Toki Pona	English
a	ah!, ha!, oh!, uh! (emphasis, emotion, confirmation interjection)
akesi	reptile; amphibian; non-cute animal
ala	no, not, none, zero
alasa	to hunt, forage, gather; to seek, try to
ale	all; everything; universe; (also 'ali') abundance, 100
anpa	bottom, lower part; low, deep; humble, defeated
ante	different, altered, changed; difference; to change
anu	or (choice conjunction)
awen	to stay, wait, remain; to keep, protect; enduring, still
e	(particle) marks the direct object
en	and (joins subjects/nouns)
esun	market, shop, trade; to buy, sell, barter
ijo	thing, object, matter, phenomenon
ike	bad, evil, harmful; complex; negative
ilo	tool, machine, device, instrument
insa	inside, centre, contents; stomach; between
jaki	disgusting, dirty, gross, toxic; filth
jan	person, people, human, somebody
jelo	yellow, yellowish; light green
jo	to have, carry, hold, contain, own
kala	fish, marine animal, sea creature
kalama	sound, noise; to make a sound, recite, play music
kama	coming, arriving, future; to become, arrive, happen
kasi	plant, vegetation; herb, leaf; grass, tree
ken	can, may, be able; possibility, permission
kepeken	to use, employ; by means of, with
kili	fruit, vegetable, mushroom; produce
kiwen	hard object; metal, rock, stone; solid, firm
ko	semi-solid; paste, powder, clay, dough, goo
kon	air, breath; spirit, essence; hidden meaning; gas
kule	colour, paint; colourful; (also) queer
kulupu	group, community, society, company, people
kute	ear; to hear, listen; to obey
la	(particle) separates a context phrase/clause from the main clause
lape	sleep, rest; sleeping, dormant
laso	blue, green, turquoise
lawa	head, mind; to lead, control, own, rule; main, leading
len	cloth, clothing, fabric; layer; hidden, covered
lete	cold, cool; raw, uncooked
li	(particle) introduces the predicate (verb/adjective)
lili	small, little; young; few; a bit
linja	long flexible thing; string, rope, hair, cord, line
lipu	flat object; book, document, paper, page, website
loje	red, reddish; pink, orange
lon	located at, present, real, true; to exist; in, on, at
luka	hand, arm; to touch; five (in counting)
lukin	eye; to see, look, watch, read; seeking, in order to
lupa	hole, door, orifice, window; opening
ma	land, earth, country; outdoor area; territory, soil
mama	parent, ancestor; creator, origin; caretaker
mani	money, cash, wealth; large domestic animal (livestock)
meli	woman, female, feminine person; wife
mi	I, me, we, us; my, our
mije	man, male, masculine person; husband
moku	to eat, drink, consume; food, meal
moli	death; dead, dying; to kill
monsi	back, behind, rear; buttocks
mu	(animal noise) moo, woof, meow, etc.; nonsense sound
mun	moon; night-sky object, star; glowing celestial body
musi	fun, playful, artful, entertaining; game, art
mute	many, much, several, more; quantity; very; plural
nanpa	number; (ordinal marker) -th
nasa	silly, strange, foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated
nasin	way, path, road; method, doctrine, manner
nena	bump, hill, mountain; button; nose; protuberance
ni	this, that (demonstrative)
nimi	name, word
noka	foot, leg; bottom, lower part; to kick
o	(particle) hey! (vocative); (imperative/optative) should, must
olin	love, affection, respect; to love (a person)
ona	he, she, it, they; his, her, its, their
open	to open, begin, start, turn on
pakala	mistake, damage, blunder; broken; damn! (expletive)
pali	to do, make, work, build, act; work, activity
palisa	long solid thing; rod, stick, branch, bone
pan	grain; bread, rice, pasta, cereal; starch food
pana	to give, send, emit, release, put out
pi	(particle) regroups the following words as one modifier unit
pilin	heart; feeling, emotion; to feel, sense, think, touch
pimeja	black, dark; darkness, shadow; dark-coloured
