- Lesson 1: Greetings - Kweléches
- Lesson 2: Identifying - P'ípetlexw
- Lesson 3: Greetings - Kweléches
- Lesson 4: Identification - P'ípetlexw
- Lesson 5: Introductions - Kweléches
- Lesson 6: At Home - St'á te Lálems
- Lesson 7: Education - Skúkwel
- Lesson 8: Education - Skwúkwel
- Lesson 9: Education - Skwúkwel
- Lesson 10: Education - Skwúkwel
- Lesson 11: Education - Skwúkwel
- Lesson 12: Math - Skw'éxam
- Lesson 13: Time - Tes te Skw'í:ls
- Lesson 14: Introductions - Kweléches
- Lesson 15: Education - Skwúkwel
- Lesson 16: Personal Hygiene - Swa Shxwéyeches
- Lesson 17: Introductions - - Kweléches
- Lesson 18: Eating - Ílhtel
- Lesson 19: Weather - Selchíms te Swáyel
- Lesson 20: Communications - Qwólqweltel
- Lesson 21: Time - Tes Skw'í:ls
- Lesson 22: Education - Skúkwel
- Lesson 23: Education - Skúkwel
- Lesson 24: Eating - Ílhtel
- Lesson 25: Commuting - Q'elq'éylthet
- Lesson 26: Shopping - Íleq'als kw'e Stámes
- Lesson 27: Education - Skwúkwel
- Lesson 28: Commuting - Q'elq'eylthet
- Lesson 29: Math - Sk'áxem
- Lesson 30: Greetings - Kweléches
- Lesson 31: Education - Skwúkwel
- Lesson 32: Eating - Í:lhtel
- Lesson 33: Communications - Tamethóm
- Lesson 34: Health - Shxwíyolem
- Lesson 35: Education - Skwúkwel
- Lesson 36: Introductions - Kweléches
- Lesson 37: At Home - Li kw'e Lá:lém
- Lesson 38: Eating - Í:lhtel
- Lesson 39: Health - Shxw'íyolem
- Lesson 40: At home - Stá te Lá:léms
- Lesson 41: Health - Shxwiyolem
- Lesson 42: Eating - Í:lhtel
- Lesson 43: Eating - Í:lhtel
- Lesson 44: Small Talk - Qwólqweltel
- Lesson 45: Eating - Í:lhtel
- Lesson 46: Post Office - Pípe'áwtxw
- Lesson 47: School - Skwúl
- Lesson 48: Eating - Í:lhtel
- Lesson 49: At Home - Stá te Lá:léms
- Lesson 50: Entertainment - Iyósthet
Lesson 10: Education - Skwúkwel
Introduction to SUH
A
El sqwálewel kw'els ew stá ó tloxwelált.
It looks like I'll just stay home tonight.
B
Lí ew the'í:t? Xwe'ít kwá?
Really? Why?
A
Tsel kwelám te totí:lt syó:ys. Kweláttsel te Halq'eméylem syó:ys.
I have some homework. I have Halq'eméylem work.
B
Stám tethá? Lícha wu híth?
What is it? Will it take a long time?
A
X̲é:ylttselcha te sx̲ex̲éyl syó:ys. Ewétal slhq'élexw weselchímes kw'es
híths.
I'm going to write an essay. I don't know if it will take long.
B. Yó:yschexw kwá! Wehílexwexw tés te sth'ó:kws qesu lámtset te
pekcha'áwtxw.
Get to work then! If you finish by seven o'clock [lit. when it approaches seven o'clock] we will go to the cinema.
Get to work then! If you finish by seven o'clock we will go to the cinema.
Introduction to SUH
A
El sqwálewel kw'els éwe xwchálál tloxwelált.
I think I'm not going anywhere this evening.
B
Tl'ekwslechíms kw'e shxwt'á:s?
[lit. "why is it that this is so/done?"]
Why is that?
A
Tsel kwelát te Halq'eméylem syóysthálémet.
[lit. ...Halq'eméylem that I was made to work]
I have some Halq'eméylem work.
B
Líchexwcha híth kw'as yó:ys?
Will you be working a long time?
A
Ewétal slhq'él:exw. X̲é:ylttselcha te sx̲ex̲éyl syó:ys.
I don't know. I will be writing an essay.
B
Ówthetchexw! Líxw we hílexw ta' syó:ys lámtset te pekcha'áwtxw.
Hurry up! If you finish your work, we can still go to the cinema.
War and raiding parties were a part of our life, long ago. Raiding parties would sometimes come to our territory from Vancouver Island (Nanaimo and Cowichan) and Kwantlen, who used the Upriver fisheries, would sometimes attack the Chilliwack, Sumas, and Pelalt people. However, they would not attack the Tait.