi kute e poki toki.

66

I didn’t hear you.

mi kute ala e sina.

67

If it were not for the sun, every living thing would die.

suno li weka la jan ali li kama moli.

68

I would like to talk with you again.

mi wile toki sin tawa sina.

69

Does everybody love music?

kalama musi li pona tawa jan ali ala ali?

70

Mike and Ken are friends.

jan Miki en jan Keni li jan pona.

71

Mr White has gone to India.

jan Wasi li tawa ma Palata.

72

Look, she said.

ona li toki: “o lukin”.

73

Where are the other girls?

meli mute sin li lon seme?

74

I want to eat French cuisine.

mi wile moku e moku Kanse.

75

Mr Brown is in the sunset of his life.

tenpo kama lili la jan Wan li moli.

76

There is a car in front of the building.

tomo tawa li lon sinpin tomo.

77

I’ve been badly bitten by mosquitoes.

pipi mute li moku e mi.

78

I’d like to buy a Picasso.

mi wile jo e sitelen tan jan Pikaso.

79

Why do you work here?

sina pali lon ni tan seme?

80

Cut it with a knife.

o kipisi e ona kepeken ilo kipisi.

81

There is a time for everything.

ale li jo e tenpo.

82

I’ll pay with travelers’ checks.

mi pana e mani kepeken sitelen mani pi jan tawa.

83

Tom can run fast.

jan Ton li ken tawa wawa.

84

Tom broke the window.

jan Ton li pakala e lupa suno.

85

Hello, said Tom, smiling.

jan Ton li toki e “toki!” li pana e kon pi pilin pona lili.

86

Tom was a witness to the accident.

jan Ton li lukin e pakala.

87

Tom always finds fault with her.

tenpo ale la jan Ton li kama lukin e pakala pi ona meli.

88

No book is worth reading.

ni li pona ala lukin e lipu toki.

89

How are you getting along with your study?

kama sona sina li kama seme?

90

Tony stood at the door.

jan Toni li lon lupa.

91

Who do you want to speak to?

sina wile toki tawa seme?

92

It’s too hot for us to work.

mi mute li wile ala pali tan ni: kon li seli mute.

93

I feel very cold.

mi pilin lete.

94

Where can I obtain a map of Europe?

jan li ken alasa e sitelen pi ma Elopa lon seme?

95

Can you come?

sina ken ala ken kama?

96

Will you tell me why you like her?

meli ni li pona tawa sina tan seme?

97

Why don’t you come in?

o kama lon tomo mi!

98

I’d like to pay in cash.

mi wile kepeken e mani lipu.

99

There is a bottle of wine on the table.

telo kili li lon supa moku.

100

At last, he got the car.

tenpo ni la mije li kama jo e tomo tawa.

101

Just as I went to go out, it began to rain.

mi tawa ma, la tenpo sama la telo li kama anpa.

102

How would you like to go to a dance?

ni li pona ala pona tawa sina? sina tawa musi.

103

Who were you talking with?

sina toki tawa jan seme?

104

Someone is battering at the door.

jan li utala e lupa!

105

Many children were playing in the park.

jan lili mute li musi lon ma kasi pi ma tomo.

106

I can’t keep up with you if you walk so fast.

mi ken ala tawa poka sina tan ni: sina tawa wawa mute.

107

It may give rise to serious trouble.

ni li ken kama e ike suli.

108

It is a book.

ni li lipu sona.

109

That’s a matter of prime importance.

ni li suli mute. ijo ante ali li suli lili.

110

It’s a TV.

ni li ilo pi sitelen tawa.

111

It grew larger and larger.

ona li suli li suli.

112

That’s a job of your own choosing, isn’t it?

sina kin li wile pali e ni anu seme?

113

That won’t work.

ni li pali ala.

114

What is it?

ni li seme?

115

Look up the word in the dictionary.

o alasa e nimi ni lon lipu nimi.

116

Look up the word in your dictionary.

o alasa e nimi ni lon lipu nimi.

117

The man was surprised at the news.

jan li pilin musi tan sin.

118

The information is very important to us.

mi mute la sona ni li suli mute.

119

Can you take on the job?

sina ken ala ken jo e pali ni?

120

How long will it take to finish the work?

tenpo seme la pali li pini?

121

The government of the country is now stable.

tenpo ni la jan lawa ma li wawa.

122

There are several peoples in the country.

ni li kulupu pi jan mute lili lon ma.

123

I didn’t study either of the languages.

mi kama sona ala e toki ni.

124

Air those shoes!

o pana e kon tawa len noka ni!

125

The bank has branches in all parts of the country.

tomo mani li lon mute lon ma.

126

The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.

nena li pana e seli li moli e jan mute.

127

The singer has a beautiful voice.

jan pi toki musi li jo e kalama pona.

128

The death of the king brought about a war.

jan lawa li moli. ni li kama e utala.

129

The computer is new.

ilo sona ni li sin.

130

Don’t mention the matter to him.

o toki ala e ni tawa ona.

131

I’ll tell you everything about it.

mi toki e ale tawa sina.

132

I don’t know how to get there.

mi sona ala e nasin tawa ona.

133

I am not alone in thinking so.

mi pilin e ni. jan ante li pilin sama.

134

We must do away with such bad customs.

mi mute li wile weka e nasin ike.

135

Do you have any interest in sports?

pali musi li pona ala pona tawa sina?

136

All men are equal before God.

jan ali li sama tawa jan sewi.

137

Everything is OK.

ale li pona.

138

Steve was loved by all.

jan ali li olin e jan Siwe.

139

You never wanted to talk about it.

tenpo ala la sina wile toki e ni.

140

Wow!

pona!

141

He will be able to do the work soon.

tenpo kama lili la ona li ken pali.

142

I must go right away.

mi wile tawa lon tenpo ni.

143

Susie’s hair is very long.

linja pi jan Susi li suli mute.

144

Don’t stare at people.

o lukin wawa ala e jan!

145

John is good at mathematics.

jan Jon li wawa pi sona nanpa.

146

It’s going to rain soon. Look at those black clouds.

tenpo lili la telo li anpa. o lukin e sewi pimeja.

147

Now, look at the picture, every one.

tenpo ni la jan ali o lukin e sitelen.

148

Columbus proved that the world is not flat.

jan Kolumupu li kiwen e sona ni: ma li supa ala.

149

Can I eat this?

mi ken ala ken moku e ni?

150

Who broke this?

jan seme li pakala e ni?

