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
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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.
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 40: Mary went Fishing - La qw'óqw'emó:thel the Máli.

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 40A

A
Xwe'ít te Máli tlowáyél?
What is Mary doing today?
B
La qw'oqwémó:thel thútl'ó.
She went fishing.
A
Atselcha ew lám qw'emó:thel ta'á'lthe. Xwechá:l kw'ses la qw'óqw'emó:thel?
I'm going to go fishing too. Where did she go to fish?
B
Lám te shxwelís kw'es hámláloyels te sí:les thútl'ó.
She went to the place where her grandfather sets his nets.

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 40B

A
Líchexw lhq'él:exw is xwe'ít te Máli kw'e cheláqelhelh?
Do you know where Mary went yesterday?
B
Á:'a. La qw'óqw'emó:thel thútl'ó.
Yes. She went fishing.
A
Ō, éy. Kw'í:l sth'óqwi kw'es sxélches?
Oh, good. How many fish did she catch?
B
Qéx̲ sth'óqwi te sxélches. Sílaw láts'ewets kwōxweth te sxélches.
She caught lots of fish. It was more than a hundred cohos that she caught.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Életse kw'es kwélexwes te sth'óqwi? Where did he/she catch the fish?
Életse kw'els e chxélcha te sth'óqwi? Where did I catch the fish?
Életse kw'as e chxélcha te sth'óqwi? Where did you catch the fish?
Temtám kw'es kwélexwes te sth'óqwi? When did he/she catch the fish?
Temtám kw'els e chxélcha te sth'óqwi? When did I catch the fish?
Temtám kw'as e chxélcha te sth'óqwi? When did you catch the fish?
Életse kw'eselep kwélexw te sth'óqwi? Where did you guys catch the fish?
Életse kw'eset kwélexw te sth'óqwi? Where did we catch the fish?
Líchexw lhq'él:exw is xwe'ít te Máli kw'e cheláqelhelh? Do you know where Mary went yesterday?
Xwe'ít te Máli tlowáyél? What is Mary doing today?
Á:'a. La qw'óqw'emó:thel thútl'ó. Yes. She went fishing.
La qw'oqwémó:thel thútl'ó. She went fishing.
Atselcha ew lám qw'emó:thel ta'á'lthe. Xwechá:l kw'ses la qw'óqw'emó:thel? I'm going to go fishing too. Where did she go to fish?
Ō, éy. Kw'í:l sth'óqwi kw'es sxélches? Oh, good. How many fish did she catch?
Lám te shxwelís kw'es hámláloyels te sí:les thútl'ó. She went to the place where her grandfather sets his nets.
Qéx̲ sth'óqwi te sxélches. Sílaw láts'ewets kwōxweth te sxélches. She caught lots of fish. It was more than a hundred cohos that she caught.

Asking Where an Action was Performed

To ask where 'I' did an action, you use the pattern shown below in (1). Some examples are shown in (2).


(1) Pattern for Asking what Where 'I' did an action

Elétse kw'els e VERB?

Where that-I VERB = What did I VERB?


(2) Examples of Sentences Built using the Pattern in (1)

(a) Elétse kw'els e máyt?

Where did/will I help him?

(b) Elétse kw'els álhtel?

Where did/will I eat?


The pattern with asking where 'you' performed an action is almost the same, except that you use kw'as (that you), as in the pattern and examples shown below.


(3) Pattern for Asking what Where 'You' did an action

Elétse kw'as VERB?

Where that-you VERB = What did you VERB?


(4) Examples of Sentences Built using the Pattern in (3)

(a) Elétse kw'as máyt?

Where did/will you help him?

(b) Elétse kw'as álhtel?

Where did/will you eat? 

Asking Where 'We' or 'You Guys' Performed an Action

The pattern with asking where 'we' performed an action is shown in (5).


(5) Pattern for Asking what Where 'You' did an action

Elétse kw'eset VERB?

Where that-we VERB = Where did we VERB?


(6) Examples of Sentences Built using the Pattern in (3)

(a) Elétse kw'eset máyt?

Where did we help him?

(b) Elétse kw'eset álhtel?

Where did we eat?


The pattern for asking where 'you folks' performed an action is again very similar. This pattern is shown in (7) and (8).


(7) Pattern for Asking Where 'You Folks' did an action

Elétse kw'esep VERB?

Where that-you folks VERB = Where did you folks VERB?


(8) Examples of Sentences Built using the Pattern in (3)

(a) Elétse kw'esep máyt?

Where did you folks help him?

(b) Elétse kw'esep álhtel?

Where did you folks eat? 

Asking Where He/She/It Performed an Action

The pattern for asking where 'he/she/it' performed an action is shown in (9), below.


(9) Pattern for Asking what Where 'You' did an action

Elétse kw'eses VERB tútl'ó?

Where that-he/she/it VERB he = Where did he VERB?


(10) Examples of Sentences Built using the Pattern in (3)

(a) Elétse kw'ses álhtel tútl'ó?

Where did he eat?

(b) Elétse kw'ses t'ílem tútl'ó?

Where did he sing?


As usual, tútl'ó can be ommitted completely, or replaced by thútl'ó, or any other noun. Note that if the verb involves acting on a receiver, the ending -es will be required on the verb, as is always the case when he/she/it (or a noun) is a doer acting on a receiver. For example: 


(11) Examples Where the -es Ending is Needed on the Verb

(a) Elétse kw'ses lép'exes?

Where did he/she/it eat it?

(b) Elétse kw'ses máytes?

Where did he/she/it help him?


(12) Examples of Sentences Built using the Pattern in (3)

(a) Elétse kw'ses álhtel tútl'ó?

Where did he eat?

(b) Elétse kw'ses t'ílem tútl'ó?

Where did he sing? 

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