- 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 6: In the Kitchen - Li te Kéchel
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 6A
A
Líchexw qwélst kw'e ló:ys?
Did you boil some rice?
B
Lí. Tsel qwélst qesú léwex la ye shxwtl'ép-ló:thel.
Yes. I boiled it and put it in the bowls.
A
Qe líchexw lhíts'et te sth'óqwi?
And did you cut the fish?
B
Tsel málqelexw. Lítsel lhíts'et?
I forget. Did I cut it? / I forget. Did I cut it?
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 6B
A
Líchexw qwélst kw'e qó:?
Will you boil the water? / Did you boil some water?
B
Lí. Tsel qwélst. Sts'ets'á te stú:p.
Yes. I boiled it. It's on the stove.
A
Qe líchexw lhíts'et kw'e seplí:l?
And did you cut some bread?
B
Tsel málqelexw. Lítsel lhíts'et?
I forget. Did I cut it? / I forget. Did I cut it?
Full Lesson Audio S6- Vocabulary, phrases, and Dialogues
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| Tsel qwélst. | I boiled it. | |
| Qwelsttselcha. | I will boil it. | |
| Chexw qwélst. | You boiled it. | |
| Qwelstchexwcha. | You will boil it. | |
| Qwélstchexwcha kw'e qó:. | You're going to boil some water. | |
| Qwélsttselcha kw'e qó:. | I'm going to boil some water. | |
| Líchexw qwélst kw'e qó:? | Will you boil the water? / Did you boil some water? | |
| Lí tsel qwélst kw'e qó:. | Will I boil the water? | |
| Tsel qwélst kw'e qó:. | I boiled some water? | |
| Chexw qwélst kw'e qó:. | You boiled some water. | |
| Líchexw qwélst kw'e ló:ys? | Did you boil some rice? | |
| Lí. Tsel qwélst qesú léwex la ye shxwtl'ép-ló:thel. | Yes. I boiled it and put it in the bowls. | |
| Lí. Tsel qwélst. Sts'ets'á te stú:p. | Yes. I boiled it. It's on the stove. | |
| Qe líchexw lhíts'et kw'e seplí:l? | And did you cut some bread? | |
| Qe líchexw lhíts'et te sth'óqwi? | And did you cut the fish? | |
| Tsel málqelexw. Lítsel lhíts'et? | I forget. Did I cut it? / I forget. Did I cut it? |
Yes/No Questions
To form a question that requires an answer of yes or no in Halq'eméylem, you put the 'helper' verb lí at the start of the sentence. Chexw or tsel, if present, must attach onto the end of the lí.
Examples (ímex meaning to walk):
Ímexchexw. - You walk.
Líchexw ímex? - Do/Did you walk?
Ímextsel. - I walk.
Lítsel ímex? - Do/Did I walk?
Here lí just marks a yes/no question, and does not mean in/at/on, as in previous lessons.
Halq'eméylem language did not have a standardized writing system until the 1970's. The current writing system was developed by a linguist named Brent Galloway, who worked for a number of years with the Coqualeetza Education Training Centre (an Upriver cultural organization).
The Upriver writing system is different from the writing systems currently in use in Downriver and Island communities.
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