Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: 50: School

hal: Éwetselcha.
english: I won’t

hal: Tu sló:ló.
english: Just some of it.

hal: Qwá:ltselcha lí te stá:xwelh shxwelís wáyeles.
english: I have to give a speech in class tomorrow.

hal: Sí:sitsel kw'els lhx̲éylex lí te axélesmels te mestíyexw.
english: I’m scared to stand up in front of people.

hal: Qwá:ltselcha lí te skwúláwtxw wáyeles.
english: I’m making a speech in school tomorrow. / I have to give a talk in class tomorrow.

hal: Tsel ew ste'á te'á'álthe. Éwetsel líl x̲éylt tel sqwá:l.
english: I am too. I haven’t written my speech.

hal: Líchexwcha x̲éylt mékw'stám?
english: Are you going to write everything?

hal: Iyólem kw'ás tó:lt kw'as se lhx̲é:ylex.
english: You can learn it while you’re standing there.

hal: Sísitsel we lílcha tséthet yewálmels te mestíyexw.
english: I’d be afraid I’d freeze in front of the people.

hal: Hó:ystexwchexw yewá:l. Éwechexw q'éyq'elstaxw.
english: Finish it first. Don’t make it up.

hal: Ew ste'á te'á'althe. Tl'ó se éwe líl x̲éylt.
english: I’m the same. That’s why I didn’t write it.

hal: Skw'áy kw'els qwá:l ew ewál líl sx̲ex̲éylstexw kw'el sqwá:l.
english: I can’t talk when I don’t have my speech written.

hal: Lámechexw thíyt kw'e sx̲ex̲éyl?
english: Are you going to prepare some notes?

hal: Lhil lí te axélesmels te mestíyexw skw'áy kw'éls qwá:lómet.
english: When I’m in front of people I can’t talk.

hal: X̲éylttselcha tel sqwál yewál.
english: I’m going to write of my speech first.

hal: Éwechexw q'éyq'elsteláqexw. X̲wém kw'as málqelexw.
english: Don’t make up a story. You could forget it.

hal: A'a', x̲éylttselcha sx̲ex̲éyl.
english: Yes, I will write notes.

hal: Skw'áy kw'els qwá:l lí te axélesmels ye mestíyexw.
english: I can’t speak in front of people.

hal: Qwá:ltselcha lí te skwúl wáyeles.
english: I’m making a speech in school tomorrow.

hal: Lhíl qwélstexw ye mestíyexw skw'áy kw'éls qwá:lómet.
english: Sometimes when I talk to people I can’t talk.

hal: Skw'áy kw'éls t'át tethá. El sqwálewel kw'es skw'áyscha kw'éls qwá:lómet.
english: I can’t try that. I think I won’t be able to talk.