151

Add up these figures.

o wan e nanpa ni.

152

These apples taste good.

kili ni li pona moku.

153

This is a map.

ni li sitelen ma.

154

This is the finest picture I have ever seen.

mi pilin e ni: sitelen ni li pona mute lukin. sitelen ante ali li pona lili lukin.

155

This is a dog.

ni li soweli.

156

This is a well-formed vase.

poki ni li pona lukin.

157

This is a pen.

ni li ilo sitelen.

158

Everything is fine.

ale li pona.

159

This is the temple which we used to visit.

tenpo pini la mi mute li kama tawa tomo sewi ni.

160

Where is this train bound?

tomo tawa ni li tawa seme?

161

This medicine will ensure you a good night’s sleep.

sina moku e ni la sina lape pona.

162

This book isn’t interesting at all.

lipu sitelen ni li musi ala.

163

This book is written in English.

jan li sitelen e lipu ni kepeken toki Inli.

164

This hat is mine.

ni li len lawa mi.

165

This wall feels very cold.

sinpin tomo ni li lete mute pilin.

166

You should rewrite this sentence. It doesn’t make sense.

sitelen sina li nasa lukin. o ante e ona!

167

Do you want to watch this program?

sitelen tawa ni li pona ala pona tawa sina?

168

This land belongs to the Royal Family.

jan lawa en kulupu mama ona li jo e ma ni.

169

This word is derived from German.

jan li pali e nimi ni kepeken nimi pi toki Tosi.

170

What’s the destination of this ship?

tomo tawa pi telo suli ni li tawa seme?

171

This form looks kind of complicated. Help me fill it out.

mi wile e sona sina tawa ni: mi wile sitelen lon lipu ni. o pana e pona sina tawa mi.

172

Fill out this form, please.

o sitelen e nimi lon lipu ni. pona!

173

This study is my father’s study.

tomo ni li tomo sona pi mama mi.

174

This car was made in Japan.

jan Nijon li pali e tomo tawa ni.

175

Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?

jan sewi seme li lon tomo ni?

176

Perhaps he could solve this problem.

ken la ona li ken pali e ni.

177

Is there a public toilet in this building?

tomo jaki li lon ala lon tomo ni?

178

This fish is unfit to eat.

kala ni li moku ike.

179

This rule can be applied to any case.

nasin ni li pona tawa ali.

180

I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.

mi pilin ike lon tomo pali ni.

181

This soup wants a bit of salt.

moku telo ni li wile e namako lili.

182

I don’t like this jacket.

len ni li ike tawa mi.

183

The time will come when you will regret this.

tenpo kama la sina pilin ike tan ni.

184

This cake is very delicious.

pan suwi ni li pona tawa mi.

185

Do you accept this card?

sina ken ala ken kepeken e lipu mani ni?

186

This engine works well.

ijo wawa li pali pona.

187

This is my daughter.

ni li jan lili meli mi.

188

This is the man of whom I spoke the other day.

ni li mije ni: tenpo suno pini la mi toki e mije ni.

189

The food is good, and service is good here.

moku li pona. jan li pali pona lon ni.

190

Twenty families live here.

kulupu mama mute li lon ni.

191

Chris can’t work tomorrow.

tenpo suno kama la jan Kise li ken ala pali.

192

Spiders spin webs.

pipi li pali e len alasa.

193

Have you ever seen a spider spinning its web?

sina lukin ala lukin e ni: pipi li pali e len alasa?

194

You should think before you begin to speak.

o pilin. ni li pini la o toki.

195

Karaoke is good for reducing stress.

toki musi li pona tawa sijelo pona.

196

They speak English and French in Canada.

jan Kanata li kepeken e toki Kanse e toki Inli.

197

I will pick up a little something for you.

mi kama jo e ijo lili tawa sina.

198

Would you like another cup of tea?

sina wile ala wile moku e telo sin?

199

What language do you speak in your country?

jan li toki kepeken toki seme lon ma sina?

200

I have run short of money.

mi jo e mani lili.

201

Have you finished it already?

tenpo ni la sina pali ala pali pini e ona?

202

You’re fired.

tenpo kama la o pali ala lon ni!

203

My aunt brought me some flowers.

meli sama pi mama mije mi li pana e kasi kule tawa mi.

204

Are there any types of cuisine or restaurants that you could recommend?

o toki e ni tawa mi: tomo moku seme li pona tawa sina?

205

What kind of tree is an oak?

kasi Oka li kasi seme?

206

Don’t you go away.

o tawa ala weka.

207

Ellen does not speak English.

jan Ellen li ken ala toki kepeken toki Inli.

208

A rabbit has long ears.

soweli pi noka wawa li jo e kute suli.

209

India was governed by Great Britain for many years.

tenpo suli la ma Inli li lawa e ma Palata.

210

India is populous.

jan mute li lon ma Palata.

211

I hope your assignment in England was successful.

mi wile e ni: pali sina li pini pona lon ma Inli.

212

No one has ever seen God.

jan ala li lukin e jan sewi.

213

What time did you come home?

tenpo seme la sina tawa tomo?

214

I can’t apply my mind to anything with all that noise!

pakala! mi ken ala pilin tan kalama!

215

Are those your pictures?

sitelen ni li sina ala sina?

216

Americans eat a lot of meat.

jan Mewika li moku e soweli mute.

217

The United States is a large country.

ma Mewika li suli.

218

Don’t go into that area.

o tawa ala ni!

219

Who’s that girl?

meli ni li jan seme?

220

Look at that picture.

o lukin e sitelen!

221

What’s that flower?

seme li kasi kule ni?

222

That folk singer is very popular with people in general.

jan mute li olin e jan ni pi kalama pona sin ala.

223

Can you walk with your eyes closed?

sina ken ala ken tawa kepeken noka kepeken oko sina pi open ala?

224

Do you speak Japanese?

sina toki ala toki lon toki Nijon?

225

Do you have two books?

sina jo ala jo e lipu sona tu?

226

You are foresighted and will succeed.

sina lukin e tenpo kama. sina ken pali e ijo ali.

227

You can use my desk if you want to.

sina wile la sina ken kepeken e supa mi.

228

You are stupid.

sina nasa.

229

When did you have your wall painted?

tenpo seme la sina kule e sinpin tomo?

230

What do you study a foreign language for?

sina kama sona e toki ante tan seme?

231

Did you call your friend in Canada?

sina toki ala toki tawa jan pona lon ma Kanata?

