Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Commuting

hal: Tés te skw'í:ls kw'as emét ew látelhes?
english: What time do you get up in the morning?

hal: Tsel emét lí te slhq'á:tses lí te syó:ys swáyel.
english: I get up at 5 o'clock on work days.

hal: Eló:lhtselcha te híkw shxweló:lh kó yewá:l te st'x̲éms.
english: I'll be on the bus before 6 o'clock.

hal: Te títiyexw ówe iyóthet lá:telh lhséq's st'x̲éms.
english: The rush hour starts at half past six.

hal: Yeláw te st'x̲éms lets'éthets te híkw shxweló:lh kó.
english: The bus gets crowded after 6 o'clock.

hal: Lámtselcha lá:telh kw'els lám ólsu éwe lhex̲éylexál lí te shxweló:lh kó.
english: I will leave early so I don't stand up on the bus.

hal: Wiyóth kw'es látelhs kw'els emét.
english: I always get up early.

hal: Skw'áy kw'els ew ítet ó.
english: I can't just be sleeping.

hal: Mékw' swáyel lá:telh kw'els emét.
english: I get up early everyday.

hal: Yelíkw mestíyexw éwelh lá:telh kw'es eméts.
english: Some people never get up early.

hal: Yóth kw'es lá:telh kw'els emét lhís la tés te syó:ys swáyel.
english: I get up early when it's a work day.

hal: Ewéte shxwelís we látelhes kw'els emét.
english: It doesn't matter if I get up early.

hal: X̲wém kw'els la ítet.
english: I go to sleep early.

hal: X̲wém kw'els la áx̲eth.
english: I go to bed early.

hal: Lí te syó:ys swáyel lheq'etsel xwíy lis tes te slhq'á:tses.
english: On work days I always wake up at 5 o'clock.

hal: Wetesés te slhq'á:tses í te lá:telh kw'els emét.
english: I get up at 5 o'clock in the morning.

hal: Lew ts'áts'el ew lá:telh xwelám tl'á'althe.
english: That's too early for me.

hal: Selchím kw'es ólu lá:telh kw'as emét?
english: Why do you get up so early?

hal: Yeláw te st'x̲éms la lets'éthet te híkw shxweló:lh kó. Skw'áy kw'els kwélexw kw'e shxwelís kw'els emét.
english: After 6 o'clock the bus gets crowded. I can't get a place to sit down.

hal: Mekw'wát títiyexw lí te st'x̲éms lá:telh. Lhís óyém kw'els la tés ólsu lheq' tsel lhex̲é:ylex ó.
english: Everyone is rushing around at 6 o'clock. If I'm late I have to stand.

hal: Tl'ó kw'a'se emét lí te lá:telh tl'ó kw'as e' stl'íls.
english: So then you just get up early because you want to.

hal: Ō, tl'ós kw'as emét ólu lá:telh.
english: Oh, that's why you get up so early.