pini	end, tip; finished, past, completed; to end, close
pipi	insect, bug, spider, small crawling creature
poka	side, hip; nearby, next to; vicinity; with
poki	container, box, bowl, cup, drawer, bag
pona	good, positive, useful; simple; to fix, improve; thanks
pu	the official Toki Pona book; to interact with that book
sama	same, similar; equal; as, like; sibling; each other
seli	fire; heat, warmth; hot, warm; to cook, heat
selo	outer form; skin, bark, shell, surface, boundary
seme	what?, which? (interrogative)
sewi	up, above, top; sky; divine, sacred; high, elevated
sijelo	body, physical state; torso; health, condition
sike	round thing; circle, ball, wheel, sphere; cycle, year
sin	new, fresh; another, extra; to renew, add
sina	you; your (singular & plural)
sinpin	front, face; wall; vertical surface
sitelen	image, picture, symbol, writing; to draw, write
sona	knowledge; to know, understand; to know how to
soweli	animal, especially a land mammal; beast
suli	big, tall, long, heavy; important; adult, grown
suno	sun; light, brightness; day; to shine, glow
supa	horizontal surface; table, floor, shelf, seat
suwi	sweet, fragrant; cute, adorable; dessert
tan	from, by, because of; origin, cause, reason
taso	but, however; only, just; sole
tawa	to, towards; for; moving; to go, walk; motion
telo	water, liquid, fluid; to water, wash, clean
tenpo	time, period, moment, duration, occasion
toki	language, speech; to talk, say, communicate; hello!
tomo	house, building, room; indoor space; home, structure
tu	two; to divide, split in two
unpa	sex; to have sex with, mate with
uta	mouth, lips; oral
utala	fight, battle, conflict; to fight, struggle, compete
walo	white, light-coloured; pale; whiteness
wan	one; unique; united; to unite, combine; a part of
waso	bird, flying creature; winged animal
wawa	power, strength, energy; strong, intense, confident
weka	away, absent, gone; distant; to remove, get rid of
wile	to want, need, wish, must; desire, will
namako	extra, additional; spice, seasoning; ornament
kin	also, too, indeed, in fact (emphasis)
oko	eye (variant of 'lukin' as a noun)
kipisi	to cut, split, divide; a section, piece
leko	square, block, corner; stairs; brick
monsuta	fear, monster, threat; scary, frightening
tonsi	non-binary, genderqueer; trans person
jasima	mirror, reflection; to reflect, echo; opposite
kijetesantakalu	raccoon or related musteloid animal (jan Sonja's joke word)
soko	mushroom, fungus
meso	medium, middle, moderate, neutral
epiku	epic, awesome, cool, amazing
kokosila	to speak a non-Toki-Pona language in a Toki Pona setting
lanpan	to take, seize, catch, receive
n	hmm, uh (hesitation / thinking / agreement sound)
misikeke	medicine, cure, remedy
ku	the Toki Pona Dictionary; to interact with that book
jan pona	friend (lit. good person)
jan ike	enemy, bad person
jan lawa	leader, boss, ruler, chief
jan sewi	god, deity, holy person, saint
jan sona	expert, teacher, scholar, wise person
jan nasa	strange person; drunk person; fool
jan utala	soldier, warrior, fighter
jan pali	worker, employee, labourer
jan alasa	hunter, gatherer, forager
jan esun	merchant, seller, shopkeeper
jan lili	child, kid; young person
jan suli	adult; important/great person
jan mute	people, crowd, group of people
jan ale	everyone, everybody
jan ante	someone else, a different person, other people
jan sin	newcomer, stranger, new person
jan pi sona ala	an ignorant person, someone who doesn't know
jan pi pali moku	cook, chef (person who makes food)
jan olin	beloved, sweetheart, loved one
jan unpa	sexual partner, lover
jan toki	speaker; spokesperson
jan musi	entertainer, clown, comedian
jan lawa pi ma tomo	mayor (leader of the city)
jan moli	dead person; killer (by context)
mama meli	mother
mama mije	father
mama mama	grandparent
meli sama	sister
