Lesson 1: Laundry - Th'éx̲welwetem
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Lesson 2: Travel - Leq'álqel
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Lesson 3: Work - Syó:ys
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Lesson 4: Health - Shxw'íyem
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Lesson 5: Food and Drink - S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe
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Lesson 6: Classroom Activities and Instructions - Tháytem te Skwúkwel Syó:ys
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Lesson 7: At the Meal Table - Í te S'álhtel Letám
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Lesson 8: Weather - Xwe'ít te Swáyel
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Lesson 9: Travel - Leq'áleqel
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Lesson 10: Health - Shxw'íyem
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Lesson 11: Are you Married? - Líchxw Smámalyí?
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Lesson 12: Food and Drink - S'álhtel qas te Sqó
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Lesson 13: Weather - Xwe'ít te Swáyel
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Lesson 14: Travel - Leq'álqel
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Lesson 15: Health - Shxwe'íyem
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Lesson 16: People - Ye Mestíyexw
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Lesson 17: Food and Drink - S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
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Lesson 18: School - Skwúl
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Lesson 19: Shopping - Ileqá:ls
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Lesson 20: Health - Shxw'íyem
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Lesson 21: People - Mestíyexw
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Lesson 22: Eating - Í:lhtel
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Lesson 23: Shopping - Íleqels
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Lesson 24: Work - Syó:ys
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Lesson 25: Health - Shxw'íyem
Lesson 26: Identification - Sx'áts Pípe
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Lesson 27: Meals - S'álhtel
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Lesson 28: Shopping - Íleqáls
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Lesson 29: School - Skwúl
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Lesson 30: Co-workers - Sq'eq'óxel
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Lesson 31: People - Mestíyexw
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Lesson 32: Food and Drink - S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
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Lesson 33: Laundry - Th'éx̲welwétem
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Lesson 34: Weather - Xwe'í:t te swáyel
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Lesson 35: Classroom Activities and Instructions - Tháytem te Skúkwel Syó:ys
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Lesson 36: Leaving - Le Á:yel
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Lesson 37: Food and Drink - S'álhtel qas te Qó
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Lesson 38: Shopping - Ileqá:ls
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Lesson 39: Commuting - Q'élqéylthet
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Lesson 40: School - Skwúl
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Lesson 41: Introductions - Pípetels
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Lesson 42: Travel - Leq'á:lq'el
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Lesson 43: School - Skwúl
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Lesson 44: Entertainment - Éyósthet
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Lesson 45: Shopping - Íleqals
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Lesson 46: People - Mestíyexw
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Lesson 47: School - Skwúl
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Lesson 48: Theatre - Pekche'áwtxw
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Lesson 49: Visiting - Lálats'éwtxwem
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Lesson 50: School - Skwúl
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Lesson 25: Health - Shxw'íyem

Shxw'íyem 25A

A
Lá ómestem thel álex lám te q'óq'eyáwtxw cheláqelhelh.
My sister was taken to the hospital yesterday.
B
Xwe'í:t thútl'ó?
What happened to her?
A
Tíykw'etem thútl'ó te kó. Ólu éy kw'ses éwe lís ólu x̲élh.
A car hit her. It’s good she didn’t get hurt too badly.
B
X̲wémtl' alqáls kw'e sp'áq'em qe látset kw'átset.
Let’s buy some flowers and go see her.

Shxw'íyem 25B

A
Lá kw'etxwí:lem te q'óq'íyáwtxw thel álex cheláqelhelh.
My sister went into the hospital yesterday.
B
Kwá xwe'ít?
What happened?
A
Tíykw'etem thútl'ó te kó qélu éyó thútl'ó.
She got hit by a car, but she’s doing okay.
B
X̲wémtl' látset kw'átset li te q'óq'eyáwtxw qe látset kwelámtset kw'e sp'á:q'em thútl'ó.
Let’s go visit her at the hospital and bring her some flowers.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
sp'á:q'em flower
p'áq'em to bloom
ámestem get taken
mákwlh accident
q'óq'iyáwtxw hospital
shxw'íyem health, strength
tíkw'et to bang (tr.)
tíkw'etem got

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Lá ámestém thel á:lex te q'óq'iyáwtxw cheláqelhélh. My sister was taken to the hospital yesterday.
Ílh léy sq'éq'o thel á:lex lí kwthá lá mákwlh cheláqelhelh. My sister was involved in an accident yesterday.
T'át'ekwél thel álex te xálh qesu tíkw'etem xwelám te kó. My sister was crossing the street and was hit by a car.
Ts'éts'elew éy kw'es éwe lís ólu x̲élh thútl'ó. It’s good she wasn’t seriously hurt.
X̲wémtl' lá alqáls kw'e sp'á:q'em. Let’s go buy some flowers.
El stl'í kw'éls lám kw'átset thútl'ó lí te q'óq'iyáwtxw. I would like to go see her at the hospital.
Éy tel shxw'íyem. My health is good.
Tsel lá tíkw'et te thqát. I banged into the tree.
Tíkw'ethóxes te kó. The car hit me.
Ílhtsel lí te q'óq'iyáwtxw isá:le t'ó:qw'tem. I was in the hospital two weeks.
Lá ómestem thel álex lám te q'óq'eyáwtxw cheláqelhelh. My sister was taken to the hospital yesterday.
Lá kw'etxwí:lem te q'óq'íyáwtxw thel álex cheláqelhelh. My sister went into the hospital yesterday.
Xwe'í:t thútl'ó? What happened to her?
Kwá xwe'ít? What happened?
Tíykw'etem thútl'ó te kó. Ólu éy kw'ses éwe lís ólu x̲élh. A car hit her. It’s good she didn’t get hurt too badly.
Tíykw'etem thútl'ó te kó qélu éyó thútl'ó. She got hit by a car, but she’s doing okay.
X̲wémtl' alqáls kw'e sp'áq'em qe látset kw'átset. Let’s buy some flowers and go see her.
X̲wémtl' látset kw'átset li te q'óq'eyáwtxw qe látset kwelámtset kw'e sp'á:q'em thútl'ó. Let’s go visit her at the hospital and bring her some flowers.

In some of our communities, it was traditional to have a watchman who, among other duties, would go house to house to make sure that it was properly taken care of. If your house wasn't clean, then the watchman would bring you before the community and raise the matter publicly.

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