LESSON 4: ÍŦ’Ś ĠŘÄṂḾÅɌ ₮ÌḾɆ!

symbol	word	meaning in English	etymology
la	la	[separates the context clause/sentence from the main sentence]	Acadian French: la the
pi	pi	[used to describe a clause with two or more words]	Tok Pisin: bilong of
o	o	[imperative before pred., vocative after name]	Georgian: -ო [vocative suffix]
en	en	[between 2+ subjects]	Dutch: en and
a	a	[emphasis particle, compare multilingual "!"]	Onomatopoeia: ah!
kin	kin	also, too, even	Finnish: -kin too, also
n	n	um, hmm, uhh, errr; [humming]	Onomatopoeia: mmm
taso	taso	but, however, although; only	Tok Pisin: tasol but, only
tenpo	tenpo	time, duration, event	Esperanto: tempo time
wile	wile	want, need, wish, desire	Dutch: willen want, desire

GRAMMAR LESSON - this lesson is the grammar.

o toki e ijo pi wile sina a! o toki e ijo pi(wile+sina) a! = Say the things you desire!
mi en sina li wile moku la mi tawa tomo moku, taso tenpo ni la ona li wile ala e jan. mi en sina li wile+moku la mi tawa(tomo+moku), taso tenpo-ni la ona li wile+ala e jan. = If you and I want to eat I'll go to the restaurant, but currently they aren’t accepting anyone.
nnn, sina wile moku e ni? // wile. ni, kin. sina wile+moku e ni? // wile. ni, kin. = Uhh, do you want to eat this? // Yes. This, too.

You and I speak toki pona. =

Speak! =

You! Do you want a restaurant? =