# predicate boundary
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# ri
## ⊢
### *ri*ght here the predicate starts
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# I; me
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# eko
## 己
### my *ego*, my *echo*: myself
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# you
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# tu
## 尔
### et *tu*, Brute (and you, Brutus)?
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# good; pleasant
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# pona
## 好
### *bonu*s! good stuff
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# happy; pleased
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# konten
## 楽
### *conten*t and happy
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# yes; assent
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# si
## 是
### *si*, señor!
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# not; opposite
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# non
## 不
### *non*-, *no*, *n*ot
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# Okay, okay.
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# Pona, pona.
## 好, 好.
### good, good.
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# Yes.
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# Si.
## 是.
### yes.
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# I'm Bob.
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# Eko ri Popu.
## 己 ⊢ Popu.
### I RI Bob.
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# this; current
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# tis
## 此
### '*tis* this one here
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# water; liquid
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# aku
## 水
### *aqu*a, *aqu*atic
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# food; eat
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# komi
## 食
### *come i*n and eat
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# big; very
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# meka
## 大
### *mega* = big
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# small; slight
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# piko
## 小
### *pico*- = teeny (metric one trillionth)
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# new; fresh
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# nova
## 初
### a *nova* caused a brand new star to appear
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# true; correct
---
# ves
## 真
### truly *ves*ted in the truth
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# Big!
---
# Meka!
## 大!
### big!
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# The food is fresh.
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# Komi ri nova.
## 食 ⊢ 初.
### food RI new.
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# Of course!
---
# Ves!
## 真!
### true!
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# meet; encounter
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# sarve
## 会
### *survey* the people you meet to see what they think
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# sorry; excuse me
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# perton
## 悔
### *pardon* me!
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# before; ago
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# yer
## 前
### *yer*sterday — a day ago, before today
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# after; later
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# tar
## 后
### *tar*dy — after the bell means you're late
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# hello (someone new)
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# novasarve
## 初会
### new-meet
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# hello
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# kontensarve
## 楽会
### happy-meet
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# see you later
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# tarsarve
## 后会
### after-meet
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# Nice to meet you.
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# Eko ri konten sarve a tu.
## 己 ⊢ 楽 会 ⇒ 尔.
### I RI happy meet A you.
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# Little by little.
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# Piko tar piko.
## 小 后 小.
### small after small.
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# Hello (when meeting someone new)
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# Novasarve.
## 初会.
### new-meet.
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# please; politeness
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# pam
## 乞
### *pam*per me, please!
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# go; movement
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# ire
## 行
### go, move your *ear* and the rest of you too!
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# out; beyond
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# eks
## 外
### *ex*it — out you go, to the space beyond!
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# and; with
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# kum
## 并
### *com*e with me, and also bring a plus one
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# depart; leave (depart)
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# eksire
## 外行
### out-go
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# bye
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# pertonire
## 悔行
### sorry-go
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# goodbye
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# pertoneksire
## 悔外行
### sorry-out-go
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# Goodbye.
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# Pertoneksire.
## 悔外行.
### sorry-out-go.
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# The soup is also very good.
---
# Kum akukomi ri meka pona.
## 并 水食 ⊢ 大 好.
### and water-food RI big good.
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# Bye!
---
# Pertonire!
## 悔行!
### sorry-go!
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# object boundary
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# a
## ⇒
### *a*im *a*t the *o*bject
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# plant; flower
---
# arpo
## 木
### *arbo*retum, full of trees and other plants
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# fruit; result
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# pomo
## 果
### a *pom*egranate is fruit
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# want; wish
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# vori
## 求
### *vora*cious wanting
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# vehicle; car
---
# karo
## 车
### *car*
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# tea
---
# arpoaku
## 木水
### plant-water
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# hungry
---
# komivori
## 食求
### food-want
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# drive; travel by vehicle
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# karoire
## 车行
### vehicle-go
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# The fruit is small.
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# Pomo ri piko.
## 果 ⊢ 小.
### fruit RI small.
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# Please drive.
---
# Pam karoire.
## 乞 车行.
### please vehicle-go.
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# This is tea.
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# Tis ri arpoaku.
## 此 ⊢ 木水.
### this RI plant-water.
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# in; at
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# in
## 内
### *in*
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# to; toward
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# ver
## 向
### s*wer*ve toward it *ver*y hard
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# place; location
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# roko
## 所
### a *rock*y place
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# part; portion
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# parte
## 分
### *part*
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# station; parking garage; parking lot
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# karoroko
## 车所
### vehicle-place
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# actually; in truth
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# inves
## 内真
### in-true
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# Good, actually.
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# Pona, inves.
## 好, 内真.
### good, in-true.
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# You are right.
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# Tu ri ves.
## 尔 ⊢ 真.
### you RI true.
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# I'm here.
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# Eko ri in tisroko.
## 己 ⊢ 内 此所.
### I RI in this-place.
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# person; one who
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# omo
## 人
### h*omo* sapiens — a person
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# child; offspring
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# nino
## 子
### Spanish *niño*
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# group; team
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# men
## 众
### a whole group of *men* forming a team
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# thing; matter
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# kosa
## 物
### Spanish/Italian "cosa"
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# we; us
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# ekomen
## 己众
### I-group
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# he; she; him
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# tisomo
## 此人
### this-person
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# that; those
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# nontis
## 不此
### not-this
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# The child is small.
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# Nino ri piko.
## 子 ⊢ 小.
### child RI small.
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# The child wants water.
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# Nino ri vori a aku.
## 子 ⊢ 求 ⇒ 水.
### child RI want A water.
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# He/she is eating.
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# Tisomo ri komi.
## 此人 ⊢ 食.
### this-person RI food.
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# sun; day
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# yan
## 日
### *yan*g: the bright sunny side ☯
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# hour; o'clock
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# ora
## 刻
### an *h-ora*
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# time; occasion
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# tempo
## 时
### *tempo* is time
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# finish; close
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# vin
## 閉
### photo *fin*ish ends the race
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# moment
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# pikotempo
## 小时
### small-time
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# ready; prepared
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# yervin
## 前閉
### before-finish
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# finally; at last; in the end
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# invin
## 内閉
### in-finish
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# now; at present
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# tistempo
## 此时
### this-time
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# I wanted to go (but didn't).
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# Eko ri vori ire vin.
## 己 ⊢ 求 行 閉.
### I RI want go finish.
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# Tomorrow we're going to the sea.
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# Yantar, ekomen ri ire ver mekaaku.
## 日后, 己众 ⊢ 行 向 大水.
### day-after, I-group RI go to big-water.
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# It's late.
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# Tempo ri tar.
