Commands

You simply say o and then whatever you want the person to do, like this:

o pali!		Work!
o awen.		Wait.
o lukin e ni.		Watch this.
o tawa ma tomo poka jan pona sina.		Go to the city with your friend.

We've learned how to address people and how to make commands; now let's put these two concepts together. Suppose you want to address someone and tell them to do something. Notice how one of the o's got dropped, as did the comma.

jan San o, ...		John, ...
... o tawa tomo sina!		... go to your house!
jan San o tawa tomo sina!		John, go to your house!
jan Ta o toki ala tawa mi.		Todd, don't talk to me.
jan Sesi o moku e kili ni.		Jessie, eat this fruit.

This structure can also be used to make sentences like "Let's go":

mi mute o tawa.		Let's go.
mi mute o musi.		Let's have fun.