Existing translations to Toki Pona
| Translation | Original | Toki Pona | Interlinear? | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogito ergo sum | I think, therefore I am |
mi pilin la mi lon. |
No | marvelosa2 ●1 |
| Farewell | bye $ |
jan $ o, tawa pona. |
Yes | marvelousbecca ●3 ●3 |
| Fight linguistic extinction! | Fight linguistic extinction. Invent a language! |
o utala e moli toki! o pali e toki! |
No | marvelousbecca ●3 ●3 |
| Greeting | hello $ |
toki |
No | jimhenry ●1 ●2 ●2 |
| Greeting | hello $ |
toki |
No | pi-kayur ●2 ●2 |
| Greeting | hello $ |
toki |
No | salarua ●1 |
| Proletariat of the world | Proletariat of the world, unite! |
jan pali ali o kama wan! |
Yes | marvelousbecca ●3 ●3 |
| Wanting to give money | Why did you want to give the man money in the city yesterday? |
tenpo suno pini la sina wile pana e mani tawa jan lon ma tomo tan seme? |
No | marvelousbecca ●3 ●3 |
| We are humans | We are humans and we are from Earth. |
mi mute li jan li tan sike ma Elutu. |
No | marvelousbecca ●3 ●3 |
| You keep using that word... | You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. |
sina awen kepeken e nimi ni tawa toki ijo. mi pilin e ni: ona li toki ala e ni. |
No | marvelousbecca ●3 ●3 |
| CIV IV: Order 6 | Very well. |
pona mute. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| Travelphrases 1 | Where is my room? |
tomo lape mi li lon seme? |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| Travelphrases 3 | Where is the bar? |
tomo pi telo nasa li lon seme? |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| Yesterday's boys | The boys whom I saw yesterday were Karl and Jake |
tenpo suno pini la mi lukin e mije lili du. mije ni li jan Kawelu en jan Jake. |
No | marvelousbecca ●3 ●3 |
| 1HGT: #1 | The apple is red. |
kili li loje. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: #2 | It is John’s apple. |
jan San li jo e kili ni. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: #3 | I give John the apple. |
mi pana e kili ni tawa jan San. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: #4 | We give him the apple. |
mi mute li pana e kili ni tawa ona. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: #5 | He gives it to John. |
ona li pana e ni tawa jan San. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: #6 | She gives it to him. |
ona li pana e ni tawa ona. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: future | She will give it to him. |
tenpo kama la ona li pana e ni tawa ona. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: must | I must give it to him. |
mi wile pana e ni tawa ona. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: neative #1 | The apple is not red. |
kili ni li loje ala. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: negative #3 | I don't give John the apple. |
mi pana ala e kili ni tawa jan San. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: past | He has given it to John. |
tenpo pini la ona li pana e ni tawa jan San. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| 1HGT: want | I want to give it to her. |
mi wile e ni: mi pana e ni tawa ona. |
No | calo ●3 ●4 |
| Smile | A voice said to me:
"Smile and be happy!
Things could be worse!"
So I smiled
And was happy.
And things got worse. |
kalama li toki e ni tawa mi:
"o lukin pi pilin pona, o pilin pona!
ali li ike lili, li ken ike mute!"
mi lukin pi pilin pona.
mi pilin pona.
ali li kama ike mute. |
No | marvelousbecca ●3 ●3 |
