# MemeLingua Example Sentences

These examples are working test material, not final pedagogy. The emoji form is for visual reading; the shortcode form is the stable source representation. GitHub shortcode colons are spelling, not grammar.

## Reading Conventions

- Basic clause order is `subject predicate complement`.
- Spaces separate words or phrase chunks.
- Line breaks separate clauses or frames.
- Tight compounds are written without spaces in emoji form and as adjacent shortcodes in source form.
- No punctuation marks are grammar.

## Everyday Phrases

| # | English | Emoji form | Source form | Notes |
|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I want food. | 🙋 🧲 🍔 | `:raising_hand: :magnet: :hamburger:` | Basic WANT clause. |
| 2 | I need food. | 🙋 ⚠️ 🍔 | `:raising_hand: :warning: :hamburger:` | NEED stays distinct from WANT. |
| 3 | I do not want food. | 🙋 🚫🧲 🍔 | `:raising_hand: :no_entry_sign::magnet: :hamburger:` | Negated predicate. |
| 4 | You can move to the place. | 🫵 🤞 🏃 👉 📍 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :crossed_fingers: :runner: :point_right: :round_pushpin:` | CAN before event phrase. |
| 5 | Move to the place now. | ⏰👇 🫵 🏃 👉 📍 | `:alarm_clock::point_down: :index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :runner: :point_right: :round_pushpin:` | NOW plus destination. |
| 6 | Move from the place later. | ⏰👉 🫵 🏃 👈 📍 | `:alarm_clock::point_right: :index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :runner: :point_left: :round_pushpin:` | AFTER/later plus source. |
| 7 | Help me. | 🫵 🛟 🙋 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :ring_buoy: :raising_hand:` | Practical request. |
| 8 | Help the person. | 🫵 🛟 👤 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :ring_buoy: :bust_in_silhouette:` | HELP object. |
| 9 | If you see fire, help me. | 🚦 🫵 👀 🔥<br>🫵 🛟 🙋 | <code>:traffic_light: :index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :eyes: :fire:<br>:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :ring_buoy: :raising_hand:</code> | IF condition line, then result line. |
| 10 | I know the name. | 🙋 🎓 🏷️ | `:raising_hand: :mortar_board: :label:` | KNOW plus NAME. |
| 11 | I do not know the name. | 🙋 🚫🎓 🏷️ | `:raising_hand: :no_entry_sign::mortar_board: :label:` | Negated KNOW. |
| 12 | Speak to me. | 🫵 🗣️ 👉 🙋 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :speaking_head: :point_right: :raising_hand:` | TO as addressee. |
| 13 | Speak about this. | 🫵 🗣️ 💭 👇 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :speaking_head: :thought_balloon: :point_down:` | ABOUT marks topic. |
| 14 | This is about music. | 👇 🟰 🔊📄 | `:point_down: :heavy_equals_sign: :loud_sound::page_facing_up:` | MUSIC is SOUND + CONTENT. |
| 15 | The food is in the container. | 🍔 📥 🪣 | `:hamburger: :inbox_tray: :bucket:` | IN relation. |
| 16 | The food is on the container. | 🍔 👆 🪣 | `:hamburger: :point_up_2: :bucket:` | ON relation. |
| 17 | Put food in the container. | 🫵 👐 🍔 📥 🪣 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :open_hands: :hamburger: :inbox_tray: :bucket:` | TRANSFER plus destination relation. |
| 18 | Give the tool to the person. | 🙋 👐 🔧 👉 👤 | `:raising_hand: :open_hands: :wrench: :point_right: :bust_in_silhouette:` | GIVE via TRANSFER + TO. |
| 19 | Take the tool from the person. | 🙋 👐 🔧 👈 👤 | `:raising_hand: :open_hands: :wrench: :point_left: :bust_in_silhouette:` | TAKE via TRANSFER + FROM. |
| 20 | The tool is for doing work. | 🔧 🎯 🛠️ | `:wrench: :dart: :hammer_and_wrench:` | FOR as purpose. |
| 21 | The person does it with a tool. | 👤 🛠️ 🤝 🔧 | `:bust_in_silhouette: :hammer_and_wrench: :handshake: :wrench:` | WITH as instrument. |
