Toki Pona — top 357 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Toki Pona | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ah!, ha!, oh!, uh! (emphasis, emotion, confirmation interjection) | |
| 2 | reptile; amphibian; non-cute animal | |
| 3 | no, not, none, zero | |
| 4 | to hunt, forage, gather; to seek, try to | |
| 5 | all; everything; universe; (also 'ali') abundance, 100 | |
| 6 | bottom, lower part; low, deep; humble, defeated | |
| 7 | different, altered, changed; difference; to change | |
| 8 | or (choice conjunction) | |
| 9 | to stay, wait, remain; to keep, protect; enduring, still | |
| 10 | (particle) marks the direct object | |
| 11 | and (joins subjects/nouns) | |
| 12 | market, shop, trade; to buy, sell, barter | |
| 13 | thing, object, matter, phenomenon | |
| 14 | bad, evil, harmful; complex; negative | |
| 15 | tool, machine, device, instrument | |
| 16 | inside, centre, contents; stomach; between | |
| 17 | disgusting, dirty, gross, toxic; filth | |
| 18 | person, people, human, somebody | |
| 19 | yellow, yellowish; light green | |
| 20 | to have, carry, hold, contain, own | |
| 21 | fish, marine animal, sea creature | |
| 22 | sound, noise; to make a sound, recite, play music | |
| 23 | coming, arriving, future; to become, arrive, happen | |
| 24 | plant, vegetation; herb, leaf; grass, tree | |
| 25 | can, may, be able; possibility, permission | |
| 26 | to use, employ; by means of, with | |
| 27 | fruit, vegetable, mushroom; produce | |
| 28 | hard object; metal, rock, stone; solid, firm | |
| 29 | semi-solid; paste, powder, clay, dough, goo | |
| 30 | air, breath; spirit, essence; hidden meaning; gas | |
| 31 | colour, paint; colourful; (also) queer | |
| 32 | group, community, society, company, people | |
| 33 | ear; to hear, listen; to obey | |
| 34 | (particle) separates a context phrase/clause from the main clause | |
| 35 | sleep, rest; sleeping, dormant | |
| 36 | blue, green, turquoise | |
| 37 | head, mind; to lead, control, own, rule; main, leading | |
| 38 | cloth, clothing, fabric; layer; hidden, covered | |
| 39 | cold, cool; raw, uncooked | |
| 40 | (particle) introduces the predicate (verb/adjective) | |
| 41 | small, little; young; few; a bit | |
| 42 | long flexible thing; string, rope, hair, cord, line | |
| 43 | flat object; book, document, paper, page, website | |
| 44 | red, reddish; pink, orange | |
| 45 | located at, present, real, true; to exist; in, on, at | |
| 46 | hand, arm; to touch; five (in counting) | |
| 47 | eye; to see, look, watch, read; seeking, in order to | |
| 48 | hole, door, orifice, window; opening | |
| 49 | land, earth, country; outdoor area; territory, soil | |
| 50 | parent, ancestor; creator, origin; caretaker | |
| 51 | money, cash, wealth; large domestic animal (livestock) | |
| 52 | woman, female, feminine person; wife | |
| 53 | I, me, we, us; my, our | |
| 54 | man, male, masculine person; husband | |
| 55 | to eat, drink, consume; food, meal | |
| 56 | death; dead, dying; to kill | |
| 57 | back, behind, rear; buttocks | |
| 58 | (animal noise) moo, woof, meow, etc.; nonsense sound | |
| 59 | moon; night-sky object, star; glowing celestial body | |
| 60 | fun, playful, artful, entertaining; game, art | |
| 61 | many, much, several, more; quantity; very; plural | |
| 62 | number; (ordinal marker) -th | |
| 63 | silly, strange, foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated | |
| 64 | way, path, road; method, doctrine, manner | |
| 65 | bump, hill, mountain; button; nose; protuberance | |
| 66 | this, that (demonstrative) | |
| 67 | name, word | |
| 68 | foot, leg; bottom, lower part; to kick | |
| 69 | (particle) hey! (vocative); (imperative/optative) should, must | |
| 70 | love, affection, respect; to love (a person) | |
| 71 | he, she, it, they; his, her, its, their | |
