Solresol · 31 August 2026

A word a day week

mi

MI · one spoken or sung note · 3

  • or

Mi is choice compressed to a single note: this or that, cadence optional.

Seven-note spelling

Say it, play it, flash it

  1. mi3 · yellow
Treble-clef notation for mi mi
On a modern treble clef, using C4 through B4.

The third one-note word is the conjunction or.

Gajewski’s grammar also shows a three-line staff and a special shorthand. Here, the notes appear on a modern treble clef. The C-major pitches are a playback choice; Solresol does not require absolute pitch.

Tiny sentence

Si mi do?

yes or no

“Yes or no?”

A teaching question made entirely from one-note words.

Treble-clef notation for si · mi · do simido
On a modern treble clef, using C4 through B4.

There is a short pause between words. The C-major pitches are a playback choice.

Receipts

Sources and cautions

The glosses of mi, si, and do are all listed in Sudre's one-note vocabulary.