Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: 41: Introductions

hal: Tl'ól shxwemlíkw tútl'ó qe ew tl'ó el shxwemlíkw thútl'ó.
english: He’s my uncle and she’s my aunt.

hal: El stl'í kw'els pítetstexw tel swá swáqeth.
english: I would like to introduce my own husband.

hal: Tl'ol síse:le qas tel sí:le.
english: This is my grandmother and grandfather.

hal: Tewát te ítí?
english: Who is this one?

hal: Tl'o wel éy stetís el siyáye.
english: That is my best friend.

hal: Tl'ó sétl'atels thútl'ó.
english: That’s her older sister.

hal: Tewát te sqá:qs tútl'ó?
english: Who is his younger brother?

hal: Sám te sqá:qs tútl'ó.
english: Sam is his younger brother.

hal: Líchexw ew ts'e mámele?
english: Do you have any children?

hal: Ewéte slhá:lí el mámele.
english: I don’t have any daughters.

hal: Tewát te wel éy a' siyáye?
english: Who is your best friend?

hal: Tewát ya' shxwewálí?
english: Who are your parents?

hal: Tewát the sóseqwts sqá:qs tútl'ó?
english: Who is his younger sister?

hal: Tl'ól swáqeth qas tel swíyeqe méle te'í.
english: This is my husband and my son.

hal: Tl'o el stó:les qas tel stetís wel éy siyáye.
english: This is my wife and my best friend.

hal: Éy sqwálewel kw'els kw'étslóle yéysele'el'ep.
english: Nice to meet both of you

hal: Éy tel sqwálewel kw'els kw'etslóle yéysele'élep.
english: I am happy to meet you both.

hal: The q'á:mi lí tethá tl'ol mele. Ólu x̲ex̲éyx̲e mis xwchémesthóme.
english: That girl over there is my daughter. She is too shy to come meet you.

hal: Tewát te lítí?
english: Who is that over there?

hal: Lu iyólem. Tsel lheq'élexw kw'ses ste'á tl'o kw'els kwelát yéysele q'á:lemi mámele.
english: That’s okay. I know how it is, because I have two daughters.

hal: Tl'o el sí:le. Lí a' stl'í kw'as xwchémest tútl'o?
english: That is my grandfather. Would you like to meet him?

hal: Á:'a, el stl'í kw'els xwchémest tútl'ó.
english: Yes, I would like to meet him.