| 72 | to open, begin, start, turn on | |
| 73 | mistake, damage, blunder; broken; damn! (expletive) | |
| 74 | to do, make, work, build, act; work, activity | |
| 75 | long solid thing; rod, stick, branch, bone | |
| 76 | grain; bread, rice, pasta, cereal; starch food | |
| 77 | to give, send, emit, release, put out | |
| 78 | (particle) regroups the following words as one modifier unit | |
| 79 | heart; feeling, emotion; to feel, sense, think, touch | |
| 80 | black, dark; darkness, shadow; dark-coloured | |
| 81 | end, tip; finished, past, completed; to end, close | |
| 82 | insect, bug, spider, small crawling creature | |
| 83 | side, hip; nearby, next to; vicinity; with | |
| 84 | container, box, bowl, cup, drawer, bag | |
| 85 | good, positive, useful; simple; to fix, improve; thanks | |
| 86 | the official Toki Pona book; to interact with that book | |
| 87 | same, similar; equal; as, like; sibling; each other | |
| 88 | fire; heat, warmth; hot, warm; to cook, heat | |
| 89 | outer form; skin, bark, shell, surface, boundary | |
| 90 | what?, which? (interrogative) | |
| 91 | up, above, top; sky; divine, sacred; high, elevated | |
| 92 | body, physical state; torso; health, condition | |
| 93 | round thing; circle, ball, wheel, sphere; cycle, year | |
| 94 | new, fresh; another, extra; to renew, add | |
| 95 | you; your (singular & plural) | |
| 96 | front, face; wall; vertical surface | |
| 97 | image, picture, symbol, writing; to draw, write | |
| 98 | knowledge; to know, understand; to know how to | |
| 99 | animal, especially a land mammal; beast | |
| 100 | big, tall, long, heavy; important; adult, grown | |
| 101 | sun; light, brightness; day; to shine, glow | |
| 102 | horizontal surface; table, floor, shelf, seat | |
| 103 | sweet, fragrant; cute, adorable; dessert | |
| 104 | from, by, because of; origin, cause, reason | |
| 105 | but, however; only, just; sole | |
| 106 | to, towards; for; moving; to go, walk; motion | |
| 107 | water, liquid, fluid; to water, wash, clean | |
| 108 | time, period, moment, duration, occasion | |
| 109 | language, speech; to talk, say, communicate; hello! | |
| 110 | house, building, room; indoor space; home, structure | |
| 111 | two; to divide, split in two | |
| 112 | sex; to have sex with, mate with | |
| 113 | mouth, lips; oral | |
| 114 | fight, battle, conflict; to fight, struggle, compete | |
| 115 | white, light-coloured; pale; whiteness | |
| 116 | one; unique; united; to unite, combine; a part of | |
| 117 | bird, flying creature; winged animal | |
| 118 | power, strength, energy; strong, intense, confident | |
| 119 | away, absent, gone; distant; to remove, get rid of | |
| 120 | to want, need, wish, must; desire, will | |
| 121 | extra, additional; spice, seasoning; ornament | |
| 122 | also, too, indeed, in fact (emphasis) | |
| 123 | eye (variant of 'lukin' as a noun) | |
| 124 | to cut, split, divide; a section, piece | |
| 125 | square, block, corner; stairs; brick | |
| 126 | fear, monster, threat; scary, frightening | |
| 127 | non-binary, genderqueer; trans person | |
| 128 | mirror, reflection; to reflect, echo; opposite | |
| 129 | raccoon or related musteloid animal (jan Sonja's joke word) | |
| 130 | mushroom, fungus | |
| 131 | medium, middle, moderate, neutral | |
| 132 | epic, awesome, cool, amazing | |
| 133 | to speak a non-Toki-Pona language in a Toki Pona setting | |
| 134 | to take, seize, catch, receive | |
| 135 | hmm, uh (hesitation / thinking / agreement sound) | |
| 136 | medicine, cure, remedy | |
| 137 | the Toki Pona Dictionary; to interact with that book | |
| 138 | friend (lit. good person) | |
| 139 | enemy, bad person | |
| 140 | leader, boss, ruler, chief | |
| 141 | god, deity, holy person, saint | |
| 142 | expert, teacher, scholar, wise person | |
| 143 | strange person; drunk person; fool | |
