Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Intermediate Spoken Halq'eméylem 20: Health

hal: sqweqwá
english: a hole

hal: táteqlexw
english: sore, aching

hal: léts'et
english: fill up (tr.)

hal: qwá:ls
english: to drill

hal: qwaqwá:ls
english: drill

hal: st'élmexw
english: medicine

hal: x̲élhálés
english: to have toothache

hal: Léts'et te sqaqwá.
english: Fill the hole.

hal: Léts'etescha te sqeqwá lí ta' yél:és.
english: He will fill the hole in your tooth.

hal: Hókwetescha te sqeqwá:ls lí ta' yél:es qesu lets'étes.
english: He will use the drill on your teeth and fill it.

hal: Kw'eses sqweqwá tel yél:és, ólu sáyém.
english: When I had a cavity in my tooth, it was so painful.

hal: Wa ís íxw sáyém ta' yél:és, iyólem kw'ás kw'átset te yél:és tókte.
english: If your tooth is hurting you can see the dentist.

hal: Ts'áts'elew sáyém tel yél:és.
english: My tooth is very sore.

hal: Iyólem kw'ás támet te shxwelís te yél:és tókte.
english: You can call the dentist’s office.

hal: Éystexwtsel kw'éls lám kw'átset te yél:és tókte.
english: I like to go see the doctor.

hal: Sí:semettsel te qwaqwá:ls.
english: I am afraid of the drill.

hal: Tsel x̲élhálés.
english: I have a toothache.

hal: We lis ólu sáyém ta' yél:és, iyólem kw'as kw'átset te yél:és tókte.
english: If your tooth aches, you can see the dentist.

hal: Tsel x̲élhálés qelát.
english: I have a toothache again.

hal: Lichexw xwemá:qet te'í kw'óxwe x̲ápkw'els?
english: Did you open this box of crackers?

hal: Támet te yél:és tókta temtámes kw'és iyólems kw'ás lá kw'átset.
english: Call the dentist to find out when you can go see him.

hal: Támet te shxwelís te yél:és tókte. Petámet temtámes kw'es iyólems kw'ás lá kw'átset.
english: Call the dentist’s office. Ask when it’s alright for you to go see him.

hal: Éwe. Xwemá:qetes tl' Chól.
english: No. John opened it.

hal: Qélstexwtsel kw'éls hálém te yél:es tókte.
english: I don’t like going to the dentist.

hal: Qélstexwtsel kw'éls lám kw'átset te yél:és tókte.
english: I do not like to go to the dentist.

hal: Éwe is éy. Welh shxwemáqel te kw'óxwe.
english: That's no good. A box is already open.

hal: Iyólem kw'es thíytes te yél:és tókte ta' yél:és.
english: The doctor can fix your teeth.

hal: Óxwesthó:mcha te yél:és tókte kw'e st'élméxw te íxw tatéqlexw a' yél:és.
english: The dentist will give you some medicine for your aching tooth.