# 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
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# 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
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# nemroko
## 无所
### no-place
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# nothing
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# nemkosa
## 无物
### no-thing
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# never
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# nemtempo
## 无时
### no-time
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# night
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# 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.
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# Eko ri vake a nem.
## 己 ⊢ 作 ⇒ 无.
### I RI make A no.
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# up; on
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# 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
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# vons
## 从
### a *fon*t is a source, from which things spring
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# morning
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# suryan
## 上日
### up-sun
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# today
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# tisyan
## 此日
### this-day
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# yesterday
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# yanyer
## 日前
### day-before
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# tomorrow
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# yantar
## 日后
### day-after
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# tonight
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# tisnemyan
## 此无日
### this-no-sun
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# slow; slowly
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# nonveros
## 不早
### not-fast
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# Nine in the morning.
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# Suryan 9 ora.
## 上日 9 刻.
### up-sun 9 hour.
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# Good morning!
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# Pona suryan!
## 好 上日!
### good up-sun!
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# Almost.
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# Nir.
## 近.
### near.
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# three; 3
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# tets
## 3
### picture Three-Eared Triangles — three *tets*
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# four; 4
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# 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
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# sens
## 7
### seven *cents*
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# eight; 8
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# ots
## 8
### *oct*opus (minus the 'c') has 8 arms
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# nine; 9
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# noks
## 9
### nine *knocks* on the door
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# ten; 10
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# tekas
## 十
### a *deca*de is ten years
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# middle; among
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# mets
## 中
### the *Mets* are in the middle of the league this year
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# midday; noon
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# metseyan
## 中日
### middle-sun
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# You make me happy.
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# Tu ri konten a eko.
## 尔 ⊢ 楽 ⇒ 己.
### you RI happy A I.
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# Please come at seven.
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# Pam veni in sens ora.
## 乞 来 内 7 刻.
### please come in seven hour.
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# How was your weekend?
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# Tu senseyanvin ri kermoto?
## 尔 7日閉 ⊢ 何方?
### you seven-day-finish RI what-manner?
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# drink; beverage
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# pipe
## 飲
### drink now, *pee-pay* for it later!
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# like; enjoy
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# kusta
## 愛
### gives me *gusto* — I like it
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# animal; creature
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# peste
## 匹
### a *pest* is a critter
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# thirsty
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# pipevori
## 飲求
### drink-want
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# meal (a sitting); mealtime
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# komitempo
## 食时
### food-time
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# soup
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# akukomi
## 水食
### water-food
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# fish
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# akupeste
## 水匹
### water-animal
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# sea
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# mekaaku
## 大水
### big-water
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# swim
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# akuire
## 水行
### water-go
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# who
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# keromo
## 何人
### what-person
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# where
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# kerroko
## 何所
### what-place
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# 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.
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# 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.
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# 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.
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# 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
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# mersi
## 恩
### French *merci*!
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# for; in order to
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# por
## 為
### *pour* a drink for me
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# about; regarding
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# topi
## 件
### on the *topi*c of
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# sad
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# nonkonten
## 不楽
### not-happy
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# beautiful; pretty; good-looking
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# ponavite
## 好見
### good-see
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# welcome
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# kontenveni
## 楽来
### happy-come
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# tears; cry
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# viteaku
## 見水
### see-water
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# discover; find something new
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# novavite
## 初見
### new-see
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# About the big fish!
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# Topi meka akupeste!
## 件 大 水匹!
### about big water-animal!
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# No, thank you.
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# Non, mersi.
## 不, 恩.
### not, thank.
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# I would like to thank the person who brought us here today.
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# 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
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# kita
## 写
### I can write with my writing *kit*
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# work; job
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# opus
## 力
### your magnum *opus* — life's work
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# can; ability
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# kan
## 能
### *can*
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# join; connect
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# yunta
## 合
### *you 'n' ta* others are now joined!
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# read
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# kitavite
## 写見
### writing-see
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# writer; author
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# 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.
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# Tu ri kan vake a tis.
## 尔 ⊢ 能 作 ⇒ 此.
### you RI can do A this.
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# You work well.
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# Tu ri pona opus.
## 尔 ⊢ 好 力.
### you RI good work.
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# more; extra
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# mas
## 更
### *mas*sive means more
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# interval; duration
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# turan
## 間
### the *dur*ation you need *to run*
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# music; song
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# musi
## 曲
### *musi*c
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# love; adore; be in love with
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# mekakusta
## 大愛
### big-like
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# breakfast
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# suryankomi
## 上日食
### up-sun-food
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# prepare; get ready; arrange
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# yervake
## 前作
### before-make
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# politeness (verbal)
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# pamtika
## 乞言
### please-say
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# reader
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# kitaviteomo
## 写見人
### writing-see-person
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# trip; journey
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# 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.
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# 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.
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# Can we meet?
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# Ekomen ri kan sarve, ker?
## 己众 ⊢ 能 会, 何?
### I-group RI can meet, what?
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# You will see it.
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# Tu ri vite a tis.
## 尔 ⊢ 見 ⇒ 此.
### you RI see A this.
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# I see.
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# Eko ri vite.
## 己 ⊢ 見.
### I RI see.
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# Thank you.
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# Meka mersi.
## 大 恩.
### big thank.
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# Of course!
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# Ves!
## 真!
### true!
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# Time goes fast.
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# 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.