- 1: Th'éx̲welwetem
- 2: Leq'álqel
- 3: Syó:ys
- 4: Shxw'íyem
- 5: S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe
- 6: Tháytem te Skwúkwel Syó:ys
- 7: Í te S'álhtel Letám
- 8: Xwe'ít te Swáyel
- 9: Leq'áleqel
- 10: Shxw'íyem
- 11: Líchxw Smámalyí?
- 12: S'álhtel qas te Sqó
- 13: Xwe'ít te Swáyel
- 14: Leq'álqel
- 15: Shxwe'íyem
- 16: Ye Mestíyexw
- 17: S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
- 18: Skwúl
- 19: Ileqá:ls
- 20: Shxw'íyem
- 21: Mestíyexw
- 22: Í:lhtel
- 24: Syó:ys
- 23: Íleqels
- 25: Shxw'íyem
- 26: Sx'áts Pípe
- 27: S'álhtel
- 28: Íleqáls
- 29: Skwúl
- 30: Sq'eq'óxel
- 31: Mestíyexw
- 32: S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
- 33: Th'éx̲welwétem
- 34: Xwe'í:t te swáyel
- 35: Tháytem te Skúkwel Syó:ys
- 36: Le Á:yel
- 37: S'álhtel qas te Qó
- 38: Ileqá:ls
- 39: Q'élqéylthet
- 40: Skwúl
- 41: Pípetels
- 42: Leq'á:lq'el
- 43: Skwúl
- 44: Éyósthet
- 45: Íleqals
- 46: Mestíyexw
- 47: Skwúl
- 48: Pekche'áwtxw
- 49: Lálats'éwtxwem
- 50: Skwúl
18: Skwúl - Intermediate Spoken Halq'eméylem 18: School
Skwúl 18A
A
Lúlh ísá:le máqa kw'éls í iyóthet te skwúl.
It’s two years since I started school.
B
Lí ew ste'á kw'es híths?
Has it been that long? / Has it really been that long?
A
Á':a, lí ste'á.
Yes, it has.
B
X̲wém te swáyel kw'as yékw'es, the'ít étl'?
The days go fast when you’re busy, don’t they [lit. it’s true isn’t it]?
The days go fast when you’re busy, don’t they .
Skwúl 18B
A
Isá:le máqa kw'éls totí:lt tloqá:ys.
I’ve been studying for two years now.
B
Lí ew ste'á kw'es híths?
Has it been that long? / Has it really been that long?
A
X̲wém kw'ses le yilá:w te isá:le síylólém.
The two years went by fast.
B
X̲ét'e yutl'ó:lem x̲wemx̲wém te swáyel líxw éystexw ta' syó:ys.
They say the days go quickly when you like your work.
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 18A
A
Áletse te x̲éltel?
Where is the pencil?
B
Kwútes tl' Chól ta' x̲éltel. Ch'áxes la te shxwelathílés.
John took your pencil. He put it on his shelf.
A
Yáq'! El stl'í tel x̲éltel tloqá:ys.
Darn! I need my pencil now.
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 18B
A
Áletse te x̲éltel? Lichexw la kwú:t?
Where is the pencil? Did you take it?
B
Éwe. Kwútes tl' Chól. Sts'ets'a li te shxwelathílé.
No. John took it. It's on the shelf.
A
Yáq'! Iyolem kw'es mes q'élstexwes.
Darn! He should return it.
In our tradition it is important to keep track of one's family history and family tree. This was important partly to avoid inter-marriage, and adopted children were supposed to keep track of their natural relations, too, for the same reason.
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