Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Weather

hal: iyílem
english: clear up (of weather)

hal: hílém
english: fall and roll

hal: yíq
english: to snow

hal: stím
english: fast, hard [of snow, rain, etc.]

hal: tqát
english: to close something

hal: líqwel
english: get calm (weather), to calm down (of weather)

hal: swiwel
english: sunny, it's sunny

hal: yít'em
english: melt away / to melt away

hal: shxwtl'ép
english: deep

hal: spí:w
english: ice

hal: kwelósel
english: to drive, to steer

hal: leq'álhstexw
english: stay on the right way/track

hal: shxwt'ás
english: what’s it like, what’s it doing?

hal: slílexwelh
english: calm

hal: qéyx̲em
english: to slip, to slide

hal: Xwe'ít te swáyel lí kw'e s'átl'q?
english: What is the weather like outside?

hal: Ts'éts'elō ey swí:wel te swáyel.
english: It is a very sunny day.

hal: Qél swáyel telo wáyel.
english: The weather is terrible today.

hal: Lí úlh yít'em te máqa?
english: Has the snow melted yet?

hal: Ts'áts'elew shxwtl'ép te máqa. Skw'áy kw'és lámtset skwúl.
english: The snow is very deep. We can’t go to school.

hal: Teqátem te skwúl xwlám te máqa qas te spí:w.
english: School is closed because of the snow and ice.

hal: Tsel qíx̲em lí te qíqex̲em xálh.
english: I slipped on the icy road.

hal: Éwe qíx̲emexw lí te spí:w.
english: Don’t slip on the ice.

hal: Lhémexwcha wáyeles.
english: Tomorrow it will be raining.

hal: Ts'éts'elew qél te speháls teló xwelált.
english: The windstorm is very bad tonight.

hal: Ts'éts'elew líqwel te swáyel tlo qá:ys.
english: The weather very calm now.

hal: Ewéte syó:qwem mekw' swáyel lám te léts'e t'ó:qw'tem.
english: There’s been no sun everyday for one week.

hal: Ts'étsélō ewéte shxwe'áthetel. Ts'áts'elew iyílem.
english: It is a beautiful clear sky. It’s very clear.

hal: Xólhemethet kw'ás kwelósels. Ts'éts'elew qíqex̲em te xálh tlo wáyel.
english: Drive carefully. The roads are very icy today.

hal: Kwá xwe'í:t te swáyel lí te Ts'elxwéyeqw?
english: What kind of weather are you having in Chilliwack?

hal: Selchím te swáyel lí te Ts'elxwéyeqw?
english: How is the weather in Chilliwack?

hal: Stím te slhémexw íkw'eló.
english: It is raining hard here.

hal: Ts'áts'elew éy swí:wel te swáyel.
english: It’s a very sunny day.

hal: Éy tw'a lís swí:wel wáyeles.
english: I hope it’s sunny tomorrow.

hal: Lí yíq cheláqelhelh látelh?
english: Did it snow yesterday morning?

hal: Tl'xwéleqtset wás ís lhéméxw.
english: We’re lucky if it doesn’t rain.

hal: Á:'a, qe éwe lís hí:th kw'ses yíyeq. X̲wém kw'es lé yít'ems.
english: Yes, but it wasn’t snowing long. It melted quickly.