## 时 ⊢ 后.
### time RI after.
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# say; word
---
# tika
## 言
### the enchanted *teacu*ps can talk and say words!
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# what; question
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# ker
## 何
### I *care* what is what!
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# one; 1
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# wun
## 一
### *one*
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# two; 2
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# pits
## 2
### a pair of cherry *pits*
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# story; tale
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# tikakosa
## 言物
### say-thing
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# request; ask for
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# voritika
## 求言
### want-say
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# small talk; chat; Pikotika (the language)
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# pikotika
## 小言
### small-say
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# A short one.
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# Piko tikakosa.
## 小 言物.
### small say-thing.
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# Ask inside the station.
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# Pam voritika in karoroko.
## 乞 求言 内 车所.
### please want-say in vehicle-place.
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# Really?
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# Ves, ker?
## 真, 何?
### true, what?
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# All right, a little.
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# Pona, piko.
## 好, 小.
### good, small.
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# Take care (parting).
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# Pona ire.
## 好 行.
### good go.
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# Is that right?
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# Tis ri ves, si?
## 此 ⊢ 真, 是?
### this RI true, yes?
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# I'm Alice.
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# Eko ri Aras.
## 己 ⊢ Aras.
### I RI Alice.
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# No!
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# Non!
## 不!
### not!
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# Please leave.
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# Pam eksire.
## 乞 外行.
### please out-go.
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# see; understand
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# vite
## 見
### I see the *vide*o
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# have; own
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# tene
## 有
### you're *tena*cious if you hold on to what you have
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# get; take
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# toma
## 取
### I need to get that *tome*, maybe I'll just take it!
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# make; do
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# vake
## 作
### *bake* it, make it
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# come; arrive
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# veni
## 来
### *veni*, vidi, vici  (I came, I saw, I conquered)
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# bring
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# teneveni
## 有来
### have-come
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# carry; take along; transport
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# teneire
## 有行
### have-go
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# fetch; go and get
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# tomaire
## 取行
### get-go
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# ship; boat
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# akukaro
## 水车
### water-vehicle
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# manner; road
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# moto
## 方
### the *moto*rway is a road
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# how
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# kermoto
## 何方
### what-manner
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# How have you been?
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# Tu ri kermoto?
## 尔 ⊢ 何方?
### you RI what-manner?
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# The road has been closed.
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# Ri vin a moto.
## ⊢ 閉 ⇒ 方.
### RI close A road.
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# Someone is coming.
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# Ri veni.
## ⊢ 来.
### RI come.
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# parent
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# pari
## 亲
### *par*ent
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# woman; female
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# vema
## 女
### from *fema*le
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# man; male
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# viro
## 男
### *vir*ile man
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# name; label
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# nomen
## 名
### *nomen*clature is naming
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# mother
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# vemapari
## 女亲
### woman-parent
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# father
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# viropari
## 男亲
### man-parent
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# family; relative; kin
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# parimen
## 亲众
### parent-group
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# cook (person)
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# komivakeomo
## 食作人
### food-make-person
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# eye
---
# viteparte
## 見分
### see-part
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# My mother makes good food.
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# Eko vemapari ri vake a pona komi.
## 己 女亲 ⊢ 作 ⇒ 好 食.
### me woman-parent RI make A good food.
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# Today I'm meeting your relatives.
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# Tisyan, eko ri sarve a tu parimen.
## 此日, 己 ⊢ 会 ⇒ 尔 亲众.
### this-day, I RI meet A you parent-group.
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# Is your family well?
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# Tu parimen ri pona, ker?
## 尔 亲众 ⊢ 好, 何?
### you parent-group RI good, what?
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# no; none
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# nem
## 无
### *Nem*o is NO-where to be found!
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# bad; wrong
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# marum
## 悪
### careful with those paintings; if you *mar 'em*, that's bad
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# but; however
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# sets
## 但
### yes, but — he *sets* a condition
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# only; just
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# son
## 只
### an only *son*
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# nobody; no one
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# nemomo
## 无人
### no-person
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# nowhere
---
# nemroko
## 无所
### no-place
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# nothing
---
# nemkosa
## 无物
### no-thing
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# never
---
# nemtempo
## 无时
### no-time
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# night
---
# nemyan
## 无日
### no-sun
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# problem; trouble
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# marumkosa
## 悪物
### bad-thing
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# false; untrue; if (counterfactual)
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# nonves
## 不真
### not-true
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# I don't want to make trouble.
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# Eko ri non vori vake a marumkosa.
## 己 ⊢ 不 求 作 ⇒ 悪物.
### I RI not want make A bad-thing.
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# Good night.
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# Pona nemyan.
## 好 无日.
### good no-sun.
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# I did nothing.
---
# Eko ri vake a nem.
## 己 ⊢ 作 ⇒ 无.
### I RI make A no.
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# up; on
---
# sur
## 上
### the *sur*face is on top
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# fast; soon
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# veros
## 早
### *ver*y fast, *veloc*ity
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# near; almost
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# nir
## 近
### *near*
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# from; than
---
# vons
## 从
### a *fon*t is a source, from which things spring
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# morning
---
# suryan
## 上日
### up-sun
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# today
---
# tisyan
## 此日
### this-day
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# yesterday
---
# yanyer
## 日前
### day-before
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# tomorrow
---
# yantar
## 日后
### day-after
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# tonight
---
# tisnemyan
## 此无日
### this-no-sun
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# slow; slowly
---
# nonveros
## 不早
### not-fast
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# Nine in the morning.
---
# Suryan 9 ora.
## 上日 9 刻.
### up-sun 9 hour.
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# Good morning!
---
# Pona suryan!
## 好 上日!
### good up-sun!
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# Almost.
---
# Nir.
## 近.
### near.
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# three; 3
---
# tets
## 3
### picture Three-Eared Triangles — three *tets*
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# four; 4
---
# wats
## 4
### 4 *watts* is just enough to light a bulb these days
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# five; 5
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# kins
## 5
### my sister had *quin*tuplets — five *kins*
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# six; 6
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# siks
## 6
### *six*
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# seven; 7
---
# sens
## 7
### seven *cents*
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# eight; 8
---
# ots
## 8
### *oct*opus (minus the 'c') has 8 arms
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# nine; 9
---
# noks
## 9
### nine *knocks* on the door
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# ten; 10
---
# tekas
## 十
### a *deca*de is ten years
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# middle; among
---
# mets
## 中
### the *Mets* are in the middle of the league this year
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# midday; noon
---
# metseyan
## 中日
### middle-sun
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# You make me happy.
---
# Tu ri konten a eko.
## 尔 ⊢ 楽 ⇒ 己.
### you RI happy A I.
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# Please come at seven.
---
# Pam veni in sens ora.
## 乞 来 内 7 刻.
### please come in seven hour.
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# How was your weekend?
