Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: 14: At the Office

hal: Ts'átse'l ew qéyqel thútl'ó!
english: She's really no good!

hal: Tsel ts'lhá:met kw'es láms the Máli.
english: I heard that Mary went.

hal: X̲éte te Chól kw'as mámeth'elqéylem.
english: John said that you were lying.

hal: Á:'a. Qe tsel ts'lhá:met kw'ses s'ú:met thú:tl'ó.
english: Yes. And I heard that she's lazy.

hal: Wiyóth kw'es qwíqweláts the Máli
english: Mary is always gossiping.

hal: X̲éte te Chól kw'els mámeth'elqéylem.
english: John said that I was lying.

hal: Tsel lhq'él:exw. Wiyóth kw'es ew mámeth'elqéylems, t'ó:t'.
english: I know. She's always telling lies, too, the poor thing.

hal: X̲éte te Chól kw'as mámeth'elqéylemelép.
english: John said that you guys were lying.

hal: X̲éte te Chól kw'ses mámeth'elqéylem.
english: John said that he/she was lying.

hal: Ts'átsel ew qéyqel tútl'ó!
english: He's really no good!

hal: X̲éte te Chól kw'es mámeth'elqéylemtset.
english: John said that we were lying.

hal: X̲éte te Chól kw'es láms the Máli. (
english: John said that Mary went.

hal: Á:'a. Wiyóth kw'es ew hiyuth'ósetsó tútl'ó.
english: Yes. He's always just fooling around.

hal: Wiyóth kw'es íts'els te Chól. Ts'áts'el ew s'ú:met.
english: John is always being lazy. He's really a lazy person.