#pona la is hard to translate. its literally just like “with good context”

[high-qualitymoron]

sina toki ala toki kepeken toki pona? pona la, mi mute li ken toki mute kepeken ni :]

a... mi ken toki kepeken toki pona. taso la mi pona ala. mi wile kama pona!

(my attempt at a translation under the cut)

Ask: "Can you speak using toki pona? On good days, many of us can talk a lot using this :]"

Answer: "Oh... I can talk with toki pona. It's just that I'm not good. I want to get better!"