---
# Tu senseyanvin ri kermoto?
## 尔 7日閉 ⊢ 何方?
### you seven-day-finish RI what-manner?
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# drink; beverage
---
# pipe
## 飲
### drink now, *pee-pay* for it later!
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# like; enjoy
---
# kusta
## 愛
### gives me *gusto* — I like it
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# animal; creature
---
# peste
## 匹
### a *pest* is a critter
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# thirsty
---
# pipevori
## 飲求
### drink-want
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# meal (a sitting); mealtime
---
# komitempo
## 食时
### food-time
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# soup
---
# akukomi
## 水食
### water-food
===
# fish
---
# akupeste
## 水匹
### water-animal
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# sea
---
# mekaaku
## 大水
### big-water
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# swim
---
# akuire
## 水行
### water-go
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# who
---
# keromo
## 何人
### what-person
===
# where
---
# kerroko
## 何所
### what-place
===
# when; on what occasion
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# kertempo
## 何时
### what-time
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# what time; at what o'clock
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# kerora
## 何刻
### what-hour
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# question; ask; inquire
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# kertika
## 何言
### what-say
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# I see a small fish.
---
# Eko ri vite a piko akupeste.
## 己 ⊢ 見 ⇒ 小 水匹.
### I RI see A small water-animal.
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# And I'll have the fish, please.
---
# Kum eko ri vori a akupeste, pam.
## 并 己 ⊢ 求 ⇒ 水匹, 乞.
### and I RI want A water-animal, please.
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# I drink tea with my father.
---
# Eko ri pipe a arpoaku kum eko viropari.
## 己 ⊢ 飲 ⇒ 木水 并 己 男亲.
### I RI drink A plant-water and me man-parent.
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# thank; gratitude
---
# mersi
## 恩
### French *merci*!
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# for; in order to
---
# por
## 為
### *pour* a drink for me
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# about; regarding
---
# topi
## 件
### on the *topi*c of
===
# sad
---
# nonkonten
## 不楽
### not-happy
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# beautiful; pretty; good-looking
---
# ponavite
## 好見
### good-see
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# welcome
---
# kontenveni
## 楽来
### happy-come
===
# tears; cry
---
# viteaku
## 見水
### see-water
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# discover; find something new
---
# novavite
## 初見
### new-see
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# About the big fish!
---
# Topi meka akupeste!
## 件 大 水匹!
### about big water-animal!
===
# No, thank you.
---
# Non, mersi.
## 不, 恩.
### not, thank.
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# I would like to thank the person who brought us here today.
---
# Eko ri vori mersi a ri tisyan teneveni a ekomen ver tisroko rite omo.
## 己 ⊢ 求 恩 ⇒ ⊢ 此日 有来 ⇒ 己众 向 此所 ⊢> 人.
### I RI want thank A RI this-sun have-come A I-group to this-place RI-TE person.
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# write; writing
---
# kita
## 写
### I can write with my writing *kit*
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# work; job
---
# opus
## 力
### your magnum *opus* — life's work
===
# can; ability
---
# kan
## 能
### *can*
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# join; connect
---
# yunta
## 合
### *you 'n' ta* others are now joined!
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# read
---
# kitavite
## 写見
### writing-see
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# writer; author
---
# kitaomo
## 写人
### write-person
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# I love the sea, but I can't swim.
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# Eko ri mekakusta a mekaaku, sets eko ri non kan akuire.
## 己 ⊢ 大愛 ⇒ 大水, 但 己 ⊢ 不 能 水行.
### I RI big-like A big-water, but I RI not can water-go.
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# You can do it.
---
# Tu ri kan vake a tis.
## 尔 ⊢ 能 作 ⇒ 此.
### you RI can do A this.
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# You work well.
---
# Tu ri pona opus.
## 尔 ⊢ 好 力.
### you RI good work.
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# more; extra
---
# mas
## 更
### *mas*sive means more
===
# interval; duration
---
# turan
## 間
### the *dur*ation you need *to run*
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# music; song
---
# musi
## 曲
### *musi*c
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# love; adore; be in love with
---
# mekakusta
## 大愛
### big-like
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# breakfast
---
# suryankomi
## 上日食
### up-sun-food
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# prepare; get ready; arrange
---
# yervake
## 前作
### before-make
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# politeness (verbal)
---
# pamtika
## 乞言
### please-say
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# reader
---
# kitaviteomo
## 写見人
### writing-see-person
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# trip; journey
---
# veniire
## 来行
### come-go
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# I enjoy dancing tango.
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# Eko ri kusta a tanko musiire.
## 己 ⊢ 愛 ⇒ tanko 曲行.
### I RI like A tanko music-go.
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# That sounds better than working.
---
# Tis ri mas pona vons opus.
## 此 ⊢ 更 好 从 力.
### this RI more good than work.
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# From now on, please tell me sooner.
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# Vons tistempo, pam mas veros tika ver eko.
## 从 此时, 乞 更 早 言 向 己.
### from this-time, please more fast say to me.
===
# Can we meet?
---
# Ekomen ri kan sarve, ker?
## 己众 ⊢ 能 会, 何?
### I-group RI can meet, what?
===
# You will see it.
---
# Tu ri vite a tis.
## 尔 ⊢ 見 ⇒ 此.
### you RI see A this.
===
# I see.
---
# Eko ri vite.
## 己 ⊢ 見.
### I RI see.
===
# Thank you.
---
# Meka mersi.
## 大 恩.
### big thank.
===
# Time goes fast.
---
# Tempo ri veros ire.
## 时 ⊢ 早 行.
### time RI fast go.
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# It's worse than that one.
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# Tis ri mas marum vons nontis.
## 此 ⊢ 更 悪 从 不此.
### this RI more bad than not-this.
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# color; hue
---
# koror
## 色
### *color*
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# black; dark
---
# nero
## 黒
### *Nero* fiddled till Rome went black
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# white; pale
---
# anka
## 白
### a bl*ank* paper is white
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# red
---
# rus
## 赤
### *rus*t is red
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# blue
---
# asur
## 青
### *azur*e skies, for *sur*e
===
# green
---
# verte
## 緑
### *ver*y green, *verd*ant
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# yellow
---
# yoro
## 黄
### *yo*, that *yo*lk is yellow
===
# cyan
---
# asurverte
## 青緑
### blue-green
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# purple
---
# rusasur
## 赤青
### red-blue
===
# pink
---
# rusanka
## 赤白
### red-white
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# orange
---
# rusyoro
## 赤黄
### red-yellow
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# This is a yellow fruit.
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# Tis ri yoro pomo.
## 此 ⊢ 黄 果.
### this RI yellow fruit.
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# And these red ones — what are they?