mije sama	brother
jan sama	sibling; peer, equal
meli olin	girlfriend, wife
mije olin	boyfriend, husband
meli lili	girl, young female
mije lili	boy, young male
tomo tawa	vehicle, car (moving room)
tomo telo	bathroom, toilet, restroom
tomo moku	restaurant; kitchen; dining room
tomo sona	school
tomo pi mani mute	bank (house of much money)
tomo lape	bedroom; hotel, inn
tomo pi telo nasa	bar, pub
tomo pi sitelen tawa	cinema, movie theatre
tomo pi jan moli	tomb, grave, cemetery
tomo lawa	capitol, headquarters, main building
tomo sewi	temple, church, shrine
tomo esun	shop, store, market building
tomo pali	workshop, office, workplace
tomo pi kama sona	school, classroom (place of learning)
tomo mani	bank, treasury
ilo moku	eating utensil (fork, spoon, chopsticks)
ilo toki	phone, communication device
ilo nanpa	computer, calculator
ilo tawa	vehicle; means of transport
ilo pi sitelen tawa	television, screen, video device
ilo pi kalama musi	musical instrument
ilo lukin	glasses; telescope; camera; visual device
ilo kipisi	knife, cutting tool, blade
ilo utala	weapon
ilo suno	lamp, light, torch
ilo pi telo jaki	toilet (device for waste water)
ilo sona	instrument of knowledge; computer, book
ilo pana	transmitter; sprayer; giving-device
ilo seli	stove, heater, oven
ilo pi tawa telo	boat, ship (water-moving tool)
ma tomo	city, town, village
ma kasi	forest, jungle, garden, park
ma telo	wetland, swamp; sea/ocean area
ma sike	planet, world, globe
ma ale	the world, the whole earth
ma pi telo suli	coast, seaside
ma seli	desert; hot land
ma lete	cold land, tundra, arctic
ma pi kasi suli	forest (land of big plants)
ma tomo suli	big city, metropolis
ma mama	homeland, motherland
ma sewi	heaven; highland, mountains
ma anpa	underworld; lowland
telo nasa	alcohol, liquor, beer, wine
telo walo	milk
telo kili	juice
telo pimeja	coffee, dark drink
telo wawa	coffee, energy drink, strong drink
telo seli	hot water; tea, hot drink
telo suwi	sweet drink, soda, syrup
telo jaki	dirty water, sewage, waste water
telo suli	sea, ocean, large body of water
telo lete	cold water, ice water
telo uta	saliva; mouthwash
telo pi telo oko	tears (crying water)
telo loje	blood; red drink
moku suwi	dessert, candy, sweets, cake
moku pona	healthy/good food; tasty meal
moku lili	snack; small meal
moku suli	feast, big meal
moku pi pona sijelo	healthy food, medicine-food
pan sike	cookie, biscuit, bagel (round grain-food)
pan suwi	cake, pastry, sweet bread
kili suwi	sweet fruit; berry
kili walo	onion, garlic; pale vegetable
kili loje	tomato, apple, red fruit
kili palisa	banana, carrot (long vegetable/fruit)
soweli mani	cattle, cow, livestock mammal
moku telo	soup, broth, drink
soweli lili	small animal; pet; rodent
soweli suli	large animal; big beast
soweli pi tomo	pet, domestic animal
soweli utala	dangerous/fighting animal, predator
waso telo	water bird, duck, swan
waso lili	small bird
waso suli	large bird; eagle, ostrich
kala lili	small fish, minnow
kala suli	big fish; whale, shark
akesi telo	amphibian, frog, water reptile
pipi suli	large insect, beetle
soweli pi telo suli	sea mammal, dolphin, seal
kule loje	red colour
kule jelo	yellow colour
kule laso	blue/green colour
kule pimeja	black colour, dark shade
kule walo	white colour, light shade
kule mute	colourful, many colours, rainbow
laso sewi	sky blue
laso kasi	leaf green
loje jelo	orange colour
loje walo	pink colour
tenpo ni	now, this moment
tenpo pini	the past, before, ago
tenpo kama	the future, later, soon
tenpo suno	day, daytime
tenpo pimeja	night, night-time
tenpo lili	a moment, a short time, briefly
tenpo suli	a long time, an age
tenpo mute	often, many times, frequently
tenpo ale	always, forever, all the time
tenpo sike	year (a full cycle)
tenpo mun	month (a moon cycle)
tenpo seme	when? what time?
