| tenpo | time | |
| tenpo seme? | when? | |
| tenpo ni | now | |
| tenpo suno | day | |
| tenpo pimeja | night | |
| tenpo suno ni | today | |
| tenpo suno kama | tomorrow | |
| tenpo suno pini | yesterday | |
| tenpo suno sin | morning | |
| tenpo lili | soon, moment, briefly | |
| tenpo suli | long time | |
| tenpo mute | often, many times | |
| tenpo kama | future | |
| tenpo pini | past | |
| tenpo ale | always, all the time | |
| tenpo ala | never | |
| tenpo mun | month | |
| tenpo sike | year | |
| tenpo sin | again | |
| tenpo lete | winter | |
| tenpo seli | summer | |
| tenpo telo | rainy season | |
| suno li lon | it is day | |
| pimeja li lon | it is night | |
| tenpo lili la mi wile weka | I must leave soon | |
| tenpo seme la ona li kama lon tomo sina? | When is he coming to your house? | |
| kulupu pi tenpo suno luka tu | days of the week | |
| tenpo suno pi nanpa wan | Monday | |
| tenpo suno pi nanpa tu | Tuesday | |
| tenpo suno pi nanpa tu wan | Wednesday | |
| tenpo suno pi nanpa tu tu | Thursday | |
| tenpo suno pi nanpa luka | Friday | |
| tenpo suno pi nanpa luka wan | Saturday | |
| tenpo suno pi nanpa luka tu | Sunday | |
| kulupu pi tenpo mun | Month | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa wan | January | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa tu | February | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa tu wan | March | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa tu tu | April | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa luka | May | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa luka wan | June | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa luka tu | July | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa luka tu wan | August | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa luka tu tu | September | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa luka luka | October | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa luka luka wan | November | |
| tenpo mun pi nanpa luka luka tu | December |