---
# Kum tis rus kosa ri ker?
## 并 此 赤 物 ⊢ 何?
### and this red thing RI what?
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# Can we go to the park sometime?
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# Ekomen ri kan ire ver verteroko in tar tempo, ker?
## 己众 ⊢ 能 行 向 緑所 内 后 时, 何?
### I-group RI can go to green-place in after time, what?
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# every; all
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# pan
## 全
### a *pan*demic hits everyone
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# everyone; everybody
---
# panomo
## 全人
### every-person
===
# everywhere
---
# panroko
## 全所
### every-place
===
# everything
---
# pankosa
## 全物
### every-thing
===
# always
---
# pantempo
## 全时
### every-time
===
# All is good.
---
# Pan ri pona.
## 全 ⊢ 好.
### all RI good.
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# I hope everyone has a good day.
---
# Eko ri vori a pona yan por panomo.
## 己 ⊢ 求 ⇒ 好 日 為 全人.
### I RI want A good day for every-person.
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# Always.
---
# Pantempo.
## 全时.
### every-time.
===
# hot; fire
---
# wo
## 火
### *whoa*, that fire is hot!
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# air; wind
---
# vento
## 风
### *vent*ilate the air
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# earth; ground
---
# tera
## 土
### *terra* firma, solid ground
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# metal
---
# metar
## 金
### *metal*
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# stone; mineral
---
# rapis
## 岩
### *rap is* hard as rock
===
# gale; strong wind
---
# mekavento
## 大风
### big-wind
===
# brown
---
# terakoror
## 土色
### earth-color
===
# grey
---
# rapiskoror
## 岩色
### stone-color
===
# airplane
---
# ventokaro
## 风车
### air-vehicle
===
# airport
---
# ventokaroroko
## 风车所
### air-vehicle-place
===
# You're talking.
---
# Tu ri tika.
## 尔 ⊢ 言.
### you RI say.
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# And you?
---
# Kum tu, ker?
## 并 尔, 何?
### and you, what?
===
# weekday
---
# yom
## 曜
### *Yom* Kippur — a named day
===
# month; moon
---
# mese
## 月
### you *may say* the moon phases take a month
===
# year
---
# anyo
## 年
### Spanish *año* (year); *annu*al
===
# Sunday
---
# yanyom
## 日曜
### sun-weekday
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# Monday
---
# meseyom
## 月曜
### moon-weekday
===
# Tuesday
---
# woyom
## 火曜
### fire-weekday
===
# Wednesday
---
# akuyom
## 水曜
### water-weekday
===
# Thursday
---
# arpoyom
## 木曜
### plant-weekday
===
# Friday
---
# metaryom
## 金曜
### metal-weekday
===
# Saturday
---
# terayom
## 土曜
### earth-weekday
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# what day; on what day of the week
---
# keryom
## 何曜
### what-weekday
===
# How old are you?
---
# Tu anyoturan ri ker?
## 尔 年間 ⊢ 何?
### you year-duration RI what?
===
# How old are your children?
---
# Tu nino anyoturan ri ker?
## 尔 子 年間 ⊢ 何?
### you child year-duration RI what?
===
# I'm 34 years old.
---
# Eko anyoturan ri 34.
## 己 年間 ⊢ 34.
### me year-duration RI 34.
===
# sequence; series
---
# orten
## 序
### in *ord*er
===
# again; repeat
---
# repe
## 又
### *repe*at
===
# know; knowledge
---
# sape
## 知
### homo *sapi*ens knows things
===
# next; the one after
---
# tarorten
## 后序
### after-sequence
===
# previous; preceding; former
---
# yerorten
## 前序
### before-sequence
===
# recover; get back; retrieve
---
# repetoma
## 又取
### again-get
===
# recall; recollect; call to mind
---
# repesape
## 又知
### again-know
===
# repeat; say again
---
# repetika
## 又言
### again-say
===
# old (in years); aged
---
# anyomeka
## 年大
### year-big
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# Please bring me a menu.
---
# Pam teneveni a komiorten ver eko.
## 乞 有来 ⇒ 食序 向 己.
### please have-come A food-sequence to me.
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# I know, I'm sorry.
---
# Eko ri sape; eko ri perton.
## 己 ⊢ 知; 己 ⊢ 悔.
### I RI know; I RI sorry.
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# I know the woman you met.
---
# Eko ri sape a tu ri sarve rite vema.
## 己 ⊢ 知 ⇒ 尔 ⊢ 会 ⊢> 女.
### I RI know A you RI meet RI-TE woman.
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# same; equal
---
# sam
## 同
### the *sam*e, exactly equal
===
# feel; emotion
---
# senti
## 心
### *senti*mental feelings
===
# try; test
---
# tentar
## 試
### a *tenta*tive first try
===
# look like; resemble; take after
---
# samvite
## 同見
### same-see
===
# brother
---
# sampariviro
## 同亲男
### same-parent-man
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# sister
---
# samparivema
## 同亲女
### same-parent-woman
===
# week
---
# senseyan
## 7日
### seven-day
===
# weekend
---
# senseyanvin
## 7日閉
### seven-day-finish
===
# Please try again.
---
# Pam repe tentar.
## 乞 又 試.
### please again try.
===
# Do you know my relative, Mary? She's my cousin.
---
# Tu ri sape a eko parimen Meri, ker? Tisomo ri eko pari sampariomo te nino.
## 尔 ⊢ 知 ⇒ 己 亲众 Meri, 何? 此人 ⊢ 己 亲 同亲人 > 子.
### you RI know A I parent-group Mary, what? this-person RI I parent same-parent-person TE child.
===
# It's as good as it was.
---
# Tis ri sam pona vons yerkosa.
## 此 ⊢ 同 好 从 前物.
### this RI same good than before-thing.
===
# grain; rice
---
# riso
## 米
### *riso*tto is rice
===
# sweet; sugar
---
# tuke
## 甘
### sweet enough to *tuck* into
===
# many; much
---
# mur
## 多
### *mor*e stuff means we have much of it
===
# amount; degree
---
# mesur
## 寸
### *measure* the amount
===
# rice (white rice)
---
# ankariso
## 白米
### white-grain
===
# wheat
---
# yororiso
## 黄米
### yellow-grain
===
# tan; beige
---
# risokoror
## 米色
### grain-color
===
# coffee
---
# neropipe
## 黒飲
### black-drink
===
# pig
---
# rusankapeste
## 赤白匹
### red-white-animal
===
# less; fewer
---
# nonmas
## 不更
### not-more
===
# too [much]; excessively
---
# surmesur
## 上寸
### up-degree
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# owner; proprietor
---
# teneomo
## 有人
### own-person
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# Busy, but good.
