Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: 42: Eating

hal: Lí úlh la lát s'álhtel? Tsel xwá!
english: Is it supper-time yet? I'm famished!

hal: El stl'í te sqw'élem sth'óyqw sméyeth.
english: I want barbecued hamburger.

hal: Stámcha kw'e kwúkwtál tex̲wswáyél s'álhtel?
english: What will I cook for lunch?

hal: Ewétal slhq'élexw. Iyólem kw'es thíyttset te lát s'álhtel.
english: I don't know. We should cook dinner.

hal: Ts'áts'eltsel méq', qe ew álhteltselcha kw'e sth'í:m.
english: I am very full, but I will eat some fruit.

hal: Lí t'we welh iyólem kw'els thíyem te tex̲wswáyél s'álhtel.
english: I guess it's time for me to fix lunch.

hal: Líchexwcha kwúkw kw'e texwswáyél s'álhtel?
english: Are you going to cook lunch?

hal: Éy. Éwecha hí:thes qe welh qw'él.
english: Good. That won't take long to cook.

hal: Iyólem kw'els lám te shxwimá:la kwélem kw'e sth'óyqw sméyeth.
english: I could go to the store and get some hamburger.

hal: Tset ew ólu kw'á:y.
english: We're really hungry.

hal: Ts'ímel tex̲wswáyél. Lí t'we iyólem kw'es thíyemtset te tex̲wswáyél s'álhtel.
english: It's almost noon. It's time to cook lunch [lit. it is evidently okay that we make the noon meal]

hal: Tsel ts'áts'el kw'ókw'iy. Lí t'wa stetís kw'e tex̲wswáyél s'álhtel.
english: I'm very hungry. It must be close to lunch.

hal: X̲wéme kw'as kwúkwt te tex̲wswáyél s'álhtel?
english: Can you cook dinner?

hal: Á:'a. Tl'ó t'we x̲wém thíytet.
english: That'll should be fast for us to cook

hal: Tsel ts'áts'el xwá. Lí welh tés kw'e texwswáyél s'álhtel?
english: I'm really starved. Is it lunch time yet?

hal: Mítl'! Latset álhtel!
english: C'mon! Let's go eat!

hal: Tselcha kwúkw tloqá:ys.
english: I will cook it now.

hal: Lí ew iyólem we tl'ós te sméyeth?
english: Is it okay if it's meat?

hal: Iyólem kw'es x̲wéms kw'els thíyt kw'e stámés.
english: I could fix something quickly.

hal: Éy el sqwálewel kw'els kwúkw kw'e xwelált s'álhtel.
english: I will be happy to cook dinner.

hal: Lí ulh tés kw'e tex̲wswáyél? Tsel kw'ókw'iy.
english: Is it noon yet? I'm hungry.

hal: Lí ulh tex̲wswáyél s'álhtel?
english: Is it lunch-time?