EPISODE · May 21, 2020 · 11 MIN
#7 -Riddle in Toki Pona (Challenge week)
from Toki Pona Podcast · host Santi Younger
Toki Pona Podcast Community: discord access link Patreon: www.patreon.com/santiyounger Shownotes This week we have a riddle for you! Stick to the end to solve the riddle in toki pona. Challenge Translation #1 (from episode 5) "The unexamined life is not worth living" -Socrates jan Kapu "ali kepeken nasin pi jan ante li pakala". It's not very exact and precise with words, but the meaning still the same, I think. It means "life using other people's way is a mistake". jan tjaku "jan li lukin wawa ala e ali pi jan , la ali pi jan li jo ala e pona" Person does not pay attention strongly to life of person, then life of person has no goodness/worth Episode #7 Riddle Challenge by jan tjaku ni li jan seme? (who is this?) mi jan sona suli mute. mi lukin wawa e ali ma: mi lukin wawa e akesi mute, en soweli mute, en waso mute, en kala mute, en pipi mute, en kasi mute. mi kama sona e tan ali ma li kama awen lon: ali ma li jo e ijo pona tawa nasin ma, la ali ma li kama awen lon. ali ma li jo e ijo ike tawa nasin ma, la ali ma li kama moli lon. mi pana sona ni tawa jan ali. tenpo pini, jan mute li jo e pilin ike tawa sona mi. tenpo ni, jan mute li jo e pilin pona tawa sona mi. ni li jan seme? Website: santiyounger.com Contact Me: santiyounger.com/toki-contact Stoic Philosophy Podcast: santiyounger.com/podcast (my Main Podcast)
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Toki Pona Podcast Community: discord access link Patreon: www.patreon.com/santiyounger Shownotes This week we have a riddle for you! Stick to the end to solve the riddle in toki pona. Challenge Translation #1 (from episode 5) "The unexamined life is not worth living" -Socrates jan Kapu "ali kepeken nasin pi jan ante li pakala". It's not very exact and precise with words, but the meaning still the same, I think. It means "life using other people's way is a mistake". jan tjaku "jan li lukin wawa ala e ali pi jan , la ali pi jan li jo ala e pona" Person does not pay attention strongly to life of person, then life of person has no goodness/worth Episode #7 Riddle Challenge by jan tjaku ni li jan seme? (who is this?) mi jan sona suli mute. mi lukin wawa e ali ma: mi lukin wawa e akesi mute, en soweli mute, en waso mute, en kala mute, en pipi mute, en kasi mute. mi kama sona e tan ali ma li kama awen lon: ali ma li jo e ijo pona tawa nasin ma, la ali ma li kama awen lon. ali ma li jo e ijo ike tawa nasin ma, la ali ma li kama moli lon. mi pana sona ni tawa jan ali. tenpo pini, jan mute li jo e pilin ike tawa sona mi. tenpo ni, jan mute li jo e pilin pona tawa sona mi. ni li jan seme? Website: santiyounger.com Contact Me: santiyounger.com/toki-contact Stoic Philosophy Podcast: santiyounger.com/podcast (my Main Podcast)
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