---
# Muropus, sets pona.
## 多力, 但 好.
### many-work, but good.
===
# Are they sweet?
---
# Tis ri tuke, ker?
## 此 ⊢ 甘, 何?
### this RI sweet, what?
===
# Very sweet.
---
# Meka tuke.
## 大 甘.
### big sweet.
===
# hundred; 100
---
# katon
## 百
### a hundred cats — a whole *cat-ton*!
===
# thousand; 1000
---
# kiru
## 千
### *kilo* = a thousand
===
# million; 1000000
---
# miron
## 兆
### *million*
===
# money; price
---
# moni
## 贝
### *money*
===
# long; tall
---
# ronka
## 长
### a *long* h*onk*
===
# business trip
---
# opusveniire
## 力来行
### work-come-go
===
# Is breakfast included?
---
# Suryankomi ri in moni, ker?
## 上日食 ⊢ 内 贝, 何?
### up-sun-food RI in money, what?
===
# That's a long way.
---
# Tis ri ronka moto.
## 此 ⊢ 长 方.
### this RI long road.
===
# Alice: I don't know...  How much is this?
---
# Aras: Eko ri non sape... Tis ri ker moni?
## Aras: 己 ⊢ 不 知... 此 ⊢ 何 贝?
### Alice: I RI not know... this RI what money?
===
# home; institution
---
# kase
## 户
### mi *casa*, my house
===
# room; chamber
---
# kamar
## 室
### I feel *calmer* in my own room
===
# map; plan
---
# mapa
## 図
### *map, a* plan for the building
===
# page; card
---
# karta
## 片
### buy a *card* from the gift card *cart*
===
# tool; device
---
# uter
## 工
### an *ut*ensil is a tool
===
# modification, head follows
---
# te
## >
### *the* head follows
===
# play; fun
---
# yu
## 玩
### *you* wanna play?
===
# dance
---
# musiire
## 曲行
### music-movement
===
# yellow fruit (usually banana)
---
# yoropomo
## 黄果
### yellow-fruit
===
# banana
---
# ronkayoropomo
## 长黄果
### long-yellow-fruit
===
# Do you have a pet?
---
# Tu ri tene a kasepeste, ker?
## 尔 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 户匹, 何?
### you RI have A home-animal, what?
===
# I work at a bank.
---
# Eko ri opus in monikase.
## 己 ⊢ 力 内 贝户.
### I RI work in money-home.
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# Is there hot water in the morning?
---
# In suryan, wo aku ri in kamar, ker?
## 内 上日, 火 水 ⊢ 内 室, 何?
### in up-sun, hot water RI in room, what?
===
# Thank you.
---
# Mersi.
## 恩.
### thank.
===
# Are you free on Saturday?
---
# In terayom, tu ri non opus, ker?
## 内 土曜, 尔 ⊢ 不 力, 何?
### in earth-weekday, you RI not work, what?
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# I like music and reading.
---
# Eko ri kusta a musi kum kitavite.
## 己 ⊢ 愛 ⇒ 曲 并 写見.
### I RI like A music and writing-see.
===
# Everybody says that.
---
# Panomo ri tika a tis.
## 全人 ⊢ 言 ⇒ 此.
### every-person RI say A this.
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# You're close.
---
# Tu ri nir.
## 尔 ⊢ 近.
### you RI near.
===
# Hal is coming.
---
# Omo Ar ri veni.
## 人 Ar ⊢ 来.
### person Hal RI come.
===
# begin; open
---
# apa
## 开
### *hop a* fence and open the gate so we can begin!
===
# remain; stop
---
# sista
## 止
### de*sist* — stop and remain as you are
===
# become; turn into
---
# tiven
## 成
### tadpoles *dive in* and become frogs
===
# put; sit
---
# seta
## 坐
### *set a* thing down, then sit on it
===
# in the past
---
# yertempo
## 前时
### before-time
===
# in the future
---
# tartempo
## 后时
### after-time
===
# if; possible
---
# pos
## 可
### if *pos*sible
===
# unlucky; unfortunate; unfortunately
---
# marumpos
## 悪可
### bad-if
===
# Stay with us.
---
# Pam sista kum ekomen.
## 乞 止 并 己众.
### please remain and I-group.
===
# I'm sorry — I should have started earlier.
---
# Eko ri perton: eko ri pospona apa yer vin.
## 己 ⊢ 悔: 己 ⊢ 可好 开 前 閉.
### I RI sorry: I RI if-good begin before finish.
===
# I am still here.
---
# Eko ri in tisroko sista.
## 己 ⊢ 内 此所 止.
### I RI in this-place remain.
===
# head; chief
---
# testa
## 头
### your head is what gets *test*ed
===
# leg; foot
---
# kampa
## 足
### legs take you *camp*ing
===
# mouth; opening
---
# puka
## 口
### *puck*er up
===
# taste; flavor
---
# sapor
## 味
### delicious syrup tastes like *sap or* something
===
# heal; health
---
# sana
## 医
### back to *san*e and *sani*tary
===
# walk
---
# kampaire
## 足行
### foot-go
===
# doctor
---
# sanaomo
## 医人
### heal-person
===
# boss
---
# opustesta
## 力头
### work-head
===
# sick; hurt
---
# mara
## 病
### a night*mar*e leaves you sick
===
# pain; hurt; ache
---
# marasenti
## 病心
### hurt-feel
===
# headache; nuisance
---
# testamara
## 头病
### head-sick
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# My boss is younger than me.