| 144 | soldier, warrior, fighter | |
| 145 | worker, employee, labourer | |
| 146 | hunter, gatherer, forager | |
| 147 | merchant, seller, shopkeeper | |
| 148 | child, kid; young person | |
| 149 | adult; important/great person | |
| 150 | people, crowd, group of people | |
| 151 | everyone, everybody | |
| 152 | someone else, a different person, other people | |
| 153 | newcomer, stranger, new person | |
| 154 | an ignorant person, someone who doesn't know | |
| 155 | cook, chef (person who makes food) | |
| 156 | beloved, sweetheart, loved one | |
| 157 | sexual partner, lover | |
| 158 | speaker; spokesperson | |
| 159 | entertainer, clown, comedian | |
| 160 | mayor (leader of the city) | |
| 161 | dead person; killer (by context) | |
| 162 | mother | |
| 163 | father | |
| 164 | grandparent | |
| 165 | sister | |
| 166 | brother | |
| 167 | sibling; peer, equal | |
| 168 | girlfriend, wife | |
| 169 | boyfriend, husband | |
| 170 | girl, young female | |
| 171 | boy, young male | |
| 172 | vehicle, car (moving room) | |
| 173 | bathroom, toilet, restroom | |
| 174 | restaurant; kitchen; dining room | |
| 175 | school | |
| 176 | bank (house of much money) | |
| 177 | bedroom; hotel, inn | |
| 178 | bar, pub | |
| 179 | cinema, movie theatre | |
| 180 | tomb, grave, cemetery | |
| 181 | capitol, headquarters, main building | |
| 182 | temple, church, shrine | |
| 183 | shop, store, market building | |
| 184 | workshop, office, workplace | |
| 185 | school, classroom (place of learning) | |
| 186 | bank, treasury | |
| 187 | eating utensil (fork, spoon, chopsticks) | |
| 188 | phone, communication device | |
| 189 | computer, calculator | |
| 190 | vehicle; means of transport | |
| 191 | television, screen, video device | |
| 192 | musical instrument | |
| 193 | glasses; telescope; camera; visual device | |
| 194 | knife, cutting tool, blade | |
| 195 | weapon | |
| 196 | lamp, light, torch | |
| 197 | toilet (device for waste water) | |
| 198 | instrument of knowledge; computer, book | |
| 199 | transmitter; sprayer; giving-device | |
| 200 | stove, heater, oven | |
| 201 | boat, ship (water-moving tool) | |
| 202 | city, town, village | |
| 203 | forest, jungle, garden, park | |
| 204 | wetland, swamp; sea/ocean area | |
| 205 | planet, world, globe | |
| 206 | the world, the whole earth | |
| 207 | coast, seaside | |
| 208 | desert; hot land | |
| 209 | cold land, tundra, arctic | |
| 210 | forest (land of big plants) | |
| 211 | big city, metropolis | |
| 212 | homeland, motherland | |
| 213 | heaven; highland, mountains | |
| 214 | underworld; lowland | |
| 215 | alcohol, liquor, beer, wine | |
| 216 | milk | |
| 217 | juice | |
| 218 | coffee, dark drink | |
| 219 | coffee, energy drink, strong drink | |
| 220 | hot water; tea, hot drink | |
| 221 | sweet drink, soda, syrup | |
| 222 | dirty water, sewage, waste water | |
| 223 | sea, ocean, large body of water | |
| 224 | cold water, ice water | |
| 225 | saliva; mouthwash | |
| 226 | tears (crying water) | |
| 227 | blood; red drink | |
| 228 | dessert, candy, sweets, cake | |
| 229 | healthy/good food; tasty meal | |
| 230 | snack; small meal | |
| 231 | feast, big meal | |
| 232 | healthy food, medicine-food | |
| 233 | cookie, biscuit, bagel (round grain-food) | |
| 234 | cake, pastry, sweet bread | |
| 235 | sweet fruit; berry | |
| 236 | onion, garlic; pale vegetable | |
| 237 | tomato, apple, red fruit | |
| 238 | banana, carrot (long vegetable/fruit) | |
| 239 | cattle, cow, livestock mammal | |
| 240 | soup, broth, drink | |
| 241 | small animal; pet; rodent | |
| 242 | large animal; big beast | |
| 243 | pet, domestic animal | |
| 244 | dangerous/fighting animal, predator | |
| 245 | water bird, duck, swan | |
| 246 | small bird | |
| 247 | large bird; eagle, ostrich | |
| 248 | small fish, minnow | |
