Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Weather

hal: táwel
english: to light up, illuminate, flash

hal: qwálxtem
english: stormy with snow

hal: yíq
english: to snow

hal: átslexw
english: to hear about (tr.), to hear it

hal: iyá:q
english: change, transform (intr.)

hal: iyaqélwetem
english: change one's clothes

hal: kw'élxel
english: little dust-tornado

hal: qeqémel
english: rising [of water]

hal: qíqex̲em
english: slippery

hal: qwélxem
english: snowstorm

hal: shxwtl'épstexw
english: make it deep

hal: shxwtló:s
english: loud

hal: táwet
english: light something up, shine a light on

hal: tl'épstexw
english: make something low, leave it low, lower something

hal: Ts'qó:ls
english: Hope

hal: x̲'ét'e
english: to say

hal: x̲'ét'est
english: to say something

hal: x̲'ét'estem
english: they say, it is said

hal: x̲éleq't te shxexwó:s
english: lightening, it's lighting

hal: x̲éleq't
english: to open your eyes, open one's eyes

hal: Tl'átl'ekw'em
english: Hope Indian Reserve

hal: shxwexwó:s mo:kw'
english: thunderbird, thunder

hal: kw'xwós
english: to hail (weather), it's hailing

hal: státew
english: lit up, be lit up, illuminated

hal: lhá:ltem
english: get splashed, get sprinkled, small sprinkle

hal: shxwtl'ép
english: deep

hal: máqa
english: snow (on ground)

hal: eyém
english: strong

hal: tl'ép
english: low, deep

hal: syíq
english: snow (noun), a snowfall

hal: Eyém kw'ses tátewel ew shxwtl'ó:s te shxwexwó:s.
english: The lightning is strong and the thunder is loud.

hal: Qéx̲cha slhéméxw teló wáyel.
english: We’re going to have a lot of rain today.

hal: Qéx̲cha te qó: we ís lhéméxw.
english: There will be a lot of water if it rains.

hal: Ts'áts'elew stím yíyeq.
english: It is snowing very hard.

hal: Lhílhaltem lhéméxw.
english: It is sprinkling rain.

hal: Ts'áts'el ew stí:m lhemexw.
english: It is raining very hard.

hal: Le spípew slhéméxw xweláltelh. Ts'áts'el ew qíqex̲em te xálh.
english: It was sleeting last night. The road was icy.

hal: Qélstexwtsel te syíq.
english: I don’t like snow.

hal: Mi á:y te syíq.
english: The snow is coming.

hal: Eyém te speháls kw'e xweláltelh.
english: Last night the wind was strong.

hal: Tsel í:mex lí te syíq.
english: I walked in the snow.

hal: Lí ste'ómex kw'ses lhéméxwcha?
english: Does it look like rain?

hal: Iyém te spehá:ls xweláltelh.
english: The wind was strong last night.

hal: Le kw'exwós li kw'e s'átl'q tloqá:ys.
english: It is hailing outside now.

hal: Qéx̲ máqa lí te ahíw tlo látelh.
english: There was lots of snow upriver this morning.

hal: X̲ét'estem kw'és yíqscha teló xwelált.
english: They say we are going to have a snowstorm tonight.

hal: Tsel me átslexw te máqa. Ts'áts'elew iyáq telí kw'e cheláqelhelh.
english: I heard about the snow. It’s really changed from yesterday.

hal: Éy tw'a kw'éls ew me yó:ys wáyeles.
english: I hope I can get to work tomorrow.

hal: Tu shxwtl'ép te máqa lí kw'e Ts'qó:ls.
english: The snow is very deep at Hope.

hal: Ewetácha skwúl xwoyíwelcha ye stáxwelh.
english: If there is no school the children will be happy.

hal: Á:a'. Éystexw kw'és iwólems lí te máqa tel mámele.
english: Yes. My children love playing in the snow.

hal: Ts'áts'elew láts' shxwt'ás í tlo siylólem.
english: It’s strange [how it is] at this season.