232

Do you have any apples?

sina jo ala jo e kili?

233

Are you American or French?

sina jan Mewika anu jan Kanse?

234

You’ve sure got a short fuse today.

tenpo suno ni la sina kama nasa tan ijo lili.

235

Your sister is the most diligent of all my friends.

meli sama sina li pali pona mute. jan pona mi ante li pali pona lili.

236

What is your name?

nimi sina li seme?

237

Your mother will get well soon.

tenpo kama lili la meli mama sina li pilin pona.

238

I’ll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.

mi pana e mani tawa moku sina. mi pona e tomo sina. mi seli e moku sina.

239

I am very glad to see you.

mi lukin e sina. ni li pona tawa mi.

240

Do you mind if I turn off the light?

mi ken pini e suno anu seme?

241

Two ice creams, please.

mi wile e suwi lete tu.

242

Oh, thank you, kind sir.

mije pona o, pona.

243

Oh, the lights went out.

suno li weka a.

244

Ten years have gone by.

tenpo sike luka luka li kama pini.

245

How are you? “I am fine, thank you.”

sina pilin seme? “mi pilin pona.”

246

Welcome.

kama pona!

247

I’m going to bed.

mi tawa supa lape!

248

The policeman barked orders.

jan pali pi nasin lawa li toki lawa sama soweli tomo.

249

A dog is barking.

soweli li mu.

250

No sooner had the dog seen me than it ran up to me.

soweli li lukin e mi la soweli li tawa mi.

251

Great minds think alike.

jan sona ali li pilin sama.

252

Speech is silver, silence is gold.

toki li kiwen walo. toki ala li kiwen jelo.

253

I like languages.

toki li pona tawa mi.

254

We communicate with one another by means of language.

mi mute li toki tawa jan ante kepeken toki.

255

Did you know that carp eat tadpoles?

sina sona ala sona e ni: kala li moku e akesi lili?

256

We’ve had a long spell of fine weather.

tenpo suno mute la suno li lon.

257

Luckily she did not die.

a! ona li moli ala.

258

Let’s go!

mi mute o tawa!

259

I don’t feel like eating now.

tenpo ni la mi wile ala moku.

260

If I were rich, I would go abroad.

mi jo e mani mute la mi tawa ma ante.

261

What are you doing now?

tenpo ni la sina pali e seme?

262

Hello, I am Nancy.

toki! mi jan Nensi.

263

I bought a book yesterday.

tenpo suno pini la mi esun e lipu.

264

I’m looking for a job.

mi wile pali.

265

I used to go fishing with my father when I was a child.

mi jan lili la mi en mama mi li alasa e kala.

266

I want to see the manager.

mi wile lukin e jan lawa.

267

It is impossible for me to solve the problem.

mi ken ala pona e ni.

268

I will explain it to her.

mi pana e sona tawa meli.

269

Our father used to read us happy stories when we were small.

mi mute li lili, la mama mije pi mi mute li toki e sitelen lipu pi pilin pona tawa mi mute.

270

None of us are against her idea.

pilin meli li pona tawa mi mute.

271

We set a trap to catch a fox.

mi mute li pali e ilo tawa ni: mi mute li alasa e soweli.

272

We came here to build a new town.

mi mute li kama tawa pali e ma tomo sin.

273

We believe in God.

mi mute li pilin e ni: jan sewi li lon.

274

We invited him to our house.

mi toki e ni tawa ona: “o kama tawa tomo mi.”

275

We go to school to study.

mi mute li tawa tomo sona tawa ni: mi mute li kama sona.

276

It seemed to me that there was no way out of our difficulty.

lukin mi la mi mute li ken ala tawa tan ike pi mi mute.

277

I have no time.

mi jo ala e tenpo.

278

My house is big.

tomo mi li suli.

279

Can you hear me?

sina kute ala kute e mi?

280

She sent me a present in return for my advice.

ona li pana e musi tawa mi tan toki sona mi.

281

My room has three windows.

lupa tu wan li lon tomo mi.

282

My sister is pretty.

jan sama meli mi li pona lukin.

283

I seem unable to get out of this trouble in short time.

lukin la mi ken ala tawa tan ike ni kepeken tenpo lili.

284

I cannot help laughing at you.

mi ken ala kalama musi ala tan sina.

285

I’m looking for you.

mi alasa e sina.

286

I can’t agree with you on this matter.

mi pilin ante tan sina lon ni.

287

I need this.

mi wile e ni.

288

I like to play soccer.

musi pi sike noka li pona tawa mi.

289

I want to join Joe’s group.

mi wile e ni: mi lon kulupu pi jan So.

290

I am called John.

nimi mi li San.

291

I must go there.

mi wile tawa ni.

292

I named the kitten Tama.

mi pana e nimi Tama tawa soweli lili ni.

293

I got very tired, but I felt good.

tenpo pini la mi kama pilin lape. taso mi pilin pona.

294

I was roused by the sound of a bell.

kalama tan ilo kalama li pini e lape mi.

295

I’m still busy.

tenpo pini la mi pali mute. tenpo ni la mi pali mute.

296

I’d like to go to London.

mi wile tawa ma tomo Lanten.

297

I married him against my will.

mi wile ala wan e mije.

298

I had to go there alone.

mi wan taso li wile tawa.

299

I have one brother.

mi jo e jan sama wan.

300

I like English, but I cannot speak well.

toki Inli li pona tawa mi. taso mi toki ike kepeken ona.

301

I study French in addition to English.

mi kama sona e toki Inli. mi kama sona e toki Kanse kin.

302

I’m not rich, nor do I wish to be.

mi jo e mani lili li wile ala e mani mute.

303

I am glad to be with you.

mi pilin pona tan ni: mi poka sina.

304

I need your help.

mi wile e ni: sina pana e pona tawa mi.

305

I’m much younger than you.

mi lili tenpo. sina suli tenpo.

306

I’m taller than you.

mi suli. sina lili.

307

I want to build up my vocabulary.

mi wile kama sona e nimi mute sin.

308

I feel happy.

mi pilin pona.

309

I can’t go, nor do I want to.

mi ken ala tawa li wile ala tawa.

310

I went to church this morning.

tenpo suno ni li kama la mi lon tomo pi jan sewi.

311

I lived in Japan three years ago.

tenpo sike tu wan la mi lon ma Nijon.

312

I have known him ever since he was a child.

ona li lili, la mi sona e ona.

