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25: Q'elq'éylthet - 25: Commuting

Introduction to SUH 25A

A
Wetesés te slhq'á:tses í te lá:telh kw'els emét.
I get up at 5 o'clock in the morning.
B
Selchím kw'es ólu lá:telh kw'as emét?
Why is it so early that you get up/sit up?
Why do you get up so early?
A
Yeláw te st'x̲éms la lets'éthet te híkw shxweló:lh kó. Skw'áy kw'els kwélexw kw'e shxwelís kw'els emét.
After 6 o'clock the bus gets crowded. I can't get a place to sit down.
B
Tl'ó kw'a'se emét lí te lá:telh tl'ó kw'as e' stl'íls.
So then you just get up early because you want to.

Introduction to SUH 25B

A
Lí te syó:ys swáyel lheq'etsel xwíy lis tes te slhq'á:tses.
On work days I always wake up at 5 o'clock.
B
Lew ts'áts'el ew lá:telh xwelám tl'á'althe.
That's too early for me.
A
Mekw'wát títiyexw lí te st'x̲éms lá:telh. Lhís óyém kw'els la tés ólsu lheq' tsel lhex̲é:ylex ó.
When I am slow/late that I arrive so I just stand up.
Everyone is rushing around at 6 o'clock. If I'm late I have to stand.
B
Ō, tl'ós kw'as emét ólu lá:telh.
Oh, that's why you get up so early.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Tés te skw'í:ls kw'as emét ew látelhes? What time do you get up in the morning?
Tsel emét lí te slhq'á:tses lí te syó:ys swáyel. I get up at 5 o'clock on work days.
Eló:lhtselcha te híkw shxweló:lh kó yewá:l te st'x̲éms. I'll be on the bus before 6 o'clock.
Te títiyexw ówe iyóthet lá:telh lhséq's st'x̲éms. The rush hour starts at half past six.
Yeláw te st'x̲éms lets'éthets te híkw shxweló:lh kó. The bus gets crowded after 6 o'clock.
Lámtselcha lá:telh kw'els lám ólsu éwe lhex̲éylexál lí te shxweló:lh kó. I will leave early so I don't stand up on the bus.
Wiyóth kw'es látelhs kw'els emét. I always get up early.
Skw'áy kw'els ew ítet ó. I can't just be sleeping.
Mékw' swáyel lá:telh kw'els emét. I get up early everyday.
Yelíkw mestíyexw éwelh lá:telh kw'es eméts. Some people never get up early.
Yóth kw'es lá:telh kw'els emét lhís la tés te syó:ys swáyel. I get up early when it's a work day.
Ewéte shxwelís we látelhes kw'els emét. It doesn't matter if I get up early.
X̲wém kw'els la ítet. I go to sleep early.
X̲wém kw'els la áx̲eth. I go to bed early.
Lí te syó:ys swáyel lheq'etsel xwíy lis tes te slhq'á:tses. On work days I always wake up at 5 o'clock.
Wetesés te slhq'á:tses í te lá:telh kw'els emét. I get up at 5 o'clock in the morning.
Lew ts'áts'el ew lá:telh xwelám tl'á'althe. That's too early for me.
Selchím kw'es ólu lá:telh kw'as emét? Why do you get up so early?
Yeláw te st'x̲éms la lets'éthet te híkw shxweló:lh kó. Skw'áy kw'els kwélexw kw'e shxwelís kw'els emét. After 6 o'clock the bus gets crowded. I can't get a place to sit down.
Mekw'wát títiyexw lí te st'x̲éms lá:telh. Lhís óyém kw'els la tés ólsu lheq' tsel lhex̲é:ylex ó. Everyone is rushing around at 6 o'clock. If I'm late I have to stand.
Tl'ó kw'a'se emét lí te lá:telh tl'ó kw'as e' stl'íls. So then you just get up early because you want to.
Ō, tl'ós kw'as emét ólu lá:telh. Oh, that's why you get up so early.

In our traditional culture we had runners to travel to villages to carry news, and sometimes to warn people of danger. After Catholic churches were built in the area, the church-bells would sometimes be rung to warn people of danger, and to announce things like a death in the community. 

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