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Lesson 11: Are you Married? - Líchxw Smámalyí?
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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 46: People - Mestíyexw

Mestíyexw 46A

A
Ts'áts'eltsel ew yékw'es. Mamíyettsel thíyt kw'e mékw'stam xwelám te shxwóyem.
I’m very busy. I’m helping to get everything ready for the sale.
B
Ō, lí ew iyólem kw'els ew lám q'óthet?
Oh, can I join too?
A
Tsel ew momíyelhtel ó. X̲wéme kw'as thíyem kw'e stámes xwelám te sqw'élém s'álhtel shxwóyem?
I’m just helping out. Can you prepare something for the bake sale?
B
Á:'a, x̲wémtsel thíyem kw'e kúkiys. Místexwtselcha wáyeles.
Yes, I can make some cookies. I’ll bring them tomorrow.

Mestíyexw 46B

A
Tsel momíyelhtel hílekwstexw mékw'stam xwelám te q'épstexw tále sqw'élém shxwóyem.
I’m helping to get everything ready for the bake sale.
B
El stl'í kw'els éw móyelhtel.
I would like to help out too.
A
Ō, kw'as hó:y. X̲wéme kw'as thíyem kw'e stámes xwelám te sqw'élém shxwóyem?
Oh thank you. Can you prepare something for the bake sale?
B
Thíyemtselcha kw'e kukíys qesu místexw wáyeles.
I’ll bake cookies and bring them tomorrow.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
X̲wém kw'els móyelhtel lhí:xw ówa. I can help out for three hours.
Tsel yekw'es momíyelhtel hilékwstexw mékw'stam xwelám te q'pét te tále sqw'élém shxwóxweyem. I’m busy helping out with fund raising bake sale.
Líchexw sq'eq'ómet á:lhtel? Are you on the committee?
Éwetsel líl q'ómet á:lhtel, tsel momíyelhtel ó'. I’m not on the committee, I’m just helping out.
Lí ew lí kw'e syó:ys kw'els móyelhtel? Is there some work that I can help out with?
Léwe thíyem kw'e q'eláqetem seplí:l qe místexw wáyeles. You can make some cookies and bring them tomorrow.
Thíyemtselcha te we ólu wel stl'í, sth'íth'em péte kúkiys. I’ll make my favorite, peanut butter cookies.
Thíyemtset seplíl xwelám te shxwóyem. We bake bread for the sale.
Kw'í:le te yó:ys tl'óqays? How many on the committee now?
Éyes te sqw'élém shxwóxweyem. Bake sales are fun.
Méstexwtselcha lhq'á:tses kíks qas te mémel kíks. I’ll bring five cakes and muffins.
Selchím kw'es hí:ths kw'es xwóxwiyem? How long will the sale last?
Tset kwelám te qéx̲ póy. We have a lot of pies.
Tewát kw'e íxw te sx̲ex̲éyls xwelám te shxwóyem? Who makes the signs for the sale?
Ts'áts'eltsel ew yékw'es. Mamíyettsel thíyt kw'e mékw'stam xwelám te shxwóyem. I’m very busy. I’m helping to get everything ready for the sale.
Tsel momíyelhtel hílekwstexw mékw'stam xwelám te q'épstexw tále sqw'élém shxwóyem. I’m helping to get everything ready for the bake sale.
Ō, lí ew iyólem kw'els ew lám q'óthet? Oh, can I join too?
El stl'í kw'els éw móyelhtel. I would like to help out too.
Tsel ew momíyelhtel ó. X̲wéme kw'as thíyem kw'e stámes xwelám te sqw'élém s'álhtel shxwóyem? I’m just helping out. Can you prepare something for the bake sale?
Ō, kw'as hó:y. X̲wéme kw'as thíyem kw'e stámes xwelám te sqw'élém shxwóyem? Oh thank you. Can you prepare something for the bake sale?
Á:'a, x̲wémtsel thíyem kw'e kúkiys. Místexwtselcha wáyeles. Yes, I can make some cookies. I’ll bring them tomorrow.
Thíyemtselcha kw'e kukíys qesu místexw wáyeles. I’ll bake cookies and bring them tomorrow.

A traditional holiday dinner would include smoked fish (fish smoked with alder was very good), as well as dried and salted fish, deer meat, and moose meat. These were all traditional delicacies.

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