Lesson 1: Where is my Knife? - Alétse tel Lháts'tel
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Lesson 2: We need it - Stl'ítset
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Lesson 3: Put it On the Table - Lháq'etchexw la te Letám
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Lesson 4: I Need It. Where Is It? - El Stl'í. Alétse?
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Lesson 5: Put it On the Table. - Lháq'etchexw la te letám.
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Lesson 6: In the Kitchen - Li te Kéchel
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Lesson 7: In the Car - Li te Kó
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Lesson 8: At the table - Li te Letám
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Lesson 9: At Home - Li te Lá:lém
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Lesson 10: In the Kitchen - Lí te Kéchel
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Lesson 11: At Home - Li te Lá:lém
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Lesson 12: At Home - Li te Lá:lém
Lesson 13: At the Office - Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
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Lesson 14: At the Office - Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
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Lesson 15: In the Kitchen - Li te Kéchel
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Lesson 16: Don't Want To! - Éwe el Stl'ís!
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Lesson 17: Did Mary Freeze the Fish Yet? - Lí ulh Píwetes tl' Máli ye Sth'óqwi?
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Lesson 18: Where's My Pencil - Áletse tel X̲éltel?
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Lesson 19: Where's the Salt? - Áletse te Tl'álhem?
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Lesson 20: Did you Open It? - Lichexw Xwemá:qet?
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Lesson 21: You're Wet! - Lhéqwchexw!
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Lesson 22: A Dream - Te S'élíyá
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Lesson 23: I lost it! - Tsel Ékw'elexw!
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Lesson 24: What Happened to Him? - Le Xwe'ít Tútl'ó?
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Lesson 25: I heard... - Tsel Ts'lhám...
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Lesson 26: Did You Wash Your Hands? - Lichexw Th'ex̲wá:tsesem?
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Lesson 27: Did You Take a Bath? - Lichexw Xóxekw'em?
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Lesson 28: Mary has a New Boyfriend - Kwelátes tl' Máli te X̲á:ws Swíweles
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Lesson 29: Is Mary Home? - Le ew Stá the Máli
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Lesson 30: I'm Looking after the Baby - Xóxelhmettsel te Sqáqele
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Lesson 31: How was your Day? - Selchím ta' Swáyel?
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Lesson 32: Did Somebody Help Him? - Lí Máytemkw'eTewátes?
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Lesson 33: Did He Ask You? - Lí Petámethó:me?
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Lesson 34: Are You Hungry? - Líchexw Kw'ókw'iy?
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Lesson 35: Please Pass It To Me - Th'íyxwem Sátelhsthóxchexw
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Lesson 36: Who did you Talk To? - Tewát kw'e qwélstexw
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Lesson 37: What are you going to eat? - Stámcha kw'e Lép'exexw?
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Lesson 38: What did John catch? - Stám kw'e Chxélches tl' Chól?
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Lesson 39: What are you Going to Make? - Stám kw'e Thíytexw?
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Lesson 40: Mary went Fishing - La qw'óqw'emó:thel the Máli.
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Lesson 41: Somebody Called You - Ílh me tá:methó:m kw'e wátes
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Lesson 42: Did you get your hair cut? - Líchexw lhíts'eqwem?
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Lesson 43: Who ate it? - Tewát kw'e lép'ex tel s'álhtel?
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Lesson 44: It was a Good Gathering - Éy te sq'ép
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Lesson 45: This Smoked Fish is Really Good - Ts'áts'el ew éy te'íle sq'éylo
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Lesson 46: Where is the Fish that I caught? - Elétse te Sth'óqwi el Schxélcha?
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Lesson 47: The place I used to live - Shxwlíselh kw'els stá
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Lesson 48: We Need some Milk - Stl'ítset kw'e Sqemó:s te Músmes.
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Lesson 49: If you go to the Store... - Líp Lám te Shxwímálá...
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Lesson 50: Your foot is Bleeding! - Chó:lxwem ta' sxéle!
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Lesson 12: At Home - Li te Lá:lém

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 12A

A
El stl'í kw'els sp'ótl'em. Li iyólem kw'els lám átl'qel?
I need a smoke [lit. I need to smoke]
I need a smoke. Can I go outside?
B
Éwe. Skw'á:y kw'as lám átl'qel tloqá:ys.
No. You can't go outside now.
A
Xwe'ít kwa?
Why?
B
Iyólem kw'as thíyest te shxwe'í.
You should clean this place up.
Qe éwe is éy kw'as spótl'em!
And it's not good for you to smoke!

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 12B

A
Stl'ítset kw'es sp'ótl'emtset. Li iyólem kw'es lámtset átl'qel?
We need a smoke [lit. We need to smoke].
We need a smoke. Can We go outside?
B
Éwe. Skw'á:y kw'es lámelép átl'qel tloqá:ys.
No. You guys can't go outside now.
A
Xwe'ít kwa?
Why?
B
Iyólem kw'es thíyestelép te shxwe'í.
You guys should clean this place up.
Qe éwe is éy kw'es la p'óp'etl'emelép!
And it's not good for you guys to smoke!

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Full Lesson Audio S12- Vocabulary, phrases, and Dialogues

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Iyólem kw'as lám. You can go.
Iyólem kw'els lám. I can/should go.
Iyólem kw'es lámtset. We can/should go.
Iyólem kw'es lámelép. You guys can/should go.
Skw'á:y kw'els sp'ótl'em. I can't smoke.
Skw'á:y kw'as sp'ótl'em. You can't smoke.
Skw'á:y kw'es sp'ótl'emtset. We can't smoke.
Skw'á:y kw'es sp'ótl'emelép. You guys can't smoke.
Iyólem kw'es lámelép kwetxwí:lem. You guys can/should go inside.
Stl'ítset kw'es sp'ótl'emtset. Li iyólem kw'es lámtset átl'qel? We need a smoke. Can We go outside?
El stl'í kw'els sp'ótl'em. Li iyólem kw'els lám átl'qel? I need a smoke. Can I go outside?
Éwe. Skw'á:y kw'es lámelép átl'qel tloqá:ys. No. You guys can't go outside now.
Éwe. Skw'á:y kw'as lám átl'qel tloqá:ys. No. You can't go outside now.
Xwe'ít kwa? Why?
Iyólem kw'es thíyestelép te shxwe'í. You guys should clean this place up.
Iyólem kw'as thíyest te shxwe'í. You should clean this place up.
Qe éwe is éy kw'es la p'óp'etl'emelép! And it's not good for you guys to smoke!
Qe éwe is éy kw'as spótl'em! And it's not good for you to smoke!

Kw'es ... -tset

To say that we VERB in Halq'eméylem, you use the pattern shown in (1), with examples following. 


(1) ...kw'es VERB-tset

=...that we VERB


(2) (a) Iyólem kw'es lámtset.

okay that go-we

= It is okay that we go.


(b) Éy kw'es lámtset.

Good that go-we

=It is good that we go. 


Although that we is usually the literal translation for this pattern, feel free also to subsitute close or similar phrases when translating. For example, phrase (2a) above could equally well be translated as It's okay for us to go.

Kw'as...elép

As you know, Halq'eméylem uses a special form for you when addressing two or more people (as opposed to talking to just one person). We usually translate that here as you folks or you guys. To say ...that you folks VERB, you use the following pattern:


(1) ...kw'as VERB-elép

=...that you folks VERB


(2) (a) Iyólem kw'as lámelép.

= It is okay that you folks go.


(b) Éy kw'as lámelép.

=It is good that you folks go.


Again, other translations into English are possible, for example It is okay for you folks to go.

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