313

I have already packed my things.

mi pana e ijo mi lon poki.

314

I’d like to see the Statue of Liberty.

mi wile lukin e meli kiwen pi ma Mewika.

315

I don’t drink alcohol.

mi moku ala e telo nasa.

316

I threw down the newspaper.

mi anpa e lipu toki.

317

I need to study math.

mi wile kama sona e sona nanpa.

318

I listened to the music of birds.

mi kute e kalama waso.

319

I lost sight of him on the way.

mi mute li tawa lon nasin la mi awen ala lukin e ona.

320

I saw him scolded by his father.

mi lukin e ni: mama mije ona li toki wawa tawa ona.

321

I am convinced that he did nothing wrong.

mi pilin e ni: ona li pali ala e ike.

322

I went to church with him.

mi en ona li tawa tomo pi jan sewi.

323

I don’t know when she got married.

mi sona ala e ni: tenpo seme la meli li wan.

324

I caught a beautiful butterfly.

mi alasa e pipi. ona li pona lukin.

325

I get knowledge by reading books.

mi kama sona tan lipu sona.

326

I am a famous actor.

mi jan musi li suli.

327

The music we listened to last night was wonderful.

tenpo pimeja pini la mi kute e kalama musi. ni li pona tawa mi.

328

It’s great fun for us to be with her.

ni li pona tawa mi mute: mi mute li lon poka meli.

329

Our country produces a lot of sugar.

ma mi li pali mute e suwi walo.

330

We heard the boy playing the violin.

mi mute li kute e ni: mije lili li kalama kepeken ilo linja.

331

We are in good condition.

mi mute li wawa li pilin pona.

332

We seek happiness.

mi wile pilin pona.

333

Time crept on.

tenpo li tawa.

334

Time heals all wounds.

tenpo li pona e sijelo ike ale.

335

I wish I had a car.

mi jo e tomo tawa la ni li pona tawa mi.

336

The car broke down, so that we had to walk.

mi wile tawa noka tan ni: tomo tawa li pakala.

337

Because his parents had died when he was young, his uncle brought him up.

mije sama pi mama mije ona li pana e moku e len lon ona tan ni: ona li jan lili la mama ona li kama moli.

338

Don’t drive under the influence of alcohol.

sina moku e telo nasa la o lawa ala e tomo tawa.

339

She has no opinion about religion.

ona li pilin ala e nasin sewi.

340

Luck and hard work are necessary if you want to advance in life.

sina wile tawa ijo pona la nasa pona en pali wawa li wile lon.

341

You never can tell what will happen in the future.

jan ala li ken sona e tenpo kama.

342

Knowledge without common sense counts for nothing.

sona pi jan nasa li ala.

343

We have to gather information.

mi wile alasa e sona.

344

I want to buy a new bicycle.

mi wile esun e tomo tawa sin.

345

Water, forests, and minerals are important natural resources.

telo en kasi en kiwen li suli tawa jan ali.

346

Students must not use this toilet.

jan pi kama sona o kepeken ala e tomo jaki ni.

347

Be quiet, or the baby will wake up.

o kalama ala o pini ala e lape pi jan lili.

348

Can I speak to the person in charge?

mi wile toki tawa jan lawa.

349

A baby is sleeping in the cradle.

jan lili li lape lon supa lape lili.

350

I have no idea.

mi sona ala e ni.

351

It is bad to hurt others.

ni li ike: jan li pakala e jan ante.

352

Taro stayed in Tokyo for three days.

tenpo suno tu wan la jan Talo li lon ma tomo Tokijo.

353

I’ll wait for you.

mi awen tawa sina.

354

You must not come into the kitchen.

o tawa ala tomo pali moku.

355

Little did I think there would be a typhoon.

mi pilin ala e ni: telo mute li anpa. kon li tawa wawa.

356

The typhoon has done much harm.

tawa kon li pakala e ijo mute.

357

The President desires peace.

jan lawa li wile ala utala.

358

Someone has brought us some grapes.

jan li pana e kili lili pi laso loje tawa mi mute.

359

Who did it?

jan seme li pali e ona?

360

Who helps her?

seme li wile pana e pona tawa ona?

361

No man can live to be two hundred years old.

tenpo mute mute mute la jan li ken ala sike e suno.

362

Everybody desires happiness.

jan ali li wile pilin pona.

363

Strength in unity.

jan mute li wan la ona li kama wawa.

364

The Chinese are a hard-working people.

jan Sonko li pali mute.

365

The days are growing longer.

tenpo suno li kama suli.

366

I’d like to have breakfast with you.

mi wile moku poka sina.

367

The town slept.

ma tomo li lape.

368

The bird was looking for worms.

waso li alasa e pipi.

369

We are sorry about the bad weather.

mi mute li pilin ike tan ni: kon en sewi li ike.

370

The telephone is essential to modern life.

tenpo ni la ilo toki li suli tawa jan ali.

371

Don’t hang up; I haven’t finished talking to you.

o kipisi ala. mi pini ala li wile toki tawa sina.

372

Winter has gone.

tenpo lete li pini.

373

No one lived on the island at that time.

tenpo pini ni la jan ala li awen lon ma pi insa telo.

374

Do you have a headache?

lawa sina li pilin ike ala ike?

375

The pond dried up in hot weather.

telo li weka tan seli suno.

376

Japan and Britain are island countries.

ma Nijon en ma Juke li ma pi insa telo.

377

Japan and South Korea are neighbors.

ma Nijon li lon poka pi ma Anku.

378

Japan is at peace with her neighbors.

ma Nijon li utala ala e ma poka ona.

379

Japan has a high population density.

ma Nipon li jo e jan mute lon ma lili.

380

The cat was basking in the sun.

soweli tomo li lape lon suno.

381

I’m disappointed that he’s not here.

mi pilin ike tan ni: ona li lon ala.

382

It is strange that he has not come yet.

ni li nasa: mije li kama ala.

383

Wait here till he comes back.

o awen lon weka ona lon ni.

384

He has two daughters.

ona li jo e meli lili tu.

385

He is unable to do it.

ona li ken ala pali e ni.

386

He openly confessed his faults.

ona li toki open e ike ona.

387

His pictures were hung on the wall.

sitelen ona li lon selo pi insa tomo.

388

His bag was filled with water.

telo li lon poki ona.

389

He has long legs.

noka ona li suli.

390

His behavior is above suspicion.

pali ona li jo ala e ike.

