Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Intermediate Spoken Halq'eméylem 17: Food and Drink

hal: kwút
english: take (it), to get (tr.)

hal: sts'ets'á
english: on, on top of

hal: kwúlhehet
english: to get for someone (tr.)

hal: ts'áx
english: to put on (tr.)

hal: Ō, tsel málqlexw. Ōkw' te kópitset.
english: Oh, I forgot. Our coffee has run out.

hal: Lí ōkw' te kópi? We is iyólem kw'e tí?
english: The coffee ran out? Would tea be okay?

hal: Íkw'eló ta' tí. Sts'ets'a te letám te mélk qas te shúkwe.
english: Here is your tea. The milk and sugar are on the table.

hal: Líchexw hókwex te mélk qas te shúkwe lí ta' kópi?
english: Do you take cream and sugar in your coffee?

hal: Lí hókwexwes the Máli te shúkwe?
english: Does Mary use sugar?

hal: Lí ew iyólem kw'éls úkw't te klím?
english: Is it alright if I finish the cream?

hal: Kwúlchet telí thútl'ó.
english: Take it away from her.

hal: Lá kwúlchet thútl'ó.
english: Go get it for her.

hal: Sts'ets'á te letám te lepót.
english: The cup is on the table.

hal: Lí te shxwcháletstel ta' kopú.
english: Your coat is on the chair.

hal: Éwe is sts'ets'á te letám lám te lepót.
english: The cup is not on the table.

hal: Ts'ax te lepót lám te letám.
english: Put the cup on the table.

hal: Lí iyólem kw'ás thíyelhsthóx kw'e kópi?
english: Is it okay if you make me a cup of coffee?

hal: We ís iyólem kw'ás thíyelhsthox kw'e kópí?
english: Would it be okay if you made me some coffee?

hal: We ís íyólem kw'ás kwúlhchethóx kw'e kópi?
english: Will you get me a cup of coffee?

hal: Xwéme kw'ás thíyelhsthóx kw'e lepót kópi?
english: Will you make me a cup of coffee?

hal: Li ulh spípew ye kw'ó:lexw?
english: Are the dog-salmon frozen yet?

hal: Á:'a. Spípew ye kw'ó:lexw. Píwetes tl' Máli.
english: Yes. The dog-salmon are frozen. Mary froze them.

hal: Ló:lthet. Ewétal kópi. Lá úkw'.
english: Sorry. I don’t have any coffee. It ran out.

hal: Ló:lthet, ewétal kópi, tsel ōkw' lets. Lí a' stl'í kw'e lepót ti?
english: Sorry, I don’t have any coffee, I am out. Would you like a cup of tea?

hal: Lá:la, lí tu éyó kw'e tí?
english: Well, would some tea be okay?

hal: Á:'a, tí qas kw'e isá:le shúkwe.
english: Yes, tea with two sugars.

hal: Éy. Lámtselcha qwélst ye kwōxweth.
english: Good. I'm going to go can the cohos.

hal: Stám te la' sqwá:l?
english: What did you say?

hal: Íkw'eló, qe sts'ets'á te letám te shúkwe.
english: Here it is, and the sugar is on the table.

hal: Lí iyólem kw'e tí qas te shúkwe?
english: Is a cup of tea and sugar okay?

hal: Íkw'éló. Sts'ets'á te letám te shúkwe.
english: Here it is. The sugar is on the table.