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lipu suli pi(toki [ijonasaliinsa]
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speakerlipu sulitest pi(toki [ijonasaliinsa]English

speakerjan [joutanimijanonaJunior] enand jan [suwiantewileinsaZari] li lonat tomohouse pi(jan [joutanimijanonaJunior]
headspeakermiI wileneed e pona sina
your help
jan [suwiantewileinsaZari] o(vocative)
headspeakersinayou wileneed e pona mimy help anu seme?
headspeakerwile
yes
tenpo kamasoon la(context) lipu sulia test pi(toki [ijonasaliinsaEnglish] li wileasks e sonaknowledge tanfrom mime
Junior has a Spanish exam soon.
  • No, that's wrong.
  • Yes, that's right.
headspeakermiI wilewant musi(to) play
headspeaker
taso
but
miI wilehave to johave e sonaknowledge
Junior needs to study English, but he really wants to…
  • …take over the world.
  • …play a video game.
  • …study history.
headspeakermi olet's kama sonastudy lon poka
together
toki [ijonasaliinsa] mimy English li ponagood
Tap what you hear
headspeakerlipubook sinayour li lon seme
where
headspeakerlonin poki pi(lipu sona mi)my school bag
headspeakerpokibag sinayour li lon semewhere
headspeakerlonat tomo sonaschool
Where's Junior's backpack?
  • at his school
  • in his room
  • in Zari's living room
headspeakerjan [joutanimijanonaJunior] o
(vocative)
sinayou jo aladon't have e liputhe book la
(context)
sinayou kama sonastudy kepeken nasin semehow
headspeakero(imperative) tawago to tomo sona mi
my school
o(and) alasalook for e lipu mimy book
headspeakermiI awenstay lon nihere li(and) musiplay
What does Junior want Zari to do?
  • go get his English book while he plays video games
  • play video games with him
  • buy him a new backpack
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