Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Shopping

hal: íleqels
english: to go shopping, buying

hal: ileqá:ls
english: buying (tr.)

hal: kw'íles
english: how much?

hal: sq'eq'íp
english: be gathered, be gathering, a group, a team, a gathering

hal: syéx̲cha
english: gift

hal: xwelá:met
english: listening to him/her

hal: yéx̲chet
english: give a gift to (tr.)

hal: q'ép
english: to gather together

hal: íkw'et
english: to throw something away, to throw it away

hal: sq'ép
english: a meeting, gathering

hal: Éwetsel líl lhq'élexw te skwóls swáyel thutl'ó.
english: I didn’t know her birthday.

hal: Stam kw'á stl'í íleqelhtset thútl'ó?
english: What do you want to buy for her?

hal: Kw'íles tále a' stl'í hókwexexw?
english: How much money do you want to spend ?

hal: El stl'í kw'éls íleqet kw'e stámes ts'áts'elew éy syéx̲cha.
english: I want to buy something very good to give.

hal: El stl'í kw'éls íleqet te syéx̲cha.
english: I need to buy a gift.

hal: Tsel kwelát te syéx̲chet. Éwetsel íleqet qelát.
english: I have a present. I don’t have to buy it again

hal: Tsel kwelát te ts'kw'éx qas te lheq'ó:tses xwelám te syéx̲cha.
english: I have twenty-five dollars for the gift.

hal: Líchexw tólt te ts'áts'el ew éy syéx̲cha?
english: Did you think of a really good present?

hal: El sta'áwel kw'ses stl'íscha te Petámethó:m kw'as Xwelelámchexw pékw.
english: I think she will want the You Are Asked to Witness book.

hal: Kw'íles tále a' stl'í kw'as íkw'et?
english: How much money do you want to spend?

hal: Stám kw'a stl'í kw'as íleqelhtset thútl'ó?
english: What do you want to buy for her?

hal: El stl'í kw'éls íleqelhtsethóme kw'e stames.
english: I want to buy something for you.

hal: Tl'ócha te'á'althe íleqet te téx̲wswáyel s'álhtel.
english: It’ll be me that buys lunch.

hal: Tewát kw'e skwóls swáyel telo wáyél?
english: Who’s birthday is it?

hal: Lí a' stl'í kw'as lám te sq'ép?
english: Do you want to go to the party?

hal: El stl'í kw'éls íleqet kw'e stámes kw'éls yéx̲chet the Sháli xwelám te skwól swáyels.
english: I want to buy something to give to Shirley for her birthday.

hal: El stl'í kw'éls íleqet kw'e stámes kw'éls óxwest the Sháli tlo wáyél.
english: I want to buy something to give to Shirley today.

hal: Ō, stám kw'e híkw swáyel?
english: Oh, what’s the special occasion?

hal: El stl'í kw'éls ileqélhtset kw'e pékw thútl'ó.
english: I want to buy her a book.

hal: Tl'ó skwóls teló wáyel thútl'ó. El stl'í kw'éls íleqet kw'e stámes wel éy.
english: It’s her birthday. I want to get something really good.

hal: Éy sqwálewel. Mítselcha. El stl'í kw'éls kwút kw'e stámes el s'óxwest thutl'ó.
english: Good idea. I will come. I want to get something to give to her.

hal: Ts'áts'el ew éy sqwálewel.
english: That’s a great idea.