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>Seems it could take some explanation to ask a guest whether they wanted coffee or tea. Green or black liquid?

• agnosticmantis 3y ago
  Now we have a word for green too? /s Looking it up, it seems like there are only five words for colors: pimeja (black), walo (white), loje (red), jelo (yellow), and laso (blue and green)
  • josu 3y ago
    Interesting. I asked GPT4 if it can translate and it responded a very confident Yes. Below is the translation. In Toki Pona, the translation for "Would you like coffee or tea?" would be: "sina wile e kafe anu telo nasa?" Here's a breakdown: "sina" = you "wile" = want/need "e" = direct object marker "kafe" = coffee (borrowed word) "anu" = or "telo nasa" = literally "intoxicating liquid", often used to mean "tea" or "alcohol" (there's no specific word for "tea" in Toki Pona, but in some contexts, "telo nasa" can be used to mean tea) It's worth noting that because Toki Pona has such a limited vocabulary, some words and concepts may be represented differently than in other languages.
  • MagicMoonlight 3y ago
    Lmao that is awful. Do you want a laso dress or a laso dress?
    • saaaaaam 3y ago
      No, easy! Laso or jelo laso. Loje laso walo = mauve I guess.
    • agnosticmantis 3y ago
      Yes please.