391

His long speech bored us all.

toki suli ona li musi ala e mi ali.

392

His daughter and my son are good friends.

meli lili ona e mije lili mi li jan pona.

393

I cannot follow his logic.

mi ken ala sona e nasin ona.

394

He has a bicycle.

ona li jo e ilo tawa.

395

He keeps two cats.

ona li jo e soweli tu.

396

He is older than any other student in his class.

jan ante pi kulupu sona ona li jo e tenpo lili. ona li jo e tenpo suli.

397

He got lost in the city.

ona li kama ala lukin e nasin ona lon ma tomo.

398

He had to leave the village.

mije li wile tawa tan ma tomo.

399

He sold his own car without hesitation.

tenpo lili la mije li kama jo e mani tawa tomo tawa ona.

400

He is strong as a horse.

ona li wawa sama soweli tawa.

401

Has he come yet?

tenpo ni la ona li kama ala kama?

402

When he came to, he was lying alone on the hill.

mije li lape pini la ona taso li kama supa lon nena.

403

He can swim.

ona li ken tawa lon telo.

404

He can speak both English and French very well.

ona li ken toki pona kepeken toki Inli en toki Kanse.

405

He doesn’t know how to write a letter in English.

ona li ken ala sitelen e lipu toki kepeken toki Inli.

406

He decided to go abroad.

ona li wile tawa ma weka.

407

He was blue from the cold.

sijelo ona li laso tan lete.

408

He felt the rain on his face.

ona li pilin e telo kama tan sewi lon sinpin lawa ona.

409

He explained the rules in detail.

mije li pana sona wawa e nasin.

410

He burst into tears.

ona li pana wawa e telo oko.

411

He doesn’t like fish.

kala li ike tawa mije.

412

He was paralyzed with terror.

ona li ken ala tawa tan pilin monsuta.

413

He has become another man since getting married.

ona li kama jo e meli la ona li kama ante.

414

He is unmarried.

ona li jo ala e meli.

415

He will not go.

mije li tawa ala.

416

He was snoring loudly while he slept.

ona li lape li kalama mute.

417

He has poor eyesight.

mije li ken ala lukin pona.

418

He is quick to learn.

tenpo lili la ona li kama sona.

419

He is washing the car.

ona li telo e tomo tawa.

420

He raised his arm.

ona li sewi e luka.

421

He handled the knife and fork very well.

ona li kepeken pona e ilo moku.

422

Life passed him by.

ali li tawa poka ala mije.

423

He is a Russian by birth.

ona li jan Losi.

424

He is a biologist.

ona li kama sona e soweli e kasi.

425

He has absolute power.

ona li ken pali e ali.

426

He could be in the gymnasium.

ken la ona li lon tomo musi.

427

He’s well built.

sijelo ona li pona lukin.

428

He banged the door in anger.

ona li pini e lupa. ona li jo e pilin ike wawa.

429

He was wounded in the head.

lawa ona li pakala.

430

He is bound to her.

mije li wan tawa meli.

431

Is he busy?

ona li pali ala pali?

432

He’s in bed with the flu.

ona li pilin ike li lon supa lape.

433

He wasn’t given any reward for his service.

ona li pali. taso ona li alasa e mani ala.

434

I like all of them.

ona ali li pona tawa mi.

435

They haven’t finished the work, have they?

ona li pini ala e pali anu seme?

436

They extended their territory by conquest.

ona li utala tan ni: ona li kama jo e ma sin.

437

Who are they?

ona li seme?

438

They must have been tired.

ona mute li wile lape.

439

They introduced a bill in Congress.

ona li pana e lawa sin tawa kulupu lawa.

440

I owe ten dollars to her.

mi wile pana e mani Tola luka luka tawa ona.

441

Where did you see her?

sina lukin e ona lon seme?

442

I can’t take my eyes off her.

mi lukin e meli. mi ken ala pini.

443

Her dress is not to my taste.

len ona li pona ala tawa mi.

444

I can’t understand what she says.

toki ona li nasa tawa mi.

445

Do you think her story is false?

sina pilin e ni: toki meli li lon ala lon?

446

She is anxious to meet you.

ona li wile wawa lukin e sina.

447

She is loaded with sex appeal.

meli ni li unpa lukin.

448

She has a pretty face.

sinpin ona li pona lukin.

449

Isn’t she a computer programmer?

ona li pana e pali tawa ilo sona anu seme?

450

She refused to accept the money.

ona li wile ala e mani.

451

She refused to accept the money.

ona li wile ala e mani ni.

452

She’s very beautiful.

ona li pona lukin mute.

453

She is very smart, and what is more, she studies hard.

meli li jo e sona mute. meli li wile sona mute.

454

She cooks very well.

sina seli pona mute.

455

How beautiful she is!

a! ona li pona lukin.

456

She bought a chicken.

ona li esun e waso.

457

What does she keep as a pet?

ona li jo e soweli seme?

458

She is a mere child, you know.

sina sona e ni: meli li jan lili.

459

She talks a lot.

ona li toki mute.

460

She speaks not only English but also French.

ona li ken kepeken e toki Inli e toki Kanse kin.

461

She didn’t have any pencils.

ona li jo ala e ilo sitelen.

462

She is watering the flowers.

ona li pana e telo tawa kasi kule.

463

She is happy.

ona li pilin pona.

464

She doesn’t know how to drive a car.

ona li ken ala lawa e tomo tawa.

465

She tore up the letter.

ona li pakala e lipu toki.

466

She can speak Japanese.

ona li ken kepeken e toki Nijon.

467

She had white shoes on.

ona li jo e len noka walo.

468

She put away her clothes.

ona li weka e len ona.

469

To her sorrow, her only son left her alone.

jan lili ona li tawa; ona li wan li pilin ike tawa ni.

470

Smiles do not always indicate pleasure.

jan li musi uta. taso ken la ona li pilin ike.

471

That’s beautiful, said John.

jan Jokan li toki: “ni li pona lukin”.

472

An icy chill stole into the car.

insa pi tomo tawa li pilin lete.

473

My father is a businessman.

mije mama mi li jan mani.

474

Not a sound was heard in the room.

mi kute ala e kalama lon tomo.

475

Clean up the room.

o pona e tomo!

476

The rent is paid for six months.

tenpo mun kama pi luka wan la mi pana e mani tomo.

477

Speech is silver, silence is golden.

toki li kiwen walo. toki ala li kiwen jelo.

