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sina ken ala ken pali e sitelen mi?
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speakersina ken ala ken pali e sitelen mican you take my picture?

speakerjan SaliZari li lukinsees e(object) jan OkaOscar. onahe li jan sona pi sitelen musi(is) art teacher lonat tomo sona onaher school.
headspeakersinayou ken ala kencan (question) pali e sitelen mitake my picture?
headspeakertan semewhy?
headspeakermiI wileneed e(object) niit tawafor lipu kulupu ilo mimy social media page.
Choose the option that means "social media."
e ni mi.
headspeakertasobut, tenpo ninow lafor miI o tawamust go to toki kulupua meeting pi jan sona(with) the teachers, jan SaliZari o(vocative).
headspeakero pona tawa miplease!
headspeakeraoh, kenOK (I can).
headspeakerponathank you, o(imperative) johave e(object) ilo toki mimy phone.
headspeakerponaOK.
headspeakero(imperative) awenwait miI pona tawa lukinlook good, anu seme(question)?
headspeakermiI sona aladon't know.
Oscar doesn't know…
  • …who Zari is.
  • …how to take pictures with a phone.
  • …if Zari looks good.
headspeakerponayes, tenpo alealways la(context), miI pona tawa lukinlook good.
headspeakerpona mute aperfect.
headspeakero(imperative) awenwait pokanext to lupathe door anuor sinpinin front lupa(of) the door la(context), miI o(imperative) lon semewhere??
Choose the option that means "wait".
o lupa lupa la, mi o lon seme?
headspeakerlon pokanext to lupathe door.
headspeakeraahmm miI wilewant lon sinpin(to be) in front lupa(of) the door.
Zari wants Oscar to take her picture in front of the door.
  • Yes, that's right.
  • No, that's wrong.
headspeakerjan SaliZari o(vocative)!
headspeakerponaOK, o(imperative) pali e sitelentake the picture.
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speakerjan OkaOscar li pali e sitelentakes a picture.
headspeakerpona athank you!
headspeakero(imperative) awenwait alano! miI wile want e(object) mime lonon sitelenthe picture, e(object) sina alanot you!
headspeakeraoh, ikeno! sitelenthe picture li lon lipu(is published) on the page anu seme??!
headspeakerpakalaoops
headspeakeraoh, o(imperative) lukinlook! sitelen sinayour picture li ponais good tawato jan mutemany people!
Oops! Oscar accidentally…
  • …posted a photo of himself on Zari's social media.
  • …texted Zari's photo to a boy she likes.
  • …posted a photo of a cat on his social media.
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