Talk:pali
From Toki Pona
pali lon = to participate in, to be active in to produce something tangible
pali e implies finishing pali lon implies not finishing
jan pali worker, employee laboristo, isto, dungito
jan lawa leader, boss, master, chairperson, president, director esto, ĉefo, mastro, prezidanto
jan lawa ma president of country, governor of state, premier of province prezidento, ŝtatestro, provincestro
jan lawa pi ma tomo mayor urbestro
jan pi kama sona student lernanto, studento
jan pi musi sijelo athlete atleto
jan (pi pali) moku chef, cook kuiristo
jan (pi pali) unpa sex worker, prostitute amorist(in)o, prostituit(in)o
jan pi pana sona teacher instruisto
jan pi pona pilin good psychotherapist lerta psikoterapiisto
jan pi pona sijelo good doctor, healer efika kuracisto
jan pi tomo pali office worker, etc. laboranto en oficejo, ktp
jan sona knowledgeable person, wise person, educated person, academic, specialist sciulo, saĝulo, klerulo, specialisto, fakulo
jan sona sijelo doctor, physician kuracisto
jan sona nanpa mathematician matematikisto
jan sona pilin psychologist psikologo
lon tenpo pi pali ala to be taking a sabbatical, break from work preni sabatan jaron, paŭzon de laboro
lukin jo e pali to be looking for a job serĉi laboron
pali ala not working senlabora
tomo pali work(place), office, factory, etc. laborejo, oficejo, fabriko, ktp.

