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
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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?
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 26: Did You Wash Your Hands? - Lichexw Th'ex̲wá:tsesem?

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 26B

A
Lichexw th'ex̲wá:tsesem kw'ese lám te émetáwtxw?
Did you wash your hands when you went to the bathroom?
B
Éwe. Éwetsel.
No. I didn't.
A
Éwe íxw th'ex̲wá:tsesem? Lámchexw tloqá:ys Kw'as th'exwá:tsesem!
You didn't wash your hands? Go wash your hands now!
B
Íyó:lem.
Alright.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Éwe tsel il th'ex̲wá:tsesem. I didn't wash my hands.
Éwe chexw lixw th'ex̲wá:tsesem. You didn't wash your hands.
Xwewá tsel il th'ex̲wá:tsesem. I didn't wash my hands yet.
Xwewá chexw lixw th'ex̲wá:tsesem. You didn't wash your hands yet.
Lichexw th'ex̲wá:tsesem kw'ese lám te émetáwtxw? Did you wash your hands when you went to the bathroom?
Éwe. Éwetsel. No. I didn't.
Éwe íxw th'ex̲wá:tsesem? Lámchexw tloqá:ys Kw'as th'exwá:tsesem! You didn't wash your hands? Go wash your hands now!
Íyó:lem. Alright.

Saying 'You Did Not' in Halq'eméylem

To say You did not... in Halq'eméylem, you use the pattern shown in (3). Some examples are shown in (4). 


(3) Éwe lixw VERB

You did not VERB


(4) (a) Éwe lixw lám.

You did not go.

(b) Éwe lixw th'ex̲wá:tsesem.

You did not wash my hands.

(c) Éwe lixw máyt.

You did not help him/her/it.


Note that you need both the chexw and then the lixw, in sentences following this pattern. Again, when translating sentences like this, translate the éwe here as not.


And again, all the sentences in (4) could equally well be translated in the present tense (You do not...)

Saying 'I Did Not'

To say I did not... in Halq'eméylem, you use the pattern shown in (1). Some examples are shown in (2).


(1) Éwe lil VERB

I did not VERB


(2) (a) Éwe lil lám.

I did not go.

(b) Éwe lil th'ex̲wá:tsesem.

I did not wash my hands.

(c) Éwe lil máyt.

I did not help him/her/it. 


Note that you need both the tsel and then the lil, in sentences following this pattern.


Note also that all of these sentences in (2) could also be translated equally well in the present tense (I do not ...); as with most sentences in Halq'eméylem, context alone is usually enough to figure out if you are talking about the past or present.


When translating sentences like this, it is important to remember to translate the éwe here as not. Even though éwe does also means no, the correct translation for these kinds of sentences is to translate éwe as not

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