- Spáth qes te Slílk'yap
- Háwe
- Receiving a xwélmexw name
- Skw'ékw'qáq
- How the Robin got his red breast
- Tháyem te Léx̲wtel
- X̲ex̲pítsel
- How the chipmunk got its stripes
- X̲pá:yelhp
- Lets'lóts'tel
- Yeláwel éy
- Hálx̲eywa
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Létse
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Isá:le
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Lhí:xw
- Xwe'ít te swáyel X̲eó'thel
- Xwe'it te swayel Lhq'á:tses
- Ye Spipáth
- Sásq'ets
Yeláwel éy
Íti kw'es xwílexs te John. Tl'o te sqáqs te John te swíweles. Wowistéleqmetes wiyóth.
Here's John, standing there. That boy is John’s little brother. He’s always jealous of him.
Híkw te lá:lems tl' John. Yeláwel híkw te lá:lems te sqáqs tutl'o John.
John has a big house. John’s little brother’s house is bigger.
Tl'eqtámeth' te John. Yeláwel tl'eqtámeth' te sqáqs te John.
John is tall. John’s little brother is taller.
Schechéwot te John te lámes há:we. Osu qéx̲ te sxélches.
John is good at hunting. He catches a lot.
Yeláwel éy te sqáqs. Qex̲ te swa sxélcha.
His little brother is better. He catches a lot (more).
Ye stím te kyo tl' John. Yeláwel stím te kyos te sqáqs.
John's car goes fast. But his brother's car goes faster.
“El stl'í kw'es híkws kw'el lá:lem. Olsu ew stl'í kw'els yeláwel tl'eqtámeth' telí tútl'o".
“I want to have a big house. And I want to be taller than him."
"Osu el stl'i kw'els yeláwel éy kwe' lamál háwe" xe̲t'e tútl'o.
"And I want to be better when I go hunting." he says.
“Olsu stl'i kw'es yálawels xw̲ em kw'el kyo," xe̲t'e tútl'o.
He said “I want my car to be faster”.
Osu la tesétes te stóles. Osu petámetes:
So he goes up to his wife. And so he asks her:
"Chxew xwe'ít os éwelh qwelsthóx?" xe̲ t'e. Ew xwlelámetem o tútl'ó.
“How come you never talk to me?” She just listens to him.
"Xe̲lh kw'el sqwálewel" xe̲ t'e. ..."Tl'o ta' sqáq il totí:lt" xe̲t'e .
"Sorry," she says.... "I was thinking about your brother".
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| qéx̲ | much, many, a lot | |
| lá:lem | house | |
| háwt | hunt something | |
| lá | to go | |
| teséthet | to approach, get near | |
| swá | one's own | |
| stó:les | wife | |
| tesét | put beside | |
| swíweles | boy, adolescent boy | |
| stím | fast, hard [of snow, rain, etc.] | |
| schewót | smart | |
| qwélstexw | to say it | |
| petá:met | to ask him/her/it | |
| lam | to go | |
| totí:lt | learning it, learning something | |
| sqá:q | younger brother or sister, yonger sibling |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| qwélstexwóx | talk to me | |
| yeláwel stím | (he/she/it/they) is faster | |
| yeláwel éy telí tl'á'altha | (he/she/it/they is better than me | |
| yeláwel híkw | bigger | |
| chexw xwe'í:t | What are you doing? |
| Name | Description | File |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern handout-compared to your brother | Comparative practise-Learning how to say bigger/faster/taller | Preview Download |
| Wordlist-compared to your brother | Handout with all words from story | Preview Download |
| Compared to your brother-literal translation | handout with images and literal translations | Preview Download |
| Printable Vocabulary Flash Cards | Printable flash cards for the vocabulary in this unit | Preview Download |
| Vocabulary Anki deck | Vocabulary anki deck | Download |
| Printable Phrases Flash Cards | Printable flash cards for the phrases in this unit | Preview Download |
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