How to Mini

The sole purpose of these lessons is to get the reader to hit the floor running with the Mini language. Mini is so easy that you can take a look at the grammar and start using the language right away with a dictionary in hand. That’s it. No complex grammar structures, no exceptions nor specific cases, no convoluted rules that apply sometimes and sometimes don’t. Just your ideas straight to the page (or into the ears of the one listening to you).

The lessons can be read in any order. They include all the grammar you need, audio, and exercises. If there’s something you already read in another lesson, skip it. If you feel stuck, you can always check the Mini grammar. I recommend starting with a quick Mini overview.

Answers to exercises

  1. What is my name? - mi name a ke?
  2. What is his name? - si name a ke?
  3. si name a Leo - His name is Leo.
  4. salu, Leo - Hi, Leo - Bye, Leo.
  5. bon dia, Mia. mi i dimenti o fasile - Good day, Mia. I forget easily.
  6. tu i dimenti a ke? - What do you forget?
  7. tu name a Mia - Your name is Mia.
  8. si i manja a ke? - What does he eat? - What does she eat? - What does it eat?
  9. It eats quickly - si i manja o rapi.
  10. e bon - Ok - It’s ok - It’s fine - It’s good.
  11. How would you ask some if they speak German?: tu i pale a Germania-linga?
  12. What does “linga” mean?: Language
  13. What’s Mia’s favourite language?: We don’t know.
  14. mi-ale i pale a mini.
  15. sori, mi i no pale a Tai.
  16. tu i pale a ke linga?
  17. mi i savi a mini - I know Mini.
  18. My favourite language is Mini - mi favo linga a mini.
  19. Does she speak Japanese? - si i pale a Nipon-linga - si-feme i pale a Nipon-linga.
  20. We know English - mi-ale i savi a Engli - mi-mui i savi a Engli.
  21. Uu-linga a linga - Wu chinese is a language.
  22. si i pale a Fanse an Engli - he speaks French and English - she speaks French and English - it speaks French and English
  23. si-viro e de Kanada - He is from Canada.
  24. si-feme e de Bask-lan - She is from Basque Country.
  25. i dire: tu i veni de Argentina? - Tell me: Are you from Argentina?
  26. Where do you come from? - tu i veni e de ke loke? - tu i veni de ke?
  27. Where do you all come from? - tu-ale i veni e de ke loke? - tu-ale i veni de ke?
  28. I want to know - mi i vole savi.
  29. I live in China - mi i viva e en Sina - mi i viva en Sina.
  30. Is the following sentence correct? why? why not?: si-ale veni de Australia: It is correct. It has just omitted the one letter particles i, e. The full one would be “si-ale i veni e de Australia”. The “e” is usually omitted because there is already a preposition that makes it clear we are in a prepositional phrase.
  31. Where is Mia from?: Sweden.

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Published: 250927 Updated: 251005