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
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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?
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' 26: Lichexw Th'ex̲wá:tsesem? - 26: Did You Wash Your Hands?

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 26B

A
Lichexw th'ex̲wá:tsesem kw'ese lám te émetáwtxw?
Did you wash your hands when you went to the bathroom?
B
Éwe. Éwetsel.
No. I didn't.
A
Éwe íxw th'ex̲wá:tsesem? Lámchexw tloqá:ys Kw'as th'exwá:tsesem!
You didn't wash your hands? Go wash your hands now!
B
Íyó:lem.
Alright.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Éwe tsel il th'ex̲wá:tsesem. I didn't wash my hands.
Éwe chexw lixw th'ex̲wá:tsesem. You didn't wash your hands.
Xwewá tsel il th'ex̲wá:tsesem. I didn't wash my hands yet.
Xwewá chexw lixw th'ex̲wá:tsesem. You didn't wash your hands yet.
Lichexw th'ex̲wá:tsesem kw'ese lám te émetáwtxw? Did you wash your hands when you went to the bathroom?
Éwe. Éwetsel. No. I didn't.
Éwe íxw th'ex̲wá:tsesem? Lámchexw tloqá:ys Kw'as th'exwá:tsesem! You didn't wash your hands? Go wash your hands now!
Íyó:lem. Alright.

Saying 'You Did Not' in Halq'eméylem

To say You did not... in Halq'eméylem, you use the pattern shown in (3). Some examples are shown in (4). 


(3) Éwe lixw VERB

You did not VERB


(4) (a) Éwe lixw lám.

You did not go.

(b) Éwe lixw th'ex̲wá:tsesem.

You did not wash my hands.

(c) Éwe lixw máyt.

You did not help him/her/it.


Note that you need both the chexw and then the lixw, in sentences following this pattern. Again, when translating sentences like this, translate the éwe here as not.


And again, all the sentences in (4) could equally well be translated in the present tense (You do not...)

Saying 'I Did Not'

To say I did not... in Halq'eméylem, you use the pattern shown in (1). Some examples are shown in (2).


(1) Éwe lil VERB

I did not VERB


(2) (a) Éwe lil lám.

I did not go.

(b) Éwe lil th'ex̲wá:tsesem.

I did not wash my hands.

(c) Éwe lil máyt.

I did not help him/her/it. 


Note that you need both the tsel and then the lil, in sentences following this pattern.


Note also that all of these sentences in (2) could also be translated equally well in the present tense (I do not ...); as with most sentences in Halq'eméylem, context alone is usually enough to figure out if you are talking about the past or present.


When translating sentences like this, it is important to remember to translate the éwe here as not. Even though éwe does also means no, the correct translation for these kinds of sentences is to translate éwe as not

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