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
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?
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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' 7: Li te Kó - In the Car

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 7A

A
Líchap lets'ét te kó?
Did you guys fill up the car?
B
Á:'a. Tset xt'ástexw. Lúlh xwa slíts' te kó.
Yes. We did. The car is all full.
A
Lí wel the'ít?
Are you sure? [Literally: "Is that really true?"]
B
Á:'a! Slíts' te kó!
Yes! The car is full!

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 7B

A
Líchap léwex kw'e káselí:l lí te kó?
Did you guys put some gas in the car?
B
Éwe. Qe tset úkw'elets te káselí:l.
No. And we ran out of gas.
A
Xelh tel sqwalewel, chap ukw'elexw!
You guys ran out! I'm sorry!

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Full Lesson Audio S7- Vocabulary, phrases, and Dialogues

Audio Halq'eméylem English
lets'ét to fill (it)
the'ít true
kaselí:l gasoline
slíts' full, filled up
úkw'elexw to run out of food, be out of food
x̲élh to get hurt
car
úkw'elets to run out of (it)
hálts'et to fill (it)

Audio Halq'eméylem English
tsel lólthet I'm sorry
Tsel úkw'elexw. I ran out of it.
Tset úkw'elexw. We ran out of it.
Chexw úkw'elexw. You ran out of it.
Chap úkw'elexw. You guys ran out of it.
Lítsel úkw'elexw? Did I run out of it?
Líchexw úkw'elexw? Did you run out of it?
Lítset úkw'elexw? Did we run out of it?
Líchap úkw'elexw? Did you guys run out of it?
x̲élh tel sqwálewel I'm sorry
Líchap léwex kw'e káselí:l lí te kó? Did you guys put some gas in the car?
Líchap lets'ét te kó? Did you guys fill up the car?
Á:'a. Tset xt'ástexw. Lúlh xwa slíts' te kó. Yes. We did. The car is all full.
Éwe. Qe tset úkw'elets te káselí:l. No. And we ran out of gas.
Lí wel the'ít? Are you sure? [Literally: "Is that really true?"]
Xelh tel sqwalewel, chap ukw'elexw! You guys ran out! I'm sorry!
Á:'a! Slíts' te kó! Yes! The car is full!

You Folks in Halq'eméylem

Halq'eméylem has a special ending for talking about you when addressing two or more people - chap. The closest translation for this ending into English is you guys or you folks.  It patterns in the same way as -tsel, -chexw, and -tset.


Examples: (here comparing it with -chexw)

Chexw ímex. - You walked. [Appears at start for actions in the past]

Chap ímex. - You folks walked.  [Appears at start for actions in the past]

Ímexchexw. - You walk.  [Attaches to verb for actions in present]

Ímexchap. - You folks walk. [Attaches to verb for actions in present]

Líchexw ímex? - Do you walk? [Attaches to lí in yes/no questions]

chap ímex? - Do you folks walk? [Attaches to lí in yes/no questions]


When addressing two or more people, try to always use -chap rather than -chexw. 

We in Halq'eméylem

We in Halq'eméylem is most commonly expressed by the ending -tset.  The word-order of sentences with -tset is exactly parallel to that for sentences with -tsel (or -chexw).


Examples:

Tsel ímex. - I walked. [Tsel appears at start for actions in past]

Tset ímex. - We walked.  [Tset also appears at start for actions in past]

Ímextsel. - I walk.  [Tsel attaches to end of verb for actions in the present]

Ímextset. - We walk. [Tset also attaches to end of verb for actions in the present.]

Lítsel ímex? - Do/Did I walk? [Attaches to lí in yes/no questions]

tset ímex? - Do/Did we walk? [Also attaches to lí in yes/no questions]


You will recall that the word for our in Halq'eméylem is also an ending, -tset (e.g. our house = te lá:lémtset).  However, that use of -tset is a different ending.  

When you see the -tset ending, at this stage it will be useful to sometimes think for a moment about whether it means we or our, in the context.

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