en

This word simply means "and". It is used to join two nouns in the subject of a sentence together:

mi en sina li jan pona.		You and I are friends.
jan lili en jan suli li toki.		The child and the adult are talking.
kalama musi en meli li pona tawa mi.		I like music and girls.

Note that en is not intended to connect two direct objects. For that, use the multiple-e technique (Page ).

mi wile e moku e telo.

I want food and water.

Also note that en is not used to connect two whole sentences, even though this is common in English. Instead, use the multiple-li technique (Page ) or split the sentence into two sentences:

mi moku e kili ...		I'm eating fruit, ...
... li toki kepeken toki pona.		... and I'm speaking in/using Toki Pona.
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mi moku e kili.		I'm eating fruit, ...
mi toki kepeken toki pona.		... and I'm speaking in/using Toki Pona.

en can also be used with pi if two people own something together:

tomo pi jan Keli en mije ona li suli.		The house of Keli and her boyfriend is big.
jan lili pi jan Ken en jan Lisa li suwi.		Ken and Lisa's baby is sweet.