I’m using y’all’s toki pona posts in the fmns tag to practice translating, and I wanted to see how accurate I was w my translations
“I want to say this in toki pona: “I love the Forgetmenauts.” But I don’t know how to say it? I can say “mi olin e ona (I love the Forgetmenauts)” that’s true. But that feels too small, almost nothing. Does anyone who speaks Toki Pona know them? Listen to them, they’re so good! I need someone else to talk to.”
(Some I couldn’t quite figure out but tried to fill in the gaps)
“It was to short. I listened to the song Charlatan in Red. I like it a normal amount. I’m not weird. I can breathe. I’m not okay. I need to sing the round. I’m so normal. I’m not broken or anything”
(“Tenpo pini lili la” could also be “it ended too soon” and “mi nasa ala” could also be “I’m sooo normal.” I also feel like I mistranslated the last line but I’m not sure how to make it sound less clunky. Still, I think it’s a pretty good early attempt)
okay so first of all im in love with you now, we are getting married in january and you should start looking for the formal attire of your choice (might i suggest top hats, potato sacks, wedding gowns?)
second of all youre really close or completely correct on almost everything!!! also remember im not an expert either and have used clunky, experimental and probably plain wrong phrasing at times, so youre fine.
im going to provide a literal translation, toki pona oddness in sentence structure included, as well as my original intended meaning:
toki pona:
tenpo pini lili la, mi kute e kalama musi Charlatan In Red. mi pilin meso. mi nasa ala. mi ken kon pona. mi pilin pona. mi wile ala uta e sijelo mi. mi pilin meso. mi wile ala pakala e ale
literal:
in little finished time, i listened to the song Charlatan in Red. i feel average. i dont feel weird. i can breathe. i feel good. i dont want to eat my body. i feel normal. i dont want to break everything.
intended:
i just listened to charlatan red. i feel normal. im not going insane. i can breathe. im good. i dont want to BITE myself. im so normal. i dont feel the urge to fucking hack everything to pieces.
toki pona:
mi wile toki e ni kepeken toki pona; pilin mi tawa kulupu pi kalama musi Forgetmenauts. taso mi sona ala e ni, mi o toki e seme? mi ken toki "mi olin e ona". ni li lon. taso ni li ike lili, li sin ala. kin la, mi sona ala e ni: jan mute pi toki pona li sona ala sona e kalama musi ona? ala la, o kute e ona, ona li pona a! mi wile toki tawa jan ante sona
literal:
i want to say this using toki pona: my feelings towards the music group Forgetmenauts. but i dont know, what should i say? i can say "i love them". that is true. but thats a little bad and not new. also, i dont know this: do many toki pona people know their music? if not, listen to them, theyre very good! i want to talk to other knowing people.
intended:
i want to talk about my opinions about the fmns in toki pona, but i dont know what to say. could say "i love them" but thats boring and ive already said that enough. and i dont know how many people who speak toki pona know them. if you dont, go listen to them, theyre amazing!! i wanna talk to more other people who know them.
anyway, hope this helps and again, prepare for the wedding!! <3
