Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: This Smoked Fish is Really Good

hal: Chálhteles tl' Máli te sth'óqwi.
english: Mary smoked the fish.

hal: Tl'ó the Máli e' chálhtel te sth'óqwi.
english: It was Mary who smoked the fish.

hal: Chxélches te swíyeqe te sth'óqwi.
english: The man caught the fish.

hal: I:lhq'tset pakw'et te sth'oqwi ite Tem Po:kw'.
english: We usually smoke fish in the month of October.

hal: Tl'o te Po:kw' qas te huliya ey kw'e pakw'et.
english: Chum and Pink salmon are the best for smoking.

hal: Kw'elalh ixw lets'et te' papakw'emawt?
english: How many fish do you smoke at a time?

hal: Hikw yexw a' te pakw'emawt.
english: So you have a big smoke house.

hal: Kw'il swayel ixw papakw'et ta' sth'oqwi?
english: How many days do you smoke you fish?

hal: Tsel lhq'él:exw te swíyeqe e' chxélcha te sth'óqwi.
english: I know the man who caught the fish.

hal: Éy te'íle sth'óqwi. Tl'ó teléwe kw'e le kwéléxw?
english: This fish is good. Was it you who got it?

hal: Ts'áts'el ew éy te'íle sq'éylo.
english: This smoked fish is really good.

hal: Éwe. Tsel lhq'él:exw the slhá:lí iyólem ólex̲elhtsthóx te sth'óqwi.
english: No. I know a woman who catches fish for me.

hal: Tl'ó teléwe thíyt?
english: Was it you who made it?

hal: Éwe. Tl'ó te Pel la chxélcha te sth'óqwi, qe tl'ó the Máli chá:lhtel.
english: No. It was Bill who caught the fish, and it was Mary who did the smoking.

hal: Éy tw'a lilelh lhq'él:exw kw'e slhá:lí sta tethá!
english: It would be good if knew a woman like that!

hal: Éy tw'a lis elh li kw'e swíyeqe kwélexw kw'e sth'óqwi.
english: It would be good if I had a man who could catch fish.

hal: Á:'a. Tsel lhq'él:exw te éy swíyeqe le ólex̲em te sth'óqwi.
english: Yes. I know a good man who can catch fish.