Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Intermediate Spoken Halq'eméylem 8: Weather

hal: th'ólhem
english: to feel cold, get cooled down, chilled, get cold (of a person)

hal: q'íx̲el
english: to turn black, become black

hal: líqwel
english: get calm (weather), to calm down (of weather)

hal: shxw'áthetel
english: cloud, cloudy

hal: Só:tets
english: South wind, North wind, East wind, cold wind

hal: spehá:ls
english: wind

hal: x̲wém
english: fast, hurry

hal: slhémexw
english: the rain, rain (n.)

hal: hóleqwem
english: warming up

hal: tellhelhó:s
english: South Wind

hal: lhálatem
english: sprinkling

hal: schéxwem
english: South wind, warm wind, West wind

hal: sth'áth'elh
english: cool, calm [of weather]

hal: telhelhó:s
english: South wind [from down river]

hal: x̲éytl'thet
english: cooling down, getting colder (of things, weather)

hal: yéxw
english: I wonder

hal: Skw'áy kw'éls thét kw'es lhéméxwscha.
english: I can't say if it will rain.

hal: Ts'áts'elew x̲éytl' te smómeleqw máqa qas slhémexw.
english: The sleet [lit. mixed snow and rain] is very cold.

hal: Á:'a. Kw'átset te q'íq'ex̲el shxwe'áthetel.
english: Yes. Look at the darkening clouds.

hal: Ts'áts'elew x̲éytl' te slhémexw.
english: The rain is very cold.

hal: Sta'áweltsel kw'ses lhéméxw.
english: I think it will rain.

hal: Ts'éts'elew x̲éytl' te spehá:ls.
english: The wind is very cold.

hal: X̲wém kw'ses x̲éytl'thet.
english: It got cold fast.

hal: Skw'áy kw'éls sta'áwel kw'es lhéméxws.
english: I can't imagine it will rain.

hal: Á:'a. Kw'átset te tsq'éyx̲ shxwe'áthetel.
english: Yes. Look at the black clouds.

hal: Ewétal lhéq'élexw wás cha lhéméxw.
english: I don't know if it will rain.

hal: X̲wémcha kw'es x̲éytl'thets.
english: It will get cold fast.

hal: Ew mi ó x̲wém kw'es xéytl'thets.
english: It got cold real fast.

hal: Mícha x̲wém kw'es x̲éytl'thets.
english: It will get cold fast.

hal: Éwe ís lhéméxw tlówáyel.
english: It didn't rain today.

hal: Skw'áy kw'ses x̲wéms kw'es mís x̲éytl'thet.
english: It can't get cold fast.

hal: Lá x̲éytl'thet teló látelh.
english: It got cold this morning.

hal: Líyéxwcha kw'a lhéméxw.
english: I wonder if it will rain.

hal: Ewéte lheq'élexwtset we líscha lhéméxw.
english: We don't know if it will rain.

hal: X̲wém kw'ses me x̲éytl'thet.
english: It got cold fast.

hal: Éy tw'a ewás. Chó:kw kw'éls la ímex.
english: It better not. I have a long way to walk.

hal: Éy t'wa ewás. Chókw kw'éls le ímex.
english: I better not. I have a long way to walk.

hal: T'atsá kw'e ew lhémexw ó.
english: It looks like it will rain.