S'ólh Halq'eméylem : Alétse tel Lháts'tel
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 2: Stl'ítset
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 3: Lháq'etchexw la te Letám
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 4: El Stl'í. Alétse?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 5: Lháq'etchexw la te letám.
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 6: Li te Kéchel
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 7: Li te Kó
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'íwes 8: Li te Letám
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 9: Li te Lá:lém
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 10: Lí te Kéchel
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 11: Li te Lá:lém
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 12: Li te Lá:lém
S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 13: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 14: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 15: Li te Kéchel
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 16: Éwe el Stl'ís!
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 17: Lí ulh Píwetes tl' Máli ye Sth'óqwi?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 18: Áletse tel X̲éltel?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 19: Áletse te Tl'álhem?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 20: Lichexw Xwemá:qet?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 21: Lhéqwchexw!
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 22: Te S'élíyá
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 23: Tsel Ékw'elexw!
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 24: Le Xwe'ít Tútl'ó?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 25: Tsel Ts'lhám...
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 26: Lichexw Th'ex̲wá:tsesem?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 27: Lichexw Xóxekw'em?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 28: Kwelátes tl' Máli te X̲á:ws Swíweles
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 29: Le ew Stá the Máli
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 30: Xóxelhmettsel te Sqáqele
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 31: Selchím ta' Swáyel?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 32: Lí Máytemkw'eTewátes?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 33: Lí Petámethó:me?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 34: Líchexw Kw'ókw'iy?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 35: Th'íyxwem Sátelhsthóxchexw
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 36
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 37: Stámcha kw'e Lép'exexw?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 38: Stám kw'e Chxélches tl' Chól?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 39: Stám kw'e Thíytexw?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 40: La qw'óqw'emó:thel the Máli.
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 41: Ílh me tá:methó:m kw'e wátes
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 42: Líchexw lhíts'eqwem?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 43: Tewát kw'e lép'ex tel s'álhtel?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 44: Éy te sq'ép
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 45: Ts'áts'el ew éy te'íle sq'éylo
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 46: Elétse te Sth'óqwi el Schxélcha?
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47: Shxwlíselh kw'els stá
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 48: Stl'ítset kw'e Sqemó:s te Músmes.
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 49: Líp Lám te Shxwímálá...
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 50: Chó:lxwem ta' sxéle!
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 12: Li te Lá:lém - 12: At Home

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 12A

A
El stl'í kw'els sp'ótl'em. Li iyólem kw'els lám átl'qel?
I need a smoke [lit. I need to smoke]
I need a smoke. Can I go outside?
B
Éwe. Skw'á:y kw'as lám átl'qel tloqá:ys.
No. You can't go outside now.
A
Xwe'ít kwa?
Why?
B
Iyólem kw'as thíyest te shxwe'í.
You should clean this place up.
Qe éwe is éy kw'as spótl'em!
And it's not good for you to smoke!

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 12B

A
Stl'ítset kw'es sp'ótl'emtset. Li iyólem kw'es lámtset átl'qel?
We need a smoke [lit. We need to smoke].
We need a smoke. Can We go outside?
B
Éwe. Skw'á:y kw'es lámelép átl'qel tloqá:ys.
No. You guys can't go outside now.
A
Xwe'ít kwa?
Why?
B
Iyólem kw'es thíyestelép te shxwe'í.
You guys should clean this place up.
Qe éwe is éy kw'es la p'óp'etl'emelép!
And it's not good for you guys to smoke!

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Full Lesson Audio S12- Vocabulary, phrases, and Dialogues

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Iyólem kw'as lám. You can go.
Iyólem kw'els lám. I can/should go.
Iyólem kw'es lámtset. We can/should go.
Iyólem kw'es lámelép. You guys can/should go.
Skw'á:y kw'els sp'ótl'em. I can't smoke.
Skw'á:y kw'as sp'ótl'em. You can't smoke.
Skw'á:y kw'es sp'ótl'emtset. We can't smoke.
Skw'á:y kw'es sp'ótl'emelép. You guys can't smoke.
Iyólem kw'es lámelép kwetxwí:lem. You guys can/should go inside.
Stl'ítset kw'es sp'ótl'emtset. Li iyólem kw'es lámtset átl'qel? We need a smoke. Can We go outside?
El stl'í kw'els sp'ótl'em. Li iyólem kw'els lám átl'qel? I need a smoke. Can I go outside?
Éwe. Skw'á:y kw'es lámelép átl'qel tloqá:ys. No. You guys can't go outside now.
Éwe. Skw'á:y kw'as lám átl'qel tloqá:ys. No. You can't go outside now.
Xwe'ít kwa? Why?
Iyólem kw'es thíyestelép te shxwe'í. You guys should clean this place up.
Iyólem kw'as thíyest te shxwe'í. You should clean this place up.
Qe éwe is éy kw'es la p'óp'etl'emelép! And it's not good for you guys to smoke!
Qe éwe is éy kw'as spótl'em! And it's not good for you to smoke!

Kw'es ... -tset

To say that we VERB in Halq'eméylem, you use the pattern shown in (1), with examples following. 


(1) ...kw'es VERB-tset

=...that we VERB


(2) (a) Iyólem kw'es lámtset.

okay that go-we

= It is okay that we go.


(b) Éy kw'es lámtset.

Good that go-we

=It is good that we go. 


Although that we is usually the literal translation for this pattern, feel free also to subsitute close or similar phrases when translating. For example, phrase (2a) above could equally well be translated as It's okay for us to go.

Kw'as...elép

As you know, Halq'eméylem uses a special form for you when addressing two or more people (as opposed to talking to just one person). We usually translate that here as you folks or you guys. To say ...that you folks VERB, you use the following pattern:


(1) ...kw'as VERB-elép

=...that you folks VERB


(2) (a) Iyólem kw'as lámelép.

= It is okay that you folks go.


(b) Éy kw'as lámelép.

=It is good that you folks go.


Again, other translations into English are possible, for example It is okay for you folks to go.

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