| 22 | This is my tool. | 👇 🟰 🔧 📎 🙋 | `:point_down: :heavy_equals_sign: :wrench: :paperclip: :raising_hand:` | OF for association/ownership. |
| 23 | I choose this. | 🙋 🎛️ 👇 | `:raising_hand: :control_knobs: :point_down:` | CHOOSE is explicit. |
| 24 | I agree with you. | 🙋 👌 🤝 🫵 | `:raising_hand: :ok_hand: :handshake: :index_pointing_at_the_viewer:` | AGREE plus WITH. |
| 25 | Is this good? | ❓ 👇 🟰 ✨ | `:question: :point_down: :heavy_equals_sign: :sparkles:` | QUESTION before clause. |
| 26 | This is not good. | 👇 🟰 🚫✨ | `:point_down: :heavy_equals_sign: :no_entry_sign::sparkles:` | Negated property. |
| 27 | This is bad. | 👇 🟰 😈 | `:point_down: :heavy_equals_sign: :smiling_imp:` | BAD as property. |
| 28 | I feel happy. | 🙋 💓 😊 | `:raising_hand: :heartbeat: :blush:` | FEEL plus HAPPY. |
| 29 | I feel sad. | 🙋 💓 😭 | `:raising_hand: :heartbeat: :sob:` | SAD/CRY as feeling. |
| 30 | The person fears fire. | 👤 😨 🔥 | `:bust_in_silhouette: :fearful: :fire:` | FEAR relation. |
| 31 | I love you. | 🙋 ❤️ 🫵 | `:raising_hand: :heart: :index_pointing_at_the_viewer:` | LOVE as predicate. |
| 32 | Sleep now. | ⏰👇 🫵 😴 | `:alarm_clock::point_down: :index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :sleeping:` | TIME compound plus predicate. |
| 33 | This is urgent. | 👇 🟰 🚨 | `:point_down: :heavy_equals_sign: :rotating_light:` | URGENT/ALERT. |
| 34 | This is important. | 👇 🟰 ⭐ | `:point_down: :heavy_equals_sign: :star:` | IMPORTANT/SPECIAL. |
| 35 | Celebrate after it is done. | ⏰👉 ✅<br>🫵 🎉 | <code>:alarm_clock::point_right: :white_check_mark:<br>:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :tada:</code> | AFTER DONE as a temporal frame line. |
| 36 | The person is strong. | 👤 🟰 ⚡ | `:bust_in_silhouette: :heavy_equals_sign: :zap:` | STRONG/EFFORT. |
| 37 | The person has money. | 👤 ✊ 💰 | `:bust_in_silhouette: :fist_raised: :moneybag:` | HAVE plus VALUE/MONEY. |
| 38 | Give money to the person. | 🫵 👐 💰 👉 👤 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :open_hands: :moneybag: :point_right: :bust_in_silhouette:` | TRANSFER of value. |
| 39 | I hear sound from the place. | 🙋 👂 🔊 👈 📍 | `:raising_hand: :ear: :loud_sound: :point_left: :round_pushpin:` | HEAR plus FROM/source. |
| 40 | I see light on the container. | 🙋 👀 ☀️ 👆 🪣 | `:raising_hand: :eyes: :sunny: :point_up_2: :bucket:` | SEE plus ON relation. |
| 41 | Measure the distance to the place. | 🫵 📏 🔭 👉 📍 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :straight_ruler: :telescope: :point_right: :round_pushpin:` | MEASURE plus DISTANCE. |
| 42 | The height of the container. | 📏👆 📎 🪣 | `:straight_ruler::point_up_2: :paperclip: :bucket:` | HEIGHT compound plus OF. |
| 43 | The cover of the container. | 🪣👆 📎 🪣 | `:bucket::point_up_2: :paperclip: :bucket:` | COVER/LID compound. |
| 44 | The material of the thing. | 📦🧩 📎 📦 | `:package::jigsaw: :paperclip: :package:` | MATERIAL compound. |
| 45 | The food tastes sweet. | 🍔 🟰 👄✨ | `:hamburger: :heavy_equals_sign: :lips::sparkles:` | SWEET taste compound. |
| 46 | The food tastes bitter. | 🍔 🟰 👄🚫 | `:hamburger: :heavy_equals_sign: :lips::no_entry_sign:` | BITTER taste compound. |
| 47 | Drink liquid. | 🫵 👄💧 💧 | `:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: :lips::droplet: :droplet:` | DRINK compound. |
| 48 | Two people move together. | 2 👤 🏃 🤝 | `2 :bust_in_silhouette: :runner: :handshake:` | Numeral literal plus WITH. |
| 49 | The person keeps moving. | 👤 🏃🏃 | `:bust_in_silhouette: :runner::runner:` | Event doubling. |
| 50 | This is very good. | 👇 🟰 ✨✨ | `:point_down: :heavy_equals_sign: :sparkles::sparkles:` | Property doubling. |