Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Health

hal: só:les
english: drunk

hal: íkw'
english: become lost, get lost

hal: íkw'et
english: to throw something away, to throw it away

hal: p'élh
english: get sober, sober

hal: sp'ap'ílh
english: be sober

hal: p'elhéthet
english: sober yourself up, sober up, smarten up

hal: ye'íle
english: these

hal: lám
english: alcohol, liquor, rum

hal: qél
english: bad

hal: hóystem
english: get fired, get finished

hal: p'ílhat
english: sober someone up

hal: qá:wstexw
english: cause to rest

hal: sá'íw
english: have a hard time

hal: tl'éltl'el
english: to have a habit, to be addicted

hal: hóystexw
english: to fire, to finish (tr.)

hal: Tsel sí:si kw'és éwe lís éy shxwt'ás te tesós Chóch.
english: I’m afraid that poor George’s is not doing well.

hal: Líchexw ts'lhá:met kw'ses hóystem te Chóch telí te syó:ys?
english: Did you hear that George got fired from his job?

hal: Stl'éltl'els te sqó:qe te Chóch qe ékw'elexwes te syó:ys.
english: George has a drinking problem and lost his job.

hal: Wiyóth kw'ses s'íkw lhís mi yó:ys, qesú hó:ystem.
english: He’s always late for work, and so he got fired.

hal: Ley s'íkw' kw'ses ley yó:ys.
english: He was late for work.

hal: Tesós Chóch, ékw'élexwes te syó:ys qe qéx̲ mámeles xólhmetes.
english: Poor George, he lost his job and he has a family to support.

hal: Tsel tl'éltl'el xwelám te sqó:qe.
english: I have a drinking problem.

hal: Ts'áts'el ew sa'íw.
english: He’s having a really hard time.

hal: Chxw ew só:lesó.
english: You’re always drunk.

hal: Líchxw ew p'élh?
english: Are you sober?

hal: Tl'éltl'elchexw ew só:lesó.
english: You’re drunk all the time.

hal: Tesós Chóch, sá'iw tutl'ó ye íle swáyel.
english: Poor George is having a hard time these days.

hal: Éwe ís tu éy tés shxwt'ás xwelám tl' Chóch.
english: Things aren’t going to well for George.

hal: Xwe'í:t kwa?
english: What’s the matter?

hal: Kw'á xwe'ít kwá?
english: What’s the problem?

hal: Stl'éltl'el te sqóqes tutl'o, qe hóystem telí te syó:ys tútl'ó.
english: He has a drinking problem, and got fired from his job.

hal: Tl'éltl'el lám te sq'óq'es. Kw'á:y kw'és hó:ystexwes.
english: He is addicted to alcohol. He can’t stop it.

hal: Ts'éts'elew qél, qe xwél qéx̲ mámeles xólhmetes.
english: That’s terrible, and he still has a lot of kids to look after.

hal: Ts'áts'elew qél. Qéx̲ mámeles xólhmetes.
english: Terrible. He looks after a lot of children.