Pronunciation
a - like in English "cat"
e - like in English "bed"
é - like in English "lioness"
i - like in English "need"
o - like in English "dog" but like English "road" at the end of a word.
u - like in English "too"
Accents on other vowels are also used to denote stress.
Consonants
b - like in English "buy"
c - when followed by i or e like English "mass" Otherwise pronounced like in English "sky"
d - like in English "pod"
f - like in English "fox"
g - when followed by i or e like in English "jam" Otherwise pronounced like in English "good"
h - like in English "hello"
j - like in English "join"
k - like in English "kill"
l - like in English "sly"
m - like in English "mom"
n - like in English "can"
p - like in English "pod"
r - like in English "right"
s - like in English "boss"
t - like in English "robot"
v - like in English "very"
x - like in English "box"
y - like in English "yes"
Oi - like in English "boy"
Ai - like in English "my"
Au - like in English "how"
Ch - like in English "church"
Sh - like in English "cash"
Gu - when followed by a vowel like in English "Language"
Cu - when followed by a vowel like in English "question"
Hu - when followed by a vowel like in English "will"
Dh - like in English "the"
Th - like in English "think"
Pronouns & possessive pronouns
I- Mi
He- Li
She- Shi
It- Si
They- Ti
We- Ni
You- Dhi
You all/lot- Dhis
My- Ma
Your- Dha
His- La
Her- Sha
Our- Na
You lot's- Dhisa
Their- Ta
Its- Sa
Myself - Mastan
Yourself - Dhastan
Himself - Lastan
Herself - Shastan
Ourself - Nastan
Yourselves - Dhisastan
Themselves - Tastan
Itself - Sastan
(the stan translates as being.)
Connectives
that, than, which - dhei
Those, them - dheis
This, these - dhe, dhes
Who - kei
What - kei
When - huen
Where - huer
Why - poc
Because - podh
But - Sed
If - si
not - no
Verbs
To be - Sta
To have - Tena
To do - Asa
To be able to - Poda
To say - Desira
To go - Ira
To see - Serva
To give - Dara
To know - Siensa
To want - Kera
To love - Ama
To arrive - Ariva
To pass - Pasa
To ought to - Deba
To put - Pona
To seem - Sima
To stay - Rimana
To believe - Creia
To speak - Pala
To take or carry - Toma
To let - Taraca
To follow - Sega
To find - Finda
To call - Noma
To wear - Labesa
To write - Cataba
To dance - Dansa
To think - Pensa
To wash - Lava
To start - Comensa
To read - Lera
To play - Joga
To rise - Asenda
To fall - Desasenda
To create - Creiara
To destroy - Descreiara
To like - Gusta
To earn - Gana
To laugh - Rida
To sing - Chanta
Prepositions
To - A
Infront of, before - Ante
Around - Sircom
Against - Contra
Toward - Erga
Inside - In
Outside - Noín
Below - Infra
Between, among - Inter
Within - Intra
Near - Juxta
Through - Per
Behind, after - Post
Over - Super
Under - Nosuper
Beyond - Ultra
With - Com
Without - Nicom
Adjectives
(Adjectives always end in e, gender or pluralization does not affect this.)
Good - Bene (Bad - nobene.)
Big - Grande (Small - nogrande.)
Intelligent - Inteligente (Stupid - noínteligente.)
Brave - Brave (Cowardly - nobrave.)
Happy - Felise (Sad - nofelise.)
Interesting - Interese (Boring - noínterese.)
Normale - Normale - (Unusual - nonormale.)
Noun modifications
(Nouns which are male end in o or any consonant. Nouns which are female end in és. Nouns in which the object is either male and female or lack a gender end in i. To pluralize these nouns, this rule is applied; the plural of nouns which end in a vowel is the letter s. Plurals of nouns which end in consonants are es.)
Geli - ice, geli + gi - thing = ice cream (Ice thing.)
Ghitari - guitar + jo - man = guitarist (Guitar man.)
Lusi - light, lusi + si - producer/maker = light bulb (Light producer.)
Domi - house, domi + ti - little = Hut (As a pose to; domi nogrande - small house)
Example text
Le jo sa chanta a la sheves post li pona dheis in ta domitis de sheves. Li pensa dhe sta kei asa dheis tam forsie i efetie noín huen ti sta laboran. Li sa tambei normalei ambula sircom la teri sta serte li no tena norecordad anegi. Post li tena verificad, li ira a le cititi locale huer li normalei finda la amicos i beva e poke de vini.
The man will sing to his horses after he puts them in their stables. He thinks this is what makes them so powerful and effective outside when they're working. He will normally also walk around his land to make sure he hasn't forgotten anything. After he has checked his land, he goes to the local town where he usually meets his friends and drinks some wine.