Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: 24: Work

hal: yókw'et
english: to break it, break something

hal: qíq'
english: in jail, caught, imprisoned

hal: qíq'áwtxw
english: jail

hal: qá:lt
english: to rob him/her, to steal something

hal: qá:l
english: to steal

hal: lekelít
english: lock it, lock (tr.v.)

hal: stselqwáx̲el
english: back end of house

hal: ts'eláltxw
english: steal his/her spouse

hal: tí:ltel
english: to ring (ring a bell), alarm

hal: thíyt
english: to prepare, to fix, to make it, prepare

hal: kwétxwílemet
english: to break into (tr.)

hal: leq'ét
english: to set (tr.)

hal: lístem
english: to get left behind

hal: qíqeq'éls
english: police

hal: shxwlakelí
english: lock (n.)

hal: skwíyx̲t
english: to do to someone

hal: sqá:l
english: stolen

hal: sthí:tem
english: fixed, ready, prepared

hal: sx̲ex̲é:ylesáls
english: computer

hal: x̲t'á:stexw
english: do it this way (tr.)

hal: x̲wémx̲wémstexw
english: cause to move fast

hal: Kw'etxwílemetem te yó:ysáwtxw kw'e xweláltelh.
english: The office was broken into last night.

hal: Líchxw thíyt te tí:ltel kw'ás me á:yeles?
english: Did you set the alarm when you left?

hal: Tsel lekelít qe yókw'etes te lekelí.
english: I locked it but they broke the lock.

hal: Le qá:l kw'ewátes telí te shxwelís kw'es yó:yestset te tále.
english: Somebody stole the money from the place where we work.

hal: Le qá:ltem te tále telí tel yó:ysáwtxw xweláltélh.
english: The money was stolen from my office last night

hal: X̲wémtl' ót te qíqeq'els qe yéthest te skwíyx̲tólémet.
english: Let’s call the police and tell them what happened to us.

hal: Kw'í:le tále kw'e le sqá:ls?
english: How much money was stolen?

hal: Éwetsel hákw'eles kw'éls leq'ét te tí:ltels te steqtá:l.
english: I didn’t remember to set the door-alarm.

hal: Xwa ís kw'etxwílemetem te s'ólh yó:ysáwtxw.
english: Our office hasn’t been broken into yet.

hal: Éwe ís leq'étem te tí:ltel.
english: The alarm was not set.

hal: Kw'í:le mestíyexw kw'e lá kw'étslexw kw'ses lá x̲et'ástem?
english: How many people saw what happened?

hal: Isá:le sx̲ex̲éylesá:ls kw'e lá sqá:l.
english: Two computers were stolen.

hal: Ewéta tále lístem lí te yóyesawtxw.
english: No money was left in the office.

hal: Yewál kw'éls e xwe'í, tl'ólsu kw'étslexw kw'e mékw'stam.
english: I arrived first, so I saw everything.

hal: Kwetxwílemetem tel swá syó:ysáwtxw kw'e xweláltelh.
english: My office was broken into last night.

hal: Thel swá syó:ysawtxw kwetxwílemetem kw'e xwelálteth.
english: My office was broken into last night.

hal: Le xwe'ít the Máli?
english: What happened to Mary?

hal: Le xwe'ít te Chól?
english: What happened to John?

hal: Lichexw thíyt te tí:ltels te steqtá:l te xwelált?
english: Did you have the door-alarm set in the evening?

hal: Lí ew sthí:tem te tí:ltel?
english: Was the alarm set?

hal: T'elhóqw'etem thútl'ó te pús.
english: She got scratched by her cat.

hal: Híwth'ates te sqwemá:y qesu q'éykw'etem tútl'ó.
english: He was teasing a dog and he got bitten.

hal: Éwe. Éwe is thítem te tí:ltels te steqtá:l.
english: No. The door-alarm wasn’t set.

hal: Éwe ís sthí:tem te tí:ltel.
english: No the alarm was not set.

hal: Tl'ó swas a skwóyx̲thet. Lí kwa ew éyó?
english: That was his own fault. But is he okay, anyway?

hal: Qel tethá pús! T'elhóqw'etes te mekw'át!
english: That cat is bad! It scratches everyone!

hal: Selchím kw'ses kwetxwílem kw'ewátes?
english: How did they get in?

hal: Ílh selchím kw'ses kwetxwílem álhtel?
english: How did they get in?

hal: Á:'a. Qe xwel tl'ílses tl' Máli te q'éyq'el púps.
english: Yes. But Mary still loves the bad kitty.

hal: Á:'a. Ew emímeló sqwíqwemáy.
english: Yes. It was just a little tiny dog.

hal: Yókw'etes te stselqwáx̲el steqtá:l.
english: They broke in the back door.

hal: Yókw'etes te áxelesmel steqtá:l.
english: They broke in the front door.