= List of common translations and figures of speech =

**Important:** Most of these are suggestions that work in most contexts. In situations where you need more or less precision, obviously use what fits best. For example, if you need to tell apart an icon and a full image, you might want to use "sitelen lukin lili" and "sitelen lukin suli" to clear up the difference; while most of the time, "sitelen lukin" or even "sitelen" gets the point across.

||'''A'''|| ||
|| Application || ilo (pali) >> More specific applications like "game" for example are translated as "ilo <mod>" e.g. "ilo musi" = "game" ||
|| Archive || poki awen ||
|| Association || ''see With'' ||
|| Attention! || ni li suli a! ||
|| Automatic || ... la (tenpo) jan ala ||
||'''B'''|| ||
|| Brightness || wawa suno ||
|| Browser || ilo (pi lukin/kepeken) linluwi ||
||'''C'''|| ||
|| Change || ante ||
|| Choose || ''see Select'' ||
|| Computer || ilo sona/pali ||
||'''D'''|| ||
|| Data || ijo ||
|| Default || meso ||
|| Delete || weka ||
|| Desktop || poki Desktop ||
|| Directory || ''see Folder'' ||
|| Disk || poki suli ||
|| Document || ''see File'' ||
||'''E'''|| ||
|| Error || pakala ||
||'''F'''|| ||
|| File || lipu ||
|| Folder || poki ||
|| Format || nasin (lipu) ||
||'''G'''|| ||
|| Group || kulupu ||
||'''H'''|| ||
|| Hide || weka lukin (Do not just use "weka" as that might be confused with deletion)||
||'''I'''|| ||
|| Icon || sitelen lukin (lili) ||
|| ID || ID (do not translate) ||
|| Image || sitelen lukin ||
|| Include || kan ||
|| Info(rmation) || sona ||
|| Input- || ... pi pana insa ||
|| Internet || ''see Network'' ||
||'''J'''|| ||
|| || ||
||'''K'''|| ||
|| Kind || ''see Type'' ||
|| || ||
||'''L'''|| ||
|| Link (as in link to another file) || lipu kan lipu ante ||
|| Link (as in hyperlink) || toki kan lipu ante ||
|| Load || kama jo / lanpan ||
|| Load panel/window || lupa lanpan ||
|| Logo || ''see Icon'' ||
||'''M'''|| ||
|| Media || musi ||
|| Media server || ilo linluwi pi pana musi ||
|| Modify || ''see Change'' ||
|| Mount || lon ||
|| Move || tawa ||
||'''N'''|| ||
|| Network || linluwi ||
|| New || sin/namako ||
|| Next || kama ||
|| No || ala ||
||'''O'''|| ||
|| OK || pona ||
|| Okay || ''see OK'' ||
|| Online || ''see Network'' ||
|| Output- || ... kama / ... pana / ... pi pana tawa ante ||
|| Open (with) || open/lukin (kan) or kepeken lon ||
|| Options || ''see Preferences'' ||
||'''P'''|| ||
|| Parameter || ijo insa ||
|| Password || nimi open or nimi awen ||
|| Plain || meso or pona >> Exception: "plain text" is not "toki pona" to avoid confusion. Use "toki pi pona" or "nasin toki meso" instead. ||
|| Preferences || wile ||
|| Previous || pini ||
||'''Q'''|| ||
|| Quality || nanpa/nasin pona ala pona ||
||'''R'''|| ||
|| Raw || ''see Plain'' ||
|| Read-only || lukin/oko taso ||
|| Rectangle || leko ||
|| Remove || ''see Delete if permanent, see Hide if temporary'' ||
|| Regular Expression/RegEx || ijo/nasin/toki RegEx ||
|| Replace || ante tawa ||
||'''S'''|| ||
|| Save (to) || awen (tawa) ||
|| Save panel/window || lupa awen ||
|| Screen saver || musi pi lape ilo or simply musi lape||
|| Search || alasa ||
|| Select || wile ||
|| Server || ilo linluwi ||
|| Show || lukin/oko or weka ala (the latter only if it was previously hidden)||
|| Size || nanpa suli ||
|| Sort || (nasin) pona ||
|| System || ilo (suli) ||
||'''T'''|| ||
|| Translator (as in you and me) || jan pi ante toki ||
|| Translator (as in a converter) || ilo pi ante nasin ||
|| Trash || poki jaki ||
|| Type || nasin ||
||'''U'''|| ||
|| Unknown || sona ala ||
||'''V'''|| ||
|| Value (as in valuable) || mani ||
|| Value (as in a variable) || ijo insa or nanpa ||
|| Version || nanpa ||
|| Volume (as in storage) || poki suli ||
|| Volume (as in sound) || wawa kalama ||
||'''W'''|| ||
|| Window || lupa ||
|| Window title || nimi lupa ||
|| With || kan ||
|| Write (to) || ''see Save (to)'' ||
||'''X'''|| ||
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||'''Y'''|| ||
|| Yes || lon or pona (depending on context; is the action good or merely confirmed?) ||
||'''Z'''|| ||
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