kemeka.pona.la

lipu Kemeka, a context-aware dictionary

Welcome to lipu Kemeka, a free English to Toki Pona dictionary made by the Toki Pona community. See how translating to Toki Pona depends on what English words mean in context.

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a

  1. one thing∅, wan
    • mi moku e pan.
      I ate a cookie.
    • mi moku e pan wan taso.
      I only ate a cookie.

abandon

  1. 1. leave (someone) behind, forsakeweka (tan)
    • tenpo ala la mi weka tan olin mi.
      I would never abandon my partner.
  2. 2. stop working onkama pali ala
    • mi kama pali ala e ilo mi. wile pali mi li weka.
      I abandoned my coding project because I lost motivation.

able

  1. having the capability, skill, strength, or power to do somethingken
    • mi wile ken toki Nijon.
      I want to be able to speak Japanese.

about

  1. 1. on the topic oftoki e, toki lon, lon
    • lipu ni li toki e kala.
      This is a book about fish.
    • mi toki lon kili lon nasin moku ona.
      I'm presenting about fruits and vegetables and how they're eaten.
    • mi pilin ike tawa kama ni.
      I'm mad about what happened.
  2. 2. or so, nearly, approximatelyanu poka, sama (lili)
    • mi kute e ona tan sike nanpa 2006 anu poka.
      I've been listening to it since about 2006.
    • lete pi tenpo lon en lete pi tenpo sike pini li sama lili.
      It’s about as cold as it was last winter.

above

  1. 1. located overhead of something elsesewi, lon sewi
    • pan li lon supa sewi tawa supa namako.
      The cereal is on the shelf above the spice shelf.
  2. 2. intently uninvolved in something due to social status or similar
    • mi ante tawa ona li pali sama ala.
      We are not like them. We are above their behavior.

accent

  1. features of oral speech that indicate social status(toki la) nasin kalama
    • nasin kalama ona la mi sona e ni: ona li awen lon ma Italija lon tenpo suli.
      I could tell from his accent that he lives in Italy.

accept

  1. 1. to approveken
    • wawa, pana mi li ken lon utala!
      Wow, my submission for the contest was accepted!
  2. 2. to take something as true without rejecting itkute, sona, pona; ike ala, utala ala
    • wile mi la ona li kama kin. taso ona li wile ala la mi kute e wile ona li tawa lon taso.
      I wanted her to come with, but she didn't want to, so I accepted it and just went on my own.
    • ona li awen ken ala sona e ni: mani ale ona li weka.
      He still can't accept that he lost all of his money.
    • pona la mi mije la ni li ike ala tawa mama mi.
      Luckily, my grandparents accept me as a guy.

according to

  1. based on what is said by(toki) {ijo} la
    • toki pi jan sona la mi ale li moli lon suno kama.
      According to scientists, we'll all die tomorrow.

accuracy

  1. frequency of mistakesmute pakala
    • tenpo mute ala la ilo li pana e sona pakala.
      The detector has a high accuracy.

ache

  1. a feeling of pain(pilin) ike, (pilin) pakala
    • pilin ike li lon lawa mi.
      I have a headache.
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