478

It’s not my fault.

pakala ni li tan ala mi.

479

I cannot understand what you say.

mi sona ala e toki sina.

480

Do you love me?

sina olin ala olin e mi?

481

I want to sleep.

mi wile lape.

482

I think him a fool.

mi pilin e ni: ona li nasa.

483

My little sister can read books well now.

tenpo ni la jan sama meli lili mi li ken lukin li ken sona pona e lipu mute.

484

You look on top of the world every morning.

tenpo suno sin ali la sina pilin pona.

485

All is well.

ale li pona.

486

Don’t work too hard!

o pali ala pi mute ike.

487

I’m not sure of the name, but the extension is 211.

mi sona ala e nimi. taso nanpa li tu, wan, wan.

488

I’ll bring it to you tomorrow.

tenpo suno kama la mi pana e ni tawa sina.

489

He wanted to know more about the trees, too.

ona li wile kama sona sin e kasi kin.

490

Let them all come.

ona ali o kama.

491

I don’t want dinner.

mi wile ala moku.

492

We are traveling on a tight budget.

mi mute li tawa kepeken mani lili.

493

I should be back home the next day.

tenpo suno kama la mi kama tawa tomo mi.

494

Please keep from breaking the eggs.

o pakala ala e sike waso.

495

The storm did heavy damage to the crops.

kon wawa li pakala e kasi moku.

496

He’s looking good.

ona li pona lukin.

497

No, no! That’s not right.

ala! ala! ni li pona ala.

498

Shh, you’re speaking too loudly.

o toki ala! sina kalama suli ike!

499

Could you be a little quieter, sir?

mije o kalama ala!

500

Women want to have sex too.

meli mute kin li wile unpa.

501

Can we say “No” to America?

mi mute li ken ala ken toki e “ala” tawa ma Mewika?

502

I don’t want to work.

mi wile ala pali.

503

I can’t fall asleep.

mi ken ala lape.

504

Have a nice trip!

tawa pona!

505

I am working.

mi pali.

506

My hovercraft is full of eels.

tomo tawa mi pi sewi telo li jo e kala linja lon insa ale.

507

Who are you?

sina jan seme?

508

I would love to write hundreds of sentences on Tatoeba, but I’ve got things to do.

mi wile pali e ni: mi sitelen e toki mute lon lipu Tatowepa. taso mi jo e pali mute.

509

My wife is a doctor.

meli mi li pona e jan.

510

Where is your house?

tomo sina li lon seme?

511

They are both in the room.

ona tu li lon tomo.

512

You are rich.

sina jo e mani mute.

513

What do you want to eat?

sina wile moku e seme?

514

Hello!

toki!

515

I had a terrible dream.

pilin lape mi li ike mute.

516

I don’t understand.

mi sona ala.

517

Do you speak English?

sina toki ala toki kepeken toki Inli?

518

Do you want to go?

sina wile ala wile tawa?

519

So I’ll come see you off.

sina tawa la mi kama lukin e sina.

520

He said hello to the woman.

ona li toki “toki” tawa meli.

521

What are your weekend plans?

tenpo suno kama pi pali ala la sina wile pali e seme?

522

While I was talking on the phone, she came to see me.

mi toki kepeken ilo toki, la ona li kama lon tomo mi.

523

Are you Chinese or Japanese?

sina jan Sonko anu jan Nijon?

524

She complained about my low salary.

mi alasa e mani lili. ni li ike tawa ona.

525

She may come.

ken la ona li kama.

526

She isn’t at home now.

tenpo ni la ona li lon ala tomo ona.

527

We are men.

mi mute li mije.

528

What is your age?

tenpo pi mute seme la sina sike e suno?

529

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

jan sewi o! sina pona ala tawa mi tan seme?

530

I am a cat. I don’t have a name yet.

mi soweli. mi jo ala kin e nimi.

531

Great!

pona!

532

Please eat. You’re hungry, aren’t you?

o moku. sina wile moku anu seme?

533

I must study.

mi wile kama sona.

534

I wanna go to Japan.

mi wile tawa ma Nijon.

535

Why did you do that?

sina pali e ni tan seme?

536

What do you call your father at home?

tomo sina la sina toki tawa mama mije sina kepeken nimi seme?

537

It’s not a wife that I want, but a sex friend.

mi wile ala e meli. taso mi wile e jan pona unpa.

538

What is happiness?

pilin pona li seme?

539

This is a picture of the airport.

ni li sitelen pi tomo pi tomo tawa kon.

540

My wife is cooking right now.

tenpo ni la meli mi li pali e moku.

541

What’s your name?

nimi sina li seme?

542

After having anal sex with my girlfriend, we usually need to have a good wash.

mi unpa e lupa jaki pi meli olin mi la mi tu li wile telo pona e sama.

543

After having anal sex with my girlfriend, we usually need to have a good wash.

mi unpa monsi e jan olin mi. tenpo kama lili ni la mi en ona li telo mute e mi e ona.

544

All men can be criminals, if tempted; all men can be heroes, if inspired.

wile la jan ali li ken ike. musi open la jan ali li ken pona.

545

I like you.

sina pona tawa mi.

546

You’re Germans, aren’t you?

sina jan Tosi anu seme?

547

Physician, heal thyself.

jan pi pona sijelo o pona e sina!

548

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

wan, tu, tu wan, tu tu, luka, luka wan, luka tu, luka tu wan, luka tu tu, luka luka.

549

This is my mother.

ona li meli mama mi.

550

You assume we are all sexually stable; while on the other hand, as I have become acquainted with people, I find that they are all perverted sinners, one way or another, that the whole society is corrupt and rotten and repressed and unconscious that it exhibits its repression in various forms of social sadism.

sina pilin e ni: jan li pona unpa. taso tenpo pini la mi kama sona e jan li pilin e ni: jan en kulupu jan ali li ike li wile ala e ni: jan ante li ken e ike ona; jan li pana e ike tawa jan kepeken nasin mute tan ni.

551

Do you speak French?

sina toki ala toki kepeken toki Kanse?

552

Where are you going?

sina tawa seme?

553

I ate the cheese.

mi moku e moku ko pi telo soweli mama.

554

How old are you? “I’m sixteen.”

tenpo pi mute seme la sina sike e suno? “tenpo luka luka luka wan la mi sike e suno.”

555

She doesn’t need to work.

ona li wile ala pali.

556

What you said makes absolutely no sense to me.

toki sina li nasa tawa mi.

