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?
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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
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 35: Please Pass It To Me - Th'íyxwem Sátelhsthóxchexw

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 35A

A
Th'íyx̲wem sátelhsthóx te sthíyem sepli:l.
Please pass me the home-made bread.
B
Íkw'eló. Tsel ew thíyelhtsethóme te sq'éylo. Lí a' stl'í?
Here. I made you some smoked salmon, too. Do you want some?
A
Á:'a. Éy tel sqwálewel kw'as e thíyelhtsethóx te sq'éylo. Ts'áts'eltsel ew éystexw.
Yes. I'm glad you made me some smoked salmon. I really like it.
B
Éy. Thíyelhtsethómetselcha kw'e slhóp' wáyeles.
Good. I'm going to make you some soup tomorrow.

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 35B

A
Th'íyx̲w sátelhsthóx te tl'álhem.
Please pass me the salt.
B
Íkw'eló. Tsel thíyelhtsetóle te sq'éylo. Lí a' stl'íelep?
Here. I made you guys some smoked salmon. Do you guys want some?
A
Á:'a. Éy te sqwáleweltset kw'as e thíyelhtsetóxw te sq'éylo. Ts'áts'eltset ew éystexw te sq'éylo.
Yes. We're glad you made us smoked salmon. We really like smoked salmon.
Lí ew iyólem kw'els kwút qelát te seplí:l?
Is it okay if I take some more bread?

Audio Halq'eméylem English
éystexw to like (it)
q'ó:yt to kill someone/something on purpose
kwúkwt cook (it)
q'ó:yélhtset to kill for (him/her/it)
sátet to pass (it) [as at a meal], to hand [as in passing food at the table]
thíyelhtset to prepare for (it), make for (it)
th'íx̲w please
sthíyem prepared, home-made
thíyt to prepare, to fix, to make it, prepare
tl'elqtéle deer
sátelhtset To pass it to (him/her/it)

Audio Halq'eméylem English
El stl'í kw'e qelát seplí:l. I want some more bread.
Stl'ítset kw'e qelát seplí:l. We want some more bread.
El stl'ícha kw'e qelát seplí:l. I'm going to want some more bread.
Stl'ítset te kw'e qelát seplí:l. We're going to want some more bread.
Tsel kwúkwelhtset te slhóp' tútl'ó. I cooked him some soup.
Tsel kwúkwelhtsethóme te slhóp'. I cooked you some soup.
Th'íyx̲w sátelhsthóx te tl'álhem. Please pass me the salt.
Th'íyx̲wem sátelhsthóx te sthíyem sepli:l. Please pass me the home-made bread.
Íkw'eló. Tsel thíyelhtsetóle te sq'éylo. Lí a' stl'íelep? Here. I made you guys some smoked salmon. Do you guys want some?
Íkw'eló. Tsel ew thíyelhtsethóme te sq'éylo. Lí a' stl'í? Here. I made you some smoked salmon, too. Do you want some?
Á:'a. Éy tel sqwálewel kw'as e thíyelhtsethóx te sq'éylo. Ts'áts'eltsel ew éystexw. Yes. I'm glad you made me some smoked salmon. I really like it.
Á:'a. Éy te sqwáleweltset kw'as e thíyelhtsetóxw te sq'éylo. Ts'áts'eltset ew éystexw te sq'éylo. Yes. We're glad you made us smoked salmon. We really like smoked salmon.
Éy. Thíyelhtsethómetselcha kw'e slhóp' wáyeles. Good. I'm going to make you some soup tomorrow.
Lí ew iyólem kw'els kwút qelát te seplí:l? Is it okay if I take some more bread?

The 'for someone' Ending

You have now seen a number of examples where the addition of an ending -elhts into the word indicates that the action is done for someone's benefit. For example:


(1) (a) kwúkw (b) kwúkwelhtset

cook (it) cook for (him/her)


(c) q'óyt (d) q'óylhtset

kill (it) kill for (him/her)


Note how if the verb ends in a -t then the -elhts ending comes before that -t. This process of inserting the -elhts is quite common, and can be used with most transitive verbs (those that allow receiver endings). 

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