Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Did Somebody Help Him?

hal: Máytem.
english: Somebody helped him./He was helped.

hal: Íwestem.
english: Somebody taught him./He was taught.

hal: Máytem te swíyeqe.
english: The man helped him.

hal: Máytem te Chól.
english: John helped him.

hal: Lí hó:ytes tl' Chól te syó:ys?
english: Did John finish his work?

hal: Á:'a. Máytem.
english: Yes. Somebody helped him.

hal: Á:'a. Hilexwes mekw'.
english: Yes. He finished it.

hal: Qéx̲ te syó:ys. Lí máytem kw'e tewátes?
english: That was a lot of work. Did somebody help him?

hal: Éy kw'ses máytem. Qéx̲ te syó:ys.
english: It's good that somebody helped him. That was a lot of work.

hal: Á:'a. Lew máytem. Lu qex̲ tex̲talexwes tútl'ó.
english: Yes. Somebody helped him. But he did most of it.

hal: Á:'a. Qex̲ x̲tá:stexwes tútl'ó.
english: Yes. But he did most of it.