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sitelen jan
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speakersitelen janthe portrait

speakerjan [onakenaleOscar] enand jan pona ona [lapeutalasonainsahis friend Lucy] li lonare in ma kasia park
speakerjan [onakenaleOscar] li sitelenis painting a portrait of e jan [lapeutalasonainsaLucy]
headspeakerpona
OK
tenpo ninow la(context) sinayou kencan lukinlook at e(object) sitelen
the portrait
onait li pona ala ponais good (question) tawato sinayou
speakerjan [lapeutalasonainsaLucy] li lukinlooks at e(object) sitelenthe portrait
Oscar shows Lucy a picture of a fish.
  • No, that's wrong.
  • Yes, that's right.
headspeakertan semewhy la(context) linja lawa mimy hair li lasois blue
headspeakerlasoblue li pona muteis very good tawa mito me
Wait… why is Lucy's hair blue in the portrait?
  • Oscar loves blue.
  • Lucy dyed her hair blue yesterday.
  • Oscar ran out of other colors.
headspeakertan semewhy la(context) lawa mimy head li suli a(is) so big
headspeakermi sona ala
I don't know
onait li lawa sina(is) your head
headspeakernena mimy nose li suli ni ala(is) not that big
Choose the option that means "nose."
mi li
headspeakernena sinayour nose li pona mute tawa lukin(is) very pretty!
headspeakeronait li pona(is) good tawa mi,
to me
tasobut onait li sama ala ni(is) not like that one
Tap what you hear
headspeakersinayou wile ala wilewant (question) e(object) sitelen nithe portrait?
headspeakero(imperative) pilin ike ala
(do) not feel bad
tasobut miI wile aladon't want e(object) onait
What's next?
speakermijea man li tawa pokawalks by liand lukinlooks at e(object) sitelenthe portrait
  • sitelenthe portrait
  • nena mimy nose
  • suli aso big
headspeakersitelen nithat portrait li pona mute
(is) very good
miI esunwill buy e(object) onait kepekenfor mani aleone hundred dollars
speakerjan [lapeutalasonainsaLucy] li jo wawagrabs e(object) sitelenthe portrait
headspeakeronait li sitelen mi
(is) my portrait
sinayou kencan esunbuy e(object) onait kepekenfor mani ale ale atwo hundred dollars
Lucy decided to…
  • …give the painting away for free.
  • …buy the painting for 200 dollars.
  • …sell the painting for money.
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