tenpo suno kama	tomorrow
tenpo suno pini	yesterday
tenpo pi mute lili	a few times, sometimes, rarely
tenpo suno ni	today
pona sijelo	health; healthy, well
ike sijelo	illness, sickness; unhealthy
pilin pona	to feel good; happy, glad
pilin ike	to feel bad; sad, upset, unwell
pilin nasa	to feel strange/dizzy/confused
pilin wawa	to feel strong/confident/passionate
uta pi kalama musi	singing mouth; (by context) singer
lawa pi pilin ike	headache; troubled mind
sijelo lete	chills, cold body, fever-chills
sijelo seli	fever, hot body
toki pona	Toki Pona (the language); good/simple speech
toki ike	bad language, swearing, insult
toki musi	joke, funny talk
toki sewi	prayer, sacred speech
nasin pona	good way, good method; virtue
nasin sewi	religion, spirituality, faith
nasin toki	grammar, way of speaking
nasin pi jan lawa	government, politics, rule
sona pona	wisdom, good knowledge
sona nasin	know-how, methodology
wawa sewi	divine power; miracle
wawa pi sijelo	physical strength
pona mute	very good, excellent, great
ike mute	very bad, terrible, awful
suli mute	very big, huge, enormous
lili mute	very small, tiny
mute a	so many! a lot! (emphatic)
kalama musi	music; song, tune
sitelen tawa	movie, film, video, animation
sitelen toki	written language, text, script
sitelen pona	the Toki Pona hieroglyphic script
lipu suli	important document; book
lipu sona	textbook, reference, encyclopedia
lipu pi ma ale	world map; atlas
len lawa	hat, cap, headscarf
len noka	trousers, pants, socks, shoes
len luka	gloves, sleeves
len lape	blanket, pyjamas, bedsheet
kiwen mani	coin; precious metal; gem
kiwen suno	crystal, gem, glass
linja lawa	hair (of the head)
linja uta	beard, moustache, facial hair
open pi tenpo suno	sunrise, dawn, morning
pini pi tenpo suno	sunset, dusk, evening
kon telo	mist, fog, humidity
kon lete	cold air, cold wind
suno seli	hot sun; summer sun
mun suno	star (glowing night light)
nena suli	mountain, big hill
nena telo	wave (water bump)
supa lape	bed
supa moku	dining table
supa monsi	chair, seat
poki telo	cup, glass, bottle, jug
poki moku	bowl, plate, lunchbox
poki lipu	envelope, folder, file
toki!	hello!, hi! (greeting)
pona!	good!, thanks!, cool! (interjection)
pona tawa sina	thank you (lit. good to you)
tawa pona	goodbye (to someone leaving); safe travels
mi tawa	goodbye (said by the one leaving)
lape pona	good night, sleep well
kama pona	welcome (lit. come well)
o pona	please be well; take care
mi olin e sina	I love you
sina pona	you're kind / nice (thanks)
pakala!	damn!, oops!, dang! (mild expletive)
jan seme	who?
ijo seme	what (thing)?
ma seme	where?
tan seme	why?
nasin seme	how?, in what way?
tenpo seme la	when? (as a context question)
mi wile e ni	I want this / I want to...
ni li pona	this is good / that's fine
ni li seme	what is this?
sina wile ala wile	do you want...? (yes/no question frame)
ala a	no way!, nope! (emphatic no)
pona mute a	excellent!, wonderful! (emphatic thanks)