---
# Eko opustesta ri mas anyopiko vons eko.
## 己 力头 ⊢ 更 年小 从 己.
### me work-head RI more year-small than me.
===
# I ask the cook to make it not spicy.
---
# Eko ri voritika ver komivakeomo a tis ri tiven non wosapor.
## 己 ⊢ 求言 向 食作人 ⇒ 此 ⊢ 成 不 火味.
### I RI want-say to food-make-person A this RI become not hot-taste.
===
# Walk five minutes.
---
# Pam 5 parte turan kampaire.
## 乞 5 分 間 足行.
### please 5 part interval foot-go.
===
# meat
---
# karne
## 肉
### *carni*vores eat meat
===
# milk; dairy
---
# raten
## 乳
### *rotten* milk turns into delicious cheese
===
# cold; ice
---
# rikus
## 冷
### the *reek is* reduced since we froze it to ice
===
# sound; hear
---
# oti
## 耳
### I can hear the sound because it's *audi*ble
===
# cat; pet
---
# kasepeste
## 户匹
### home-animal
===
# cutlery
---
# komiuter
## 食工
### food-tool
===
# spicy
---
# wosapor
## 火味
### hot-taste
===
# Do you have anything without meat?
---
# Tu ri tene a non karne komi, ker?
## 尔 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 不 肉 食, 何?
### you RI have A not meat food, what?
===
# Not cold, please.
---
# Non rikus, pam.
## 不 冷, 乞.
### not cold, please.
===
# The children want ice cream.
---
# Nino ri vori a rikusraten.
## 子 ⊢ 求 ⇒ 冷乳.
### child RI want A ice-milk.
===
# bend; turn
---
# kurva
## 弓
### *curve*
===
# line; thread
---
# rine
## 糸
### a *line* of thread
===
# round; ball
---
# rotun
## 丸
### *rotun*d
===
# straight; direct
---
# reto
## 直
### direct and st*raight-o*
===
# edge; margin
---
# rante
## 边
### stand at the edge and *rant*
===
# back; behind
---
# rets
## 反
### *let's* go back to what's behind us
===
# picture; image
---
# pitur
## 画
### *pictur*e
===
# electric; digital
---
# vorto
## 電
### *volt*s make it go
===
# beach; seashore
---
# mekaakurante
## 大水边
### big-water-edge
===
# triangle
---
# tetsekurva
## 3弓
### three-bend
===
# public transit; transit
---
# rinekaro
## 糸车
### line-vehicle
===
# train
---
# metarrinekaro
## 金糸车
### metal-line-vehicle
===
# bus
---
# muromokaro
## 多人车
### many-person-vehicle
===
# return; go back
---
# retsire
## 反行
### back-go
===
# lamp; electric light
---
# vortoyan
## 電日
### electric-sun
===
# telephone; phone; call
---
# vortotika
## 電言
### electric-say
===
# I have a black-and-white picture.
---
# Eko ri tene a nero kum anka pitur.
## 己 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 黒 并 白 画.
### I RI have A black and white picture.
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# I'll drive back tomorrow.
---
# Yantar, eko ri karoire rets.
## 日后, 己 ⊢ 车行 反.
### day-after, I RI vehicle-go back.
===
# And forty back.
---
# Kum 40 retsemoni.
## 并 40 反贝.
### and 40 back-money.
===
# rain
---
# ruva
## 雨
### rain drumming on the *roof*
===
# city; town
---
# sitas
## 市
### *cities*
===
# spring (season)
---
# arpotempo
## 木时
### plant-time
===
# summer
---
# wotempo
## 火时
### hot-time
===
# autumn; fall
---
# pomotempo
## 果时
### fruit-time
===
# winter
---
# rikustempo
## 冷时
### cold-time
===
# river
---
# ronkaaku
## 长水
### long-water
===
# mountain
---
# surtera
## 上土
### up-earth
===
# season
---
# anyoparte
## 年分
### year-part
===
# rainy season; wet season
---
# ruvatempo
## 雨时
### rain-time
===
# dry season
---
# nonruvatempo
## 不雨时
### not-rain-time
===
# vacation; holiday
---
# yuveniire
## 玩来行
### play-come-go
===
# It might rain.
---
# Ri pos ruva.
## ⊢ 可 雨.
### RI if rain.
===
# It's raining.
---
# Ri ruva.
## ⊢ 雨.
### RI rain.
===
# Listen — I'll be in your city next month.
---
# Pam oti: 1 mese tar, eko ri in tu sitas.
## 乞 耳: 1 月 后, 己 ⊢ 内 尔 市.
### please hear: 1 month after, I RI in you city.
===
# buy; commerce
---
# kompar
## 買
### *compar*e prices, then buy
===
# give; send
---
# tonar
## 与
### be a blood *donor*: give blood to save lives
===
# choose; decision
---
# erike
## 选
### *Erik* got *elected* in the election
===
# help; serve
---
# servi
## 助
### *servi*ce with a smile
===
# number; numeral; digit
---
# mesurtika
## 寸言
### amount-word
===
# shop
---
# komparroko
## 買所
### buy-place
===
# company; corporation; firm
---
# komparmen
## 買众
### commerce-group
===
# The station is between the shop and the river.
---
# Karoroko ri mets komparroko kum ronkaaku.
## 车所 ⊢ 中 買所 并 长水.
### vehicle-place RI middle buy-place and long-water.
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# Send me what you have.
---
# Pam tonar a tu ri tene rite kosa ver eko.
## 乞 与 ⇒ 尔 ⊢ 有 ⊢> 物 向 己.
### please give A you RI have RI-TE thing to me.
===
# Give me four.
---
# Pam tonar a 4.
## 乞 与 ⇒ 4.
### please give A 4.
===
# necessary; must
---
# neses
## 要
### *neces*sary
===
# think; believe
---
# pensa
## 思
### *pensi*ve thoughts
===
# learn; study
---
# impar
## 学
### *impar*t your wisdom so I can learn it
===
# sleep; bed
---
# tormi
## 床
### *dormi*tories provide beds for sleeping
===
# should
---
# pospona
## 可好
### if-good
===
# school
---
# imparroko
## 学所
### learn-place
===
# One room, one bed.
---
# 1 kamar, 1 tormi.
## 1 室, 1 床.
### 1 room, 1 sleep.
===
# The older child is studying at university.
---
# Mas anyomeka nino ri impar in mekaimparroko.
## 更 年大 子 ⊢ 学 内 大学所.
### more year-big child RI learn in big-learn-place.
===
# Beauty is in the mind of the beholder.
---
# Ponavite ri in viteomo pensa.
## 好見 ⊢ 内 見人 思.
### good-see RI in see-person think.
===
# reason; because
---
# rason
## 故
### *reason*
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# fear; danger
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# timo
## 危
### *timi*d = afraid
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# fight; conflict
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# patar
## 争
### the *patter* of fists landing blows
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# whatever; whichever thing
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# kerkosa
## 何物
### what-thing
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# why
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# kerrason
## 何故
### what-reason
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# therefore; that's why; for this reason
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# tisrason
## 此故
### this-reason
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# If it isn't spicy, the child will eat it.
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# Pos tis ri non wosapor, tisrason nino ri komi a tis.
## 可 此 ⊢ 不 火味, 此故 子 ⊢ 食 ⇒ 此.
### if this RI not hot-taste, this-reason child RI food A this.
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# If I had the money, I would buy it.
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# Nonves eko ri tene a moni, tisrason eko ri kompar a tis.
## 不真 己 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 贝, 此故 己 ⊢ 買 ⇒ 此.
### not-true I RI have A money, this-reason I RI buy A this.
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# That explains it.
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# Tis ri rason.
## 此 ⊢ 故.
### this RI reason.
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# hard; difficult
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# sorin
## 硬
### I'm *sore* from doing difficult stuff on a hard floor
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# heavy; weight
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# pesa
## 重
### a *peso* weighs heavy
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# box; container
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# vaso
## 皿
### a *vas*e is a container
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# cloth; clothes
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# ropa
## 衣
### tie your clothes with this *rope*
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# door; gate
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# porta
## 門
### *porta*l
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# age
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# anyoturan
## 年間
### year-duration
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# young
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# anyopiko
## 年小
### year-small
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# luggage; suitcase; baggage
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# irevaso
## 行皿
### go-box
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# important; significant; essential
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# pesaneses
## 重要
### heavy-necessary
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# In the future, everything will be easier.
