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
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 13: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
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' 13: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw - 13: At the Office

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 13A

A
Lichexw ítetem?
Are you sleepy?
B
Á:'a. Lulh híth kw'els yóyes. Sáyém tel télmel!
Yes. I've been working for a long time. My mind is aching!
A
Iyólem kw'as hó:yt ta' syó:ys. Lámtsel kwélem kw'e kópi.
You should finish your work. I'll go get some coffee.
B
Á:'a. Iyólem kw'els qó:qet kw'e kópi.
Yes. I should drink some coffee.tetem?

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 13B

A
Líchap ítetem?
Are you guys sleepy?
B
Á:'a. Ts'áts'el wel híth kw'es yóyestset.
Yes. We've been working for a very long time.
A
Ey tw'a kw'es lámelép kwélem kw'e kópi.
You guys better go get some coffee.

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Full Lesson Audio S13- Vocabulary, phrases, and Dialogues

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Wiyóth kw'els yóyes. I'm always working.
Wiyóth kw'es yóyestset. We're always working.
Wiyóth kw'as yóyes. You (sg.) are always working.
Wiyóth kw'es yóyeselép. You guys are always working.
Éy t'wa kw'els yóyes. I'd better be working.
Éy t'wa kw'es yóyestset. We'd better be working.
Éy t'wa kw'as yóyes. You (sg.) had better be working.
Éy t'wa kw'es yóyeselép. You guys had better be working.
Líchap ítetem? Are you guys sleepy?
Lichexw ítetem? Are you sleepy?
Á:'a. Ts'áts'el wel híth kw'es yóyestset. Yes. We've been working for a very long time.
Á:'a. Lulh híth kw'els yóyes. Sáyém tel télmel! Yes. I've been working for a long time. My mind is aching!
Iyólem kw'as hó:yt ta' syó:ys. Lámtsel kwélem kw'e kópi. You should finish your work. I'll go get some coffee.
Ey tw'a kw'es lámelép kwélem kw'e kópi. You guys better go get some coffee.
Á:'a. Iyólem kw'els qó:qet kw'e kópi. Yes. I should drink some coffee.tetem?

Always

The Halq'eméylem word for always is wiyóth. To build sentences with wiyóth you put wiyóth at the start of the sentence and then use kw'els, kw'as etc., as in the examples below.


(1) (a) Wiyóth kw'els yó:ys.

always that I work

= I am always working.


(b) Wiyóth kw'as yó:ys.

always that you work

= You are always working.


(c) Wiyóth kw'es yó:ystset.

always that we work

= We always working.

(d) Wiyóth kw'as yó:yselép.

always that you work

= You folk are always working. 


Some other words that require kw'els, kw'as, etc. after them include híth (it's a long time...) and

éy t'wa (it would be better...

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