557

Betty is a serial killer.

jan Pesi li moli e jan mute.

558

Today I discovered that there’s a movie called “The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!”

mi kama sona e ni: sitelen tawa “a! jan Losi li kama! jan Losi li kama!” li lon.

559

Good night!

lape pona!

560

My name is Hashimoto.

mi jan Asimoto.

561

I use Firefox.

mi kepeken e ilo “soweli loje seli”.

562

Those who are about to die salute you.

jan li tawa moli li toki e pona tawa sina.

563

To be or not to be, that is the question.

lon anu lon ala? ni li wile sona nanpa wan.

564

Go away!

o tawa weka!

565

You’re a person.

sina jan.

566

I don’t have any money.

mi jo ala e mani.

567

I made a mistake.

mi pakala.

568

Yes, I have a good idea.

lon. pilin mi li pona.

569

All roads lead to Rome.

nasin pona li mute.

570

Do you have children?

sina jo ala jo e jan lili?

571

Do you speak Chinese?

sina toki ala toki lon toki Sonko?

572

He handed me the letter and left.

ona li pana e lipu toki tawa mi li tawa weka.

573

Hello! Good morning!

toki! tenpo suno kama pona!

574

Bon voyage!

tawa pona!

575

What’s your age?

tenpo pi mute seme la sina sike e suno?

576

He drank a lot yesterday.

tenpo suno pini la ona li moku e telo nasa mute.

577

How old are you?

tenpo pi mute seme la sina sike e suno?

578

I am tall.

mi suli.

579

I am cold.

mi pilin lete.

580

I am diabetic.

mi ken ala moku e suwi mute.

581

I am not ready yet.

tenpo ni la mi ken ala pali.

582

I am sure.

mi pilin wawa e ni: ni li lon.

583

I love her so much that I can’t leave her.

mi olin e meli. mi ken ala tawa weka tan meli.

584

I need a job.

mi wile pali.

585

I think that Juan likes María.

mi pilin e ni: jan Son li olin e jan Mawi.

586

I want to kiss you.

mi wile pilin e uta sina kepeken uta mi.

587

I want to tell you a strange thing.

mi wile toki e ijo nasa tawa sina.

588

I like this dog.

soweli ni li pona tawa mi.

589

I do not like the rich.

jan pi mani mute li ike tawa mi.

590

Hey everyone, please listen.

jan ale o kute.

591

Honey, quick, quick. There’s this website called Tatoeba that’s auctioning its sentence collection for a cent each! They’ve even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free! “Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! What’s the world coming to!”

jan olin o wawa! mi lukin e tomo Tatowepa. tomo ni li esun e toki tan mani Tento. ona li jo kin e ijo sama ni: sina kama jo e toki mute la sina kama jo kin e toki wan pi mani ala. “pakala! tenpo ni la jan li kama jo e toki tan musi! ma ali li kama pakala!”

592

No country on earth is safe in this nuclear age.

tenpo ni la jan li ken pakala e ma ali.

593

Shit happens.

ike li kama.

594

I would like chicken soup.

o pana e waso lon telo seli tawa mi.

595

I’m cold.

mi pilin lete.

596

I’m drinking water because I’m thirsty.

mi moku e telo tan ni: mi wile moku e telo.

597

Kiss my ass.

o pilin e monsi mi kepeken uta sina!

598

Sadako wanted to say more, but her lips just didn’t want to move anymore.

jan Satako li wile toki sin. taso uta ona li ken ala toki.

599

Do you know if she can speak English?

ona li ken ala ken kepeken e toki Inli?

600

I am American.

mi jan Mewika.

601

The wind blows.

kon li kon.

602

They are gray.

ona mute li pimeja walo.

603

They wash their hands.

ona mute li telo e luka.

604

This bed is heavy.

supa lape ni li kiwen.

605

Please tell him to wait.

o toki e ni tawa ona: ona o awen.

606

I travel often.

mi tawa mute.

607

Let’s elect Putin once more!

jan Pusin o lawa sin e mi mute!

608

She has blue eyes.

oko ona li laso.

609

I don’t know where she lives.

mi sona ala e ni: tomo ona li lon seme?

610

Do you speak German? “No, I don’t.”

sina toki ala toki kepeken toki Tosi? “ala toki.”

611

No.

ala.

612

My father works in a factory.

mama mije mi li pali lon tomo pali pi ijo sin.

613

Muiriel is slandering me!

jan Muli li toki jaki e mi. a!

614

Let’s make our own language so no one will know what we’re talking about!

mi mute o pali e toki sin tan ni: jan ala li ken sona e sona pi toki pi mi mute!

615

He has a lot of money.

ona li jo e mani mute.

616

Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.

ilo li moli ala e jan. jan li moli e jan.

617

They’re washing their hands.

ona mute li telo e luka.

618

She is poor, but happy.

ona li jo e mani lili. taso ona li pilin pona.

619

Aron killed Elizabeth.

jan Alon li moli e jan Lisa.

620

I want to study Hebrew.

mi wile kama sona e toki Iwisi.

621

This must be changed.

jan li wile ante e ni.

622

I don’t understand this.

mi sona ala e ni.

623

I dug a pit.

mi pali e lupa lon ma.

624

I’ll do it if they pay me.

ona li pana e mani tawa mi la mi pali.

625

I go to church every day.

tenpo suno ali la mi lon tomo pi jan sewi.

626

Did the baby wake up?

jan lili li pini ala pini lape?

627

She baked me a cake.

ona li pali e pan suwi tawa mi.

628

What is love?

olin li seme?

629

No, I didn’t write it.

mi sitelen ala e ni.

630

Do you speak German?

sina toki ala toki lon toki Tosi?

631

She’s a professor.

ona li pana e sona.

632

He’s an Englishman.

ona li jan Inli.

633

He goes to school by bus.

ona li tawa tomo sona kepeken tomo tawa kulupu.

634

We’re going dancing tonight.

tenpo pimeja ni la mi mute li tawa musi.

635

Guide us to the straight way.

o tawa e mi mute tawa nasin linja.

636

Hi.

toki!

637

I will explain it for you.

mi pana e sona tawa sina.

638

I plan to work in a brothel.

mi wile pali lon tomo unpa.

639

Where’s the boss?

jan lawa li lon seme?

640

I don’t like bad children.

jan lili li ike la ona li ike tawa mi.

641

I don’t want to be seen with him.

mi wile ala e ni: jan li lukin e mi poka ona.