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# Tartempo, pan ri mas nonsorin.
## 后时, 全 ⊢ 更 不硬.
### after-time, all RI more not-hard.
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# It becomes easier.
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# Tis ri tiven mas nonsorin.
## 此 ⊢ 成 更 不硬.
### this RI become more not-hard.
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# Narrator: Alice looks in her wallet.
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# Tikakosaomo: Aras ri vite in monivaso.
## 言物人: Aras ⊢ 見 内 贝皿.
### say-thing-person: Alice RI see in money-box.
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# I like my present job.
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# Eko ri kusta a eko tis opus.
## 己 ⊢ 愛 ⇒ 己 此 力.
### I RI like A me this work.
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# Do you have a minute?
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# Tu ri tene a wun parte turan, ker?
## 尔 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 1 分 間, 何?
### you RI have A one part interval, what?
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# No, I don't see.
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# Non vite.
## 不 見.
### not see.
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# Yesterday I wanted to go.
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# Yanyer, eko ri vori ire.
## 日前, 己 ⊢ 求 行.
### day-before, I RI want go.
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# Already?
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# Meka yer, ker?
## 大 前, 何?
### big before, what?
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# This is a sea creature.
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# Tis ri meka aku te peste.
## 此 ⊢ 大 水 > 匹.
### this RI big water TE animal.
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# Sorry/oops/excuse me.
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# Perton.
## 悔.
### sorry.
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# body; physical
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# korpo
## 体
### a *corp*se is a body
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# hand; arm
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# manu
## 手
### work a *manu*al transmission with your hand
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# stomach; belly
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# venter
## 胃
### food *enter*s the *venter*
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# life; alive
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# viva
## 生
### *viva* la vida!
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# ear
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# otiparte
## 耳分
### hear-part
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# lend a hand; help out
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# manutonar
## 手与
### hand-give
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# sport; athletics
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# korpoyu
## 体玩
### body-play
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# You killed my father.
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# Tu ri nonviva a eko viropari vin.
## 尔 ⊢ 不生 ⇒ 己 男亲 閉.
### you RI not-life A I man-parent finish.
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# Can you give me a hand?
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# Tu ri kan manutonar ver eko, ker?
## 尔 ⊢ 能 手与 向 己, 何?
### you RI can hand-give to me, what?
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# Alice: Cash — here's 10 dollars.
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# Aras: Manumoni. Tis ri 10 moni.
## Aras: 手贝. 此 ⊢ 10 贝.
### Alice: hand-money. this RI 10 money.
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# tired; weary
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# kansa
## 疲
### too tired — I *can'*t
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# anger; angry
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# raye
## 怒
### a *rag*ing *ray* of fury
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# surprise; unexpected
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# sorpe
## 奇
### *sorp*rise!
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# calm
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# nonraye
## 不怒
### not-anger
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# expect; anticipate
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# nonsorpe
## 不奇
### not-surprise
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# annoyance
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# pikoraye
## 小怒
### small-anger
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# smile
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# kontenpuka
## 楽口
### happy-mouth
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# laugh
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# mekakontenpuka
## 大楽口
### big-happy-mouth
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# kind (good-hearted); good-hearted; kindness
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# ponasenti
## 好心
### good-feel
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# pride
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# ekoponasenti
## 己好心
### me-good-feel
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# shame
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# ekomarumsenti
## 己悪心
### me-bad-feel
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# I'm a little tired.
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# Eko ri piko kansa.
## 己 ⊢ 小 疲.
### I RI slight tired.
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# I am tired. I need to go to bed!
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# Eko ri kansa. Eko ri neses tormi!
## 己 ⊢ 疲. 己 ⊢ 要 床!
### I RI tired. I RI must sleep!
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# If you're tired, we can go back.
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# Pos tu ri kansa, tisrason ekomen ri kan retsire.
## 可 尔 ⊢ 疲, 此故 己众 ⊢ 能 反行.
### if you RI tired, this-reason I-group RI can back-go.
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# or; otherwise
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# sive
## 或
### this OR that — *sieve* one out
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# other; different
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# ar
## 別
### arr, it's anoth*arr* pirate
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# agree; deal
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# akor
## 約
### in *accor*d — deal!
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# something else; anything else
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# arkosa
## 別物
### other-thing
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# someone else; another person; others
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# aromo
## 別人
### other-person
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# somewhere else; elsewhere
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# arroko
## 別所
### other-place
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# anyway; by the way; incidentally
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# artopi
## 別件
### other-about
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# Nothing has changed.
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# Nemkosa ri artiven vin.
## 无物 ⊢ 別成 閉.
### no-thing RI other-become finish.
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# Someone else is coming.
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# Ar ri veni.
## 別 ⊢ 来.
### other RI come.
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# I changed my mind.
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# Eko ri arvake a eko pensa.
## 己 ⊢ 別作 ⇒ 己 思.
### I RI other-make A I think.
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# art; craft
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# arti
## 芸
### an *arti*st makes *art*
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# temple; church
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# temper
## 寺
### a *temp*le *temper*s the soul
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# oil; grease
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# oren
## 油
### digging for *ore 'n'* oil
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# salt; salty
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# sares
## 塩
### *sa*lty *res*idue left after seawater evaporates
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# museum
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# artikase
## 芸户
### art-home
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# fried
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# orenvake
## 油作
### oil-make
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# fried rice
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# orenankariso
## 油白米
### oil-white-grain
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# Twenty each, or a hundred for six.
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# 20 moni por wun, sive 100 moni por 6.
## 20 贝 為 1, 或 100 贝 為 6.
### 20 money for one, or 100 money for 6.
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# If I had eaten, I wouldn't be hungry now.
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# Nonves eko ri komi vin, tisrason eko ri non komivori tistempo.
## 不真 己 ⊢ 食 閉, 此故 己 ⊢ 不 食求 此时.
### not-true I RI food finish, this-reason I RI not food-want this-time.
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# Ten minutes.
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# 10 parte turan.
## 10 分 間.
### 10 part interval.
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# bird
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# avis
## 鳥
### *avi*ary, *avi*ation — birds
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# bug; worm
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# inses
## 虫
### *inse*ct
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# dog; canine
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# kanis
## 犬
### *canis*, *canin*e, dog
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# flock
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# avismen
## 鳥众
### bird-group
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# egg
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# avisnino
## 鳥子
### bird-offspring
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# poultry; chicken (meat)
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# aviskarne
## 鳥肉
### bird-meat
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# pet dog
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# kasekanis
## 户犬
### home-dog
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# Yesterday I saw the dog.
