- Lesson 1: Where is my Knife? - Alétse tel Lháts'tel
- Lesson 2: We need it - Stl'ítset
- Lesson 3: Put it On the Table - Lháq'etchexw la te Letám
- Lesson 4: I Need It. Where Is It? - El Stl'í. Alétse?
- Lesson 5: Put it On the Table. - Lháq'etchexw la te letám.
- Lesson 6: In the Kitchen - Li te Kéchel
- Lesson 7: In the Car - Li te Kó
- Lesson 8: At the table - Li te Letám
- Lesson 9: At Home - Li te Lá:lém
- Lesson 10: In the Kitchen - Lí te Kéchel
- Lesson 11: At Home - Li te Lá:lém
- Lesson 12: At Home - Li te Lá:lém
- Lesson 13: At the Office - Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
- Lesson 14: At the Office - Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
- Lesson 15: In the Kitchen - Li te Kéchel
- Lesson 16: Don't Want To! - Éwe el Stl'ís!
- Lesson 17: Did Mary Freeze the Fish Yet? - Lí ulh Píwetes tl' Máli ye Sth'óqwi?
- Lesson 18: Where's My Pencil - Áletse tel X̲éltel?
- Lesson 19: Where's the Salt? - Áletse te Tl'álhem?
- Lesson 20: Did you Open It? - Lichexw Xwemá:qet?
- Lesson 21: You're Wet! - Lhéqwchexw!
- Lesson 22: A Dream - Te S'élíyá
- Lesson 23: I lost it! - Tsel Ékw'elexw!
- Lesson 24: What Happened to Him? - Le Xwe'ít Tútl'ó?
- Lesson 25: I heard... - Tsel Ts'lhám...
- Lesson 26: Did You Wash Your Hands? - Lichexw Th'ex̲wá:tsesem?
- Lesson 27: Did You Take a Bath? - Lichexw Xóxekw'em?
- Lesson 28: Mary has a New Boyfriend - Kwelátes tl' Máli te X̲á:ws Swíweles
- Lesson 29: Is Mary Home? - Le ew Stá the Máli
- Lesson 30: I'm Looking after the Baby - Xóxelhmettsel te Sqáqele
- Lesson 31: How was your Day? - Selchím ta' Swáyel?
- Lesson 32: Did Somebody Help Him? - Lí Máytemkw'eTewátes?
- Lesson 33: Did He Ask You? - Lí Petámethó:me?
- Lesson 34: Are You Hungry? - Líchexw Kw'ókw'iy?
- Lesson 35: Please Pass It To Me - Th'íyxwem Sátelhsthóxchexw
- Lesson 36: Who did you Talk To? - Tewát kw'e qwélstexw
- Lesson 37: What are you going to eat? - Stámcha kw'e Lép'exexw?
- Lesson 38: What did John catch? - Stám kw'e Chxélches tl' Chól?
- Lesson 39: What are you Going to Make? - Stám kw'e Thíytexw?
- Lesson 40: Mary went Fishing - La qw'óqw'emó:thel the Máli.
- Lesson 41: Somebody Called You - Ílh me tá:methó:m kw'e wátes
- Lesson 42: Did you get your hair cut? - Líchexw lhíts'eqwem?
- Lesson 43: Who ate it? - Tewát kw'e lép'ex tel s'álhtel?
- Lesson 44: It was a Good Gathering - Éy te sq'ép
- Lesson 45: This Smoked Fish is Really Good - Ts'áts'el ew éy te'íle sq'éylo
- Lesson 46: Where is the Fish that I caught? - Elétse te Sth'óqwi el Schxélcha?
- Lesson 47: The place I used to live - Shxwlíselh kw'els stá
- Lesson 48: We Need some Milk - Stl'ítset kw'e Sqemó:s te Músmes.
- Lesson 49: If you go to the Store... - Líp Lám te Shxwímálá...
- Lesson 50: Your foot is Bleeding! - Chó:lxwem ta' sxéle!
Lesson 33: Did He Ask You? - Lí Petámethó:me?
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 33A
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 33B
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| Petámethálém. | Somebody asked me/I was asked. | |
| Éy kw'es áxwethó:m tl' Chól te s'álhtel. | It's good that John gave you some food. | |
| Petámethó:m. | Somebody asked you./You were asked. | |
| Petámetem. | Somebody asked him/He was asked. | |
| Éy kw'es áxwetólém tl' Chól te s'álhtel. | It's good that John gave you guys some food. | |
| Lí petámethó:m kw'e wátes kwes lám te sqw'eyilex? | Did somebody ask you to go to the dance? | |
| Tsel ts'lhá:met kw'ses petámethó:m te Chól kwes lám te sqw'e'íylex. | I heard that John asked you to go to the dance. | |
| Éwe. Ewéte kw'e tewát petámethóyx. | No. I wasn't asked by anybody. | |
| Éwe is petámethóxes. Tsel sta'á:wel kwes tl'ós teléwe petámetes. | He didn't ask me. I thought it was you that he asked. | |
| Éy t'wa is láte luwe we kw'e petámetes. | It would have been good if he had asked you. | |
| Éy t'wa is elh petámethó:m tl' Chól. | It would have been good if John had asked you. |
The 'He can't VERB you' Law
In Halq'eméylem, it is impossible to use the regular -óme ending (which means you as the receiver of an action) when the doer in the sentence is he/she/it, or a separate noun. The elders consistently reject or correct all such sentences. For example, the following are NOT correct Halq'eméylem:
(1) (a) NOT CORRECT: Petámethómes tútl'ó.
(b) NOT CORRECT: Íwesthómes te swíyeqe.
(c) NOT CORRECT: Íwesthómes
To express the meaning 'He VERBED you', you must use an indirect phrasing. The usual way to create such an indirect way of saying it is to use the -ó:m ending, and create sentences of the form You were VERBED by him. For example:
(2) (a) Petámethó:m.
He asked you ( literally 'You were asked')
(b) Petámethó:m te swíyeqe.
The man asked you ( literally 'You were asked by the man')
(c) Petámethó:m tl' Chól.
John asked you ( literally 'You were asked by the man')
Extra -et Ending Added For 'That I...'
When you say It's good that I was VERBED, you add an extra -et ending onto - álém, to make -álemét. For example, note the extra -et ending in the (b) sentence, below:
(2) (a) Íwesthálém. (b) Éy kw'eses íwesthálémet.
I was taught. It's good that I was taught.
This extra -et ending appears on -álém in all 'embedded' sentence constructions, including those with skw'á:y, iyólem, and so forth. For example:
(3) (a) Íwesthálém. (b) Iyólem kw'ses íwesthálém.
I was taught. It's alright that I was taught.
(c) Íwesthálém. (d) Skw'á:y kw'ses íwesthóxes.
I was taught. I can't be taught.
The same -et or -t ending appears also with -ó:m, -em, and -ólém. Here are some examples with those other endings. Note how an extra -et ending is added in each case.
(4) (a) Íwesthó:m. (b) Éy kw'es íwesthó:m.
You were taught. It's good that you were taught.
(c) Íwestem. (d) Éy kw'es íwestem.
He/She was taught. It's good that he/she was taught.
(e) Íwestólém. (f) Éy kw'es íwestólém.
You folks were taught. It's good that you folks were taught.