Travel
Get down.
o anpa.

Stay quiet.
o toki ala.

They saw us!
ona li lukin e mi mute!

Oh no! Run! Run! I'll shoot them down!
pakala! o tawa! o tawa! mi ken moli e ona!

Where is the refugee camp?
tomo mute li pakala tan utala. jan pi tomo ni li tawa seme?

How do I reach the border / hospital / gun store / airport?
mi wile tawa ma poka / tomo pi pona sijelo / tomo pi ilo moli / ma pi tomo tawa kon. mi wile tawa kepeken nasin seme?

This passport proves that I'm an American.
lipu ni li toki e ni: mi tan ma Mewika.

 

Health
AGH! It hurts! It hurts! Please shoot me.
pakala! mi pakala! mi pakala! o moli e mi.

He was devoured by a huge beast.
soweli suli li moku e ona.

How many have died?
jan pi mute seme li moli?

Give me a towel so I can stop the profuse bleeding.
sijelo mi li pana e telo loje mute. o pana e len tawa mi.

Maybe he's not dead yet.
ken la ona li moli ala.

We must bury her before the guerrillas arrive.
jan utala li kama. o pana e sijelo ona tawa anpa.

Where did his arm go? He had something important in his hand.
luka ona li lon seme? ijo suli li lon ona.

 

Conversing with the Locals
I'm from Canada, not America. I promise.
mi tan ma Kanata. mi jan Mewika ala. ni li lon.

I'm a journalist.
mi jan pi sona sin.

I have always supported communism.
tenpo ali la nasin lawa kulupu li pona tawa mi.

(Name of rebel leader) is my hero.
jan lawa ______ li pona mute tawa mi.

We must kill (name of enemy leader).
mi mute o moli e jan _______.

I'm sorry that I've offended you. Please accept this camera / watch / money as a gift.
mi pakala. mi wile e ni: sina jo e ilo sitelen / ilo tenpo / mani ni.

They are coming! Can I hide in your house?
ona li kama! mi ken ala ken awen lon tomo sina?

I'm not the one! He is!
sina wile ala e mi! sina wile e ona!

Is the revolution over?
jan li pini ala pini utala?

 

Shopping
What happens if I light this fuse?
mi pana e seli tawa linja ni la seme li kama?

I don't have any money.
mi jo ala e mani.

This is a raid!
mi kama jo ike e ali!

Give me your food and money!
o pana e moku e mani!

If you tell anyone, I will torture you.
sina toki la mi pakala e sina.

 

Capture Situations
Don't shoot!
o moli ala e mi!

I surrender.
mi wile ala utala.

Lay down your weapons.
o pana e ilo moli sina.

Put your hands up. Get down.
o sewi e luka sina. o anpa.

If you spare my life, I will join your holy war.
sina moli ala e mi la mi jan pi utala sewi.

I know how to make bombs. Spare me.
mi ken pali e ilo pi moli mute. o moli ala e mi.

I'll sleep with you if you can help me get out of here.
o pana e mi. mi ken unpa e sina.

Tomorrow we will execute you.
tenpo suno kama la mi mute li moli e sina.

Do you have any final words before I execute you?
tenpo kama lili la mi moli e sina. sina wile ala wile toki e ijo?

Yes. I want to say that I--Look, a naked woman!
wile. mi wile toki e ni: mi--o lukin! meli ni li jo ala e len!

He's getting away. Shoot him!
ona li tawa weka. o moli e ona!

 

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