642

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

jan sewi li lawa e mi li pana e mani tawa mi.

643

Do you speak Hebrew?

sina toki ala toki e toki Iwisi?

644

You better buy that book.

sina wile pana e mani tawa lipu toki ni.

645

Kiss me.

o pilin e uta mi kepeken uta sina.

646

David Beckham is English.

jan Tewi Peken li jan Inli.

647

Russians never smile.

jan Losi li musi uta ala.

648

This is a sentence that has the syllable count of a haiku.

nanpa kalama pi toki ni li sama pi toki Koku.

649

Although this sentence has no grammatical mistakes, I think it would practically never be used.

sitelen ni li ike ala. taso mi pilin e ni: jan ala li wile kepeken e ona.

650

The apple does not fall far from the tree.

kili li tawa anpa poka kasi.

651

I speak Interlingua.

mi toki lon toki Intelinwa.

652

I’ll wait here until she comes.

mi lon ni li awen lon weka ona.

653

I love you, too.

mi olin kin e sina.

654

Can you explain the way to me?

o toki e nasin tawa mi!

655

Jesus hates you.

sina ike mute tawa jan Jesu.

656

The mammal is dead.

soweli li moli.

657

I know your language.

mi sona e toki sina.

658

If plants and stones are in the water then this will happen: the plants float and the rocks sink.

kasi en kiwen li lon telo la ni li kama: kasi li lon sewi telo. kiwen li lon anpa telo.

659

I want this television.

mi wile e ilo ni pi sitelen tawa.

660

My house was ready two months ago.

tenpo tu wan pi sike mun la tomo mi li pini.

661

We sang and we loved it.

tenpo pini la mi mute li musi kalama uta; ni li pona tawa mi mute.

662

If two people are in agreement, one of them is unnecessary.

jan tu li pilin sama la jan wan li namako.

663

He has the second animal.

ona li jo e soweli tu.

664

Look at that girl!

o lukin e meli lon ni.

665

Tell me how you feel.

o toki e pilin sina.

666

I want to wash my hair.

mi wile pona e linja mi.

667

We couldn’t sleep on account of the noise.

mi mute li lape ala tan kalama.

668

He likes the music. I like it, too.

kalama musi li pona tawa ona. “mi sama.”

669

When we married my parents gave me this house.

mi tu li kama kulupu mama sin, la mama mije mi li kama jo e tomo ni lon esun li pana e ona tawa mi tu.

670

It sees me.

ona li lukin e mi.

671

How are you? Are your previous movements alright?

sina pilin seme? tawa sina pi tenpo pini li pona ala pona?

672

I’m a little crazy.

mi nasa lili.

673

You think that people are okay, but I allow one to think that people and all societies are bad. No one wants other people to tolerate their mischief. People give grief to people because their viewpoints vary.

sina pilin e ni: jan li pona unpa. taso tenpo pini la mi kama sona e jan li pilin e ni: jan en kulupu jan ali li ike li wile ala e ni: jan ante li ken e ike ona; jan li pana e ike tawa jan kepeken nasin mute tan ni.

674

Do you speak Klingon?

sina ken ala ken toki lon toki Sinan?

675

Did you talk to your wife?

sina toki ala toki tawa meli sina?

676

My hand is in warm water.

luka mi li lon telo seli.

677

He gave them food and money.

ona li pana e moku e mani tawa ona.

678

Is it love?

ni li olin ala olin?

679

Do you want soup?

sina wile ala wile e moku telo?

680

Do you want to sleep?

sina wile ala wile lape?

681

What do you want to say?

sina wile toki e seme?

682

What do you want? I want an animal.

sina wile e seme? “mi wile e soweli.”

683

Tatoeba has no “Log Out” button.

tomo pali Tatowepa li jo ala e ilo “o pini pali”.

684

She loves me. But I do not love her.

ona li olin e mi. taso mi olin ala e ona.

685

He loves me. But I do not love him.

ona li olin e mi. taso mi olin ala e ona.

686

You are children.

sina mute li jan lili.

687

We are people.

mi mute li jan.

688

I am not eating.

mi moku ala.

689

She wants to dance.

ona li wile tawa musi.

690

I am eating a banana.

mi moku e kili palisa.

691

I did not know this.

mi sona ala e ni.

692

This is my friend.

ni li jan pona mi.

693

She’s in a depression.

ali li ike tawa meli.

694

I don’t know Russian.

mi ken ala kepeken e toki Losi.

695

Mathematics was his weakest subject in school.

sona nanpa li ike mute tawa ona. sona ante ali li ike lili tawa ona.

696

The fruit tastes sweet.

kili li suwi.

697

The company is in financial trouble.

tomo pali li jo e mani pi lili ike.

698

What languages do you speak?

sina toki lon toki seme?

699

Why weren’t you at school yesterday?

tenpo suno pini la sina lon ala lon tomo sona. tan seme?

700

You’re very sexy.

sina unpa lukin kin.

701

My shopping bag broke.

poki esun mi li pakala.

702

Everybody has weaknesses.

jan ali li jo e wawa ala.

703

Please give me a drink.

o pana e telo nasa tawa mi.

704

Ingo loves her.

jan Inko li olin e ona.

705

Every new day you feel good.

tenpo suno sin ali la sina pilin pona.

706

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

sitelen insa laso pi kule ala li lape pi pilin utala.

707

Do you speak Esperanto?

sina ken ala ken toki kepeken toki Epelanto?

708

No one knew it.

jan ala li sona e ni.

709

Everything will be OK.

ale li pona.

710

I asked him if I could read his book.

mi toki e ni tawa ona: “mi wile lukin e lipu sona sina. o pana e ni tawa mi!”

711

I can’t write in Chinese.

mi ken ala sitelen kepeken toki Sonko.

712

I’m in the car.

mi lon tomo tawa.

713

Which shoes are too small?

len noka seme li lili ike?

714

The key is on the table.

ilo open li lon supa.

715

Please, don’t be noisy.

o kalama ala!

716

I was on the mountain.

mi lon nena.

717

Safe journey.

tawa pona!

718

He has two cats.

ona li jo e soweli tu.

719

How old are you? “I’m 16 years old.”

tenpo pi mute seme la sina sike e suno? “tenpo luka luka luka wan la mi sike e suno.”

720

Should I wait for you here?

mi wile ala wile awen lon weka sina lon ni?

721

I am afraid.

mi pilin monsuta.

722

He is tall.

ona li suli.