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# Yanyer, eko ri vite a kanis.
## 日前, 己 ⊢ 見 ⇒ 犬.
### day-before, I RI see A dog.
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# The flock is flying over the sea.
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# Avismen ri ventoire sur mekaaku.
## 鳥众 ⊢ 风行 上 大水.
### bird-group RI air-go up big-water.
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# You see the dog, don't you?
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# Tu ri vite a kanis, non?
## 尔 ⊢ 見 ⇒ 犬, 不?
### you RI see A dog, not?
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# country; state
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# nasyon
## 国
### *nasyon* = *nation*
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# friend; companion
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# ami
## 朋
### *ami*go, my friend
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# law; allow
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# reke
## 法
### the law says no *wrecki*ng stuff
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# marry; spouse
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# maris
## 婚
### *Maurice* is *marri*ed
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# easy
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# nonsorin
## 不硬
### not-hard
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# comic book; comics; manga
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# piturmurkarta
## 画多片
### picture-many-page
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# abroad; foreign; overseas
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# eksenasyon
## 外国
### out-country
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# enemy
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# nonami
## 不朋
### not-friend
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# illegal
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# nonreke
## 不法
### not-law
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# spouse
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# marisomo
## 婚人
### marry-person
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# Our wedding anniversary is next month.
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# Ekomen maris anyoyan ri in tar mese.
## 己众 婚 年日 ⊢ 内 后 月.
### I-group marry year-day RI in after month.
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# Is this allowed?
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# Ri reke a tis, ker?
## ⊢ 法 ⇒ 此, 何?
### RI law A this, what?
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# Last night I went to my friend's wedding.
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# Yer nemyan, eko ri ire ver eko ami marisyan.
## 前 无日, 己 ⊢ 行 向 己 朋 婚日.
### before no-sun, I RI go to I friend marry-sun.
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# key; lock
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# yave
## 錠
### *shove* the key into the lock
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# table; desk
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# tapur
## 机
### *tap your* fingers on the table
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# toilet; restroom
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# toreta
## 便
### Italian *toletta*, French *toilette*
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# relative clause marker
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# rite
## ⊢>
### RI-TE
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# return; come back
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# retseveni
## 反来
### back-come
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# until; till; up to (in time)
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# retover
## 直向
### straight-to
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# password
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# yavetika
## 錠言
### key-word
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# Where is the bathroom?
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# Toreta ri kerroko?
## 便 ⊢ 何所?
### toilet RI what-place?
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# The key you gave me is on the table.
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# Tu ri tonar ver eko rite yave ri sur tapur.
## 尔 ⊢ 与 向 己 ⊢> 錠 ⊢ 上 机.
### you RI give to me RI-TE key RI on table.
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# Here is your key.
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# Tis ri tu yave.
## 此 ⊢ 尔 錠.
### this RI you key.
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# old; former
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# vetus
## 古
### the *vete*ran is old
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# clean; pure
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# puru
## 清
### *pure* and clean
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# break; cut
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# rompe
## 切
### *romp*ing kids break things
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# lose; misplace
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# perti
## 失
### you *part*ed with it, now it's lost
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# forget
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# sapeperti
## 知失
### know-lose
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# knife (knife or scissors)
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# rompeuter
## 切工
### cut-tool
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# Leave now, or you'll miss the train.
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# Pam eksire in tistempo, sive tu ri perti a metarrinekaro.
## 乞 外行 内 此时, 或 尔 ⊢ 失 ⇒ 金糸车.
### please out-go in this-time, or you RI lose A metal-line-vehicle.
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# Please clean the room.
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# Pam puru a kamar.
## 乞 清 ⇒ 室.
### please clean A room.
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# One thing — the light in the hall is broken.
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# Wun kosa: vortoyan in irekamar ri rompe vin.
## 1 物: 電日 内 行室 ⊢ 切 閉.
### one thing: electric-sun in go-room RI break finish.
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# left
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# sini
## 左
### have you *seen* my left hand?
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# right
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# rem
## 右
### *rem*ember: *r* is for *r*ight
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# down; below
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# tun
## 下
### a *tun*nel goes down
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# far; distant
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# ron
## 遠
### *lon*g gone, far away
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# flat; level
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# yano
## 平
### flat as a p*iano* lid
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# hole; gap
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# vuko
## 穴
### oh *fuko*, there's hole blocking my way!
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# north
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# mapasur
## 図上
### map-up
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# south
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# mapatun
## 図下
### map-down
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# west
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# mapasini
## 図左
### map-left
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# east
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# maparem
## 図右
### map-right
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# window
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# vitevuko
## 見穴
### see-hole
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# evening; afternoon
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# tunyan
## 下日
### down-sun
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# elevator; lift
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# surtunkamar
## 上下室
### up-down-room
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# The party starts at 7 PM.
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# Yumen ri apa in tunyan 7 ora.
## 玩众 ⊢ 开 内 下日 7 刻.
### play-group RI begin in down-sun 7 hour.
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# Go straight to that big tree, then turn left.
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# Pam reto ire ver nontis meka arpo, tar pam kurva ver sini.
## 乞 直 行 向 不此 大 木, 后 乞 弓 向 左.
### please straight go to not-this big plant, after please bend to left.
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# Turn left at the next corner.
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# Pam kurva ver sini in tarorten kurvaroko.
## 乞 弓 向 左 内 后序 弓所.
### please bend to left in after-sequence bend-place.
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# We're leaving.
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# Ekomen ri eksire.
## 己众 ⊢ 外行.
### I-group RI out-go.
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# Six bananas and four apples — one hundred sixty.
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# 6 ronkayoropomo kum 4 rotunpomo: 160 moni.
## 6 长黄果 并 4 丸果: 160 贝.
### 6 long-yellow-fruit and 4 round-fruit: 160 money.
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# I think you would like it.
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# Eko ri pensa a tu ri kusta a tis.
## 己 ⊢ 思 ⇒ 尔 ⊢ 愛 ⇒ 此.
### I RI think A you RI like A this.
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# Apples. From the mountains. They're not sweet; they're a little sour.
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# Rotunpomo, vons surtera. Tis ri non tuke; tis ri piko nontuke.
## 丸果, 从 上土. 此 ⊢ 不 甘; 此 ⊢ 小 不甘.
### round-fruit, from up-earth. this RI not sweet; this RI small not-sweet.
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# Have fun (parting).
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# Pona yu.
## 好 玩.
### good play.
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# What is your new job?
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# Tu nova opus ri ker?
## 尔 初 力 ⊢ 何?
### you new work RI what?