TP in 76 lessons English file
Ch 0
All the letters of TP
Ch 1
first words
eat food
Ch 2
simple sentence
algo - something
chido - cool (Mexican word only)
comer - eat
Ch 3
2nd simple sentence
subject different from mi or sina
comida - food
Ch 4
direct object receives the action and is preceded by e
Ch 5
more words
cosa - thing
Ch 6
fix title adjectives and adverbs
Ch 7
mean nothing by themselves but they give structure to the sentence
is to indicate that what goes before is subject
when the subject is mi or sina the li is understood (and not used)
e on the other hand usually indicates that what comes before is the verb and what goes after is what receives the action
Ch 8
Time
no time (there are no tenses)
I am good. I was good, I will be good
You eat, you ate, you will eat
The bug dies (is dead), died, will die
Ch 9
ok
Ch 10
ok
Ch 11
compound words
arma - gun
Ch 12
Ch 13
Compound sentences
one subject with multiple verbs
algo = something
(person other than mi or sina)
you are big and bad
he is good, big and crazy
the sun is big and good
the insect eats fruit and has sex
the fool has a gun and killed the child
Ch 18
Wile can be used as either a verb or with another verb
I wish to eat
I want food
I wish to drink water. (I am thirsty)
He wants that very much
He wishes to have a house
I wish to see you very much
Crazy people wish to die
Ch 19
more about adjectives and adverbs
the meaning of compound words is obtained by grouping from left to right
the order is important
a soldier
a good soldier
many good soldiers
this good soldier
a fighting friend
I look good
I am good looking
Ch 20 more words
musi - fun
sona - knowledge, to know, to understand
toki - speak, read, talk, language
ma - field, country, open space
sewi - high, holy, heaven, above
len - clothing
meli - woman
mije - man
Ch 21 lon
lon as a verb means "to be present", "to be there"
I am present, I exist, I'm alive
there are many people
as a preposition means "in"
the sun is in the sky
the children are in the school
it is fun in the field
I would like to die at sea
Questions on following chapters
66
removed kan = with and replaced with poka
72
ante la = otherwise
74 & 75
fix the 'n' font for tenpo on 73, 74 & 75