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Here's what I'd say are the three best ways to learn the language.

• jan Pije is a pretty controversial figure in TP circles, but his lessons remain the most accessible way to learn the language.
  
• If you want to support Sonja Lang, the creator of TP, learn it through her book, Toki Pona: The Language of Good.
  
• If you'd much rather learn through videos, jan Misali's 12-part series is pretty good for that.

I don’t think you’ll confuse toki pona and German because they’re pretty different.

Learn the pronunciation, words, and grammar like you might with any language. Keep in mind that the grammar is pretty different than English and the words might be different than you’re used to because they all have multiple meanings.
I’d suggest getting the book if you can but you can also check out free user made courses online like Pije’s site.

I’d also suggest joining a chat group like on Discord or somewhere else so you can speak with and learn from multiple people who are proficient in the language.

lipu ike en pakala li pona mute tawa mi. o lukin!

taso sina wile ala wile e lipu ante? o lukin e lipu pali e telo suli. ona li jo e olin e pilin ike. ona li pona mute.

ni li ike ala tawa mi!

mi lukin kin e lipu ni: lipu "lipu pi kon moli ike" pi jan Posi.

mi lukin kin e lipu ni: lipu "o pilin pona tan ni: ken la moli li moli ala" pi jan Telu

mi lukin kin e lipu ni: lipu "ilo mute pi pali toki" pi jan Losepete

For more info about Toki Pona sound structure you can see the wikipedia page here - (though it does't make clear what's explicitly disallowed by the Toki Pona book and what tends to not happen), or chapter 9 of the official Toki Pona book itself, or the tokiponization guide by jan Sonja (there's a lot of other info there as well).

edit: Oh geeze, posts with embedded images really are awful on old reddit. I'll never do one of those again!