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Sqwélqwels te q'éwet
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Kwélem te pékcha
Gettting a movie
Sqwélqwels te háwe qes kwexáls
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Kwélem te pékcha - Gettting a movie

Set 1
Listen to the elder

Set 1

íti te swíyeqe
Here's a man.
qas te stóles qas te méles.
And his wife and his child.
thétstem yutl'ólem:
He told them (they were told)
“la chap kwut kw'e pékcha ...
You guys go get a movie…
osu lam yutl'ólem.
So they went.
el stl'i te'íle" x̱ét'e te méles
His boy said: I want this one.
lasu la t'ókw'stexwes.
And so they took it home.
Osu me xwa ey.
And it was good.

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Set 2

su la tes (te) shxwímála.
So they got to the store.
su la kw'etxwí:lem.
They entered
osu la súq'tes kw's stl'is.
They went looking for what they wanted.
"oh, éwe", x̱ét'e te ma:ls.
“ No,” said his dad.
"éwe lis ey kw'as x̱eyx̱lhámet kw'e sta tethá"
It’s not good that you watch that kind of thing
qelát te súq'tes
He looked around again.
osu lam te shxwlís te kw'es íleqet.
They went to the cashier (the place that.they pay.for it)
x̱eyx̱lhámetes te pékcha la íleqetes álhtel.
They watched the movie that they bought.

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Set 3

...kw'as stl'i kw'as lhélh qe x̱éx̱lham tl’o xwelált"
..that you're wanting to pick and watch tonight.
osu la thétstem tútl'ò:
So they were told by him:
“misetchexw kw'as stl'i'"
“Choose what you want”
qesu kw'élexwes te stl'is.
And he took what he wanted.
osu la lōwlets tútl'ò te má:ls.
And so his dad paid.
osu lhxwá:le yutl'ólem, te stl'ítl'eqelh, qas te ma:ls qas te ta:ls,
The three of them, the little kid, his father and his mother,
emét yutl'ólem.
They sat down.

Listen to the elder

Full Story

íti te swíyeqe
Here's a man.
qas te stóles qas te méles.
And his wife and his child.
thétstem yutl'ólem:
He told them (they were told)
“la chap kwut kw'e pékcha ...
You guys go get a movie…
...kw'as stl'i kw'as lhélh qe x̱éx̱lham tl’o xwelált"
..that you're wanting to pick and watch tonight.
osu lam yutl'ólem.
So they went.
su la tes (te) shxwímála.
So they got to the store.
su la kw'etxwí:lem.
They entered
osu la súq'tes kw's stl'is.
They went looking for what they wanted.
osu la thétstem tútl'ò:
So they were told by him:
“misetchexw kw'as stl'i'"
“Choose what you want”
el stl'i te'íle" x̱ét'e te méles
His boy said: I want this one.
"oh, éwe", x̱ét'e te ma:ls.
“ No,” said his dad.
"éwe lis ey kw'as x̱eyx̱lhámet kw'e sta tethá"
It’s not good that you watch that kind of thing
qelát te súq'tes
He looked around again.
qesu kw'élexwes te stl'is.
And he took what he wanted.
osu lam te shxwlís te kw'es íleqet.
They went to the cashier (the place that.they pay.for it)
osu la lōwlets tútl'ò te má:ls.
And so his dad paid.
lasu la t'ókw'stexwes.
And so they took it home.
osu lhxwá:le yutl'ólem, te stl'ítl'eqelh, qas te ma:ls qas te ta:ls,
The three of them, the little kid, his father and his mother,
emét yutl'ólem.
They sat down.
x̱eyx̱lhámetes te pékcha la íleqetes álhtel.
They watched the movie that they bought.
Osu me xwa ey.
And it was good.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
thét to say it, say (tr.)

Audio Halq'eméylem English
íti te swíyeqe Here's a man.
qas te stóles qas te méles. And his wife and his child.
thétstem yutl'ólem: He told them (they were told)
“la chap kwut kw'e pékcha ... You guys go get a movie…
...kw'as stl'i kw'as lhélh qe x̱éx̱lham tl’o xwelált" ..that you're wanting to pick and watch tonight.
osu lam yutl'ólem. So they went.
su la tes (te) shxwímála. So they got to the store.
su la kw'etxwí:lem. They entered
osu la súq'tes kw's stl'is. They went looking for what they wanted.
osu la thétstem tútl'ò: So they were told by him:
“misetchexw kw'as stl'i'" “Choose what you want”
el stl'i te'íle" x̱ét'e te méles His boy said: I want this one.
"oh, éwe", x̱ét'e te ma:ls. “ No,” said his dad.
"éwe lis ey kw'as x̱eyx̱lhámet kw'e sta tethá" It’s not good that you watch that kind of thing
qelát te súq'tes He looked around again.
qesu kw'élexwes te stl'is. And he took what he wanted.
osu lam te shxwlís te kw'es íleqet. They went to the cashier (the place that.they pay.for it)
osu la lōwlets tútl'ò te má:ls. And so his dad paid.
lasu la t'ókw'stexwes. And so they took it home.
osu lhxwá:le yutl'ólem, te stl'ítl'eqelh, qas te ma:ls qas te ta:ls, The three of them, the little kid, his father and his mother,
emét yutl'ólem. They sat down.
x̱eyx̱lhámetes te pékcha la íleqetes álhtel. They watched the movie that they bought.
Osu me xwa ey. And it was good.

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