| 249 | big fish; whale, shark | |
| 250 | amphibian, frog, water reptile | |
| 251 | large insect, beetle | |
| 252 | sea mammal, dolphin, seal | |
| 253 | red colour | |
| 254 | yellow colour | |
| 255 | blue/green colour | |
| 256 | black colour, dark shade | |
| 257 | white colour, light shade | |
| 258 | colourful, many colours, rainbow | |
| 259 | sky blue | |
| 260 | leaf green | |
| 261 | orange colour | |
| 262 | pink colour | |
| 263 | now, this moment | |
| 264 | the past, before, ago | |
| 265 | the future, later, soon | |
| 266 | day, daytime | |
| 267 | night, night-time | |
| 268 | a moment, a short time, briefly | |
| 269 | a long time, an age | |
| 270 | often, many times, frequently | |
| 271 | always, forever, all the time | |
| 272 | year (a full cycle) | |
| 273 | month (a moon cycle) | |
| 274 | when? what time? | |
| 275 | tomorrow | |
| 276 | yesterday | |
| 277 | a few times, sometimes, rarely | |
| 278 | today | |
| 279 | health; healthy, well | |
| 280 | illness, sickness; unhealthy | |
| 281 | to feel good; happy, glad | |
| 282 | to feel bad; sad, upset, unwell | |
| 283 | to feel strange/dizzy/confused | |
| 284 | to feel strong/confident/passionate | |
| 285 | singing mouth; (by context) singer | |
| 286 | headache; troubled mind | |
| 287 | chills, cold body, fever-chills | |
| 288 | fever, hot body | |
| 289 | Toki Pona (the language); good/simple speech | |
| 290 | bad language, swearing, insult | |
| 291 | joke, funny talk | |
| 292 | prayer, sacred speech | |
| 293 | good way, good method; virtue | |
| 294 | religion, spirituality, faith | |
| 295 | grammar, way of speaking | |
| 296 | government, politics, rule | |
| 297 | wisdom, good knowledge | |
| 298 | know-how, methodology | |
| 299 | divine power; miracle | |
| 300 | physical strength | |
| 301 | very good, excellent, great | |
| 302 | very bad, terrible, awful | |
| 303 | very big, huge, enormous | |
| 304 | very small, tiny | |
| 305 | so many! a lot! (emphatic) | |
| 306 | music; song, tune | |
| 307 | movie, film, video, animation | |
| 308 | written language, text, script | |
| 309 | the Toki Pona hieroglyphic script | |
| 310 | important document; book | |
| 311 | textbook, reference, encyclopedia | |
| 312 | world map; atlas | |
| 313 | hat, cap, headscarf | |
| 314 | trousers, pants, socks, shoes | |
| 315 | gloves, sleeves | |
| 316 | blanket, pyjamas, bedsheet | |
| 317 | coin; precious metal; gem | |
| 318 | crystal, gem, glass | |
| 319 | hair (of the head) | |
| 320 | beard, moustache, facial hair | |
| 321 | sunrise, dawn, morning | |
| 322 | sunset, dusk, evening | |
| 323 | mist, fog, humidity | |
| 324 | cold air, cold wind | |
| 325 | hot sun; summer sun | |
| 326 | star (glowing night light) | |
| 327 | mountain, big hill | |
| 328 | wave (water bump) | |
| 329 | bed | |
| 330 | dining table | |
| 331 | chair, seat | |
| 332 | cup, glass, bottle, jug | |
| 333 | bowl, plate, lunchbox | |
| 334 | envelope, folder, file | |
| 335 | hello!, hi! (greeting) | |
| 336 | good!, thanks!, cool! (interjection) | |
| 337 | thank you (lit. good to you) | |
| 338 | goodbye (to someone leaving); safe travels | |
| 339 | goodbye (said by the one leaving) | |
| 340 | good night, sleep well | |
| 341 | welcome (lit. come well) | |
| 342 | please be well; take care | |
| 343 | I love you | |
| 344 | you're kind / nice (thanks) | |
| 345 | damn!, oops!, dang! (mild expletive) | |
| 346 | who? | |
| 347 | what (thing)? | |
| 348 | where? | |
| 349 | why? | |
| 350 | how?, in what way? | |
| 351 | when? (as a context question) | |
| 352 | I want this / I want to... | |
| 353 | this is good / that's fine | |
| 354 | what is this? | |
| 355 | do you want...? (yes/no question frame) | |
| 356 | no way!, nope! (emphatic no) | |
| 357 | excellent!, wonderful! (emphatic thanks) |