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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 22: Eating - Í:lhtel
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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 36: Leaving - Le Á:yel
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Lesson 37: Food and Drink - S'álhtel qas te Qó
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Lesson 37: Food and Drink - S'álhtel qas te Qó

S'álhtel qas te Qó 37A

A
Lí a' stl'í kw'e qelát stámes?
Would you like something else?
B
Éwe, ts'íthómetsel. Wiyóth kw'es á'axwí:ls ó tel s'álhtel.
No, thank you. I always have small meals.
A
Kwélemchxw kw'e kópi.
Have some coffee.
B
Éy t'we, éystexwtselcha te kopí.
Alright, I’d like a cup of coffee.

S'álhtel qas te Qó 37B

A
Lí a' stl'í kw'e stámes qelát?
Do you want something else?
B
Éwe, ts'íthómetsel. Wiyóth kw'es éwe lís qéx̲ tel s'í:lhtel. Éy t'wa kw'e léts'e lepót kópi.
Always not a lot (are) my meals
No, thank you. I’ve always been a light eater. A cup of coffee would be good.
A
Éy. Lámtselcha kwúlhchethóme kw'e kópi.
Good. I’ll go get you some coffee.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Éwe, ts'íthome. Wélh eyólemstexw. No, thank you. I’ve had plenty.
Ewá a' stl'ís kw'és ew qelát álhtel? Don’t you want to eat anymore?
Éwe líxw wel álhtel. You’ve hardly eaten a thing.
Éwetsel wel qéx̲ tel s'ílhtel. I don’t eat too much.
Ew iyólem kw'ás kwélem kw'e kópi. You can have some coffee.
Éy t'we kw'ás kwélem kw'e kópi. You should have some coffee.
Ewá a' stl'ís kw'as lám? Don’t you want to go?
El stl'í kw'e ew qelát s'álhtel. I want some more food.
Ólu qéx̲ kw'éls álhtel. I had too much food.
Éwe lís ew ólu qéx̲ kw'éls álhtel. I didn’t eat too much.
Tex̲wó iyólem! Just right!
Éwechxw íxw ólu lép'ex ta' s'álhtel. You didn’t eat much of your food.
Éwe lís a' stl'í kw'ás álhtel qelát. You don’t want to eat anymore.
Ts'ímel kw'éls méq'. Wiyóth kw'es éwe lís qéx̲ tel s'álhtel. I’m getting full. I’ve always been a light eater
Lí a' stl'í kw'e qelát stámes? Would you like something else?
Lí a' stl'í kw'e stámes qelát? Do you want something else?
Éwe, ts'íthómetsel. Wiyóth kw'es á'axwí:ls ó tel s'álhtel. No, thank you. I always have small meals.
Éwe, ts'íthómetsel. Wiyóth kw'es éwe lís qéx̲ tel s'í:lhtel. Éy t'wa kw'e léts'e lepót kópi. No, thank you. I’ve always been a light eater. A cup of coffee would be good.
Kwélemchxw kw'e kópi. Have some coffee.
Éy. Lámtselcha kwúlhchethóme kw'e kópi. Good. I’ll go get you some coffee.
Éy t'we, éystexwtselcha te kopí. Alright, I’d like a cup of coffee.

We would use maggots, which we call á:pel, for medicine. One way we would do this was to dig a hole, about the size of a bucket, and put the guts of a fish (no bones) into the hole.  You would leave this until the flies had laid eggs in it, and then children, at ages ranging from toddlers to ten year-olds, would put their hands and their feet in the maggots.

This practice is said to give the children the strength to stand the cold North wind (which we call só:tets), and the coldest parts of the winter.  

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