Days of the week
1. Skweyuls tthu Nuts’a’ Suxulhnet
| suxulhnet | ‘week’, ‘Sunday’ (xe’xe’ ‘sacred, holy’) |
| syulwulhnet | ‘Monday’ (yul’ew’ ‘past’) |
| sthumunt-s | ‘Tuesday’ (second (cf. thume ‘twice’)) |
| slhihws | ‘Wednesday’ (three) |
| sxu’athuns | ‘Thursday’ (four) |
| slhq’etsuss, slhq’esusth | ‘Friday’ (five) |
| t’aqw’tum’, t’qw’atum’ | ‘Saturday’ (t’qw’at ‘cut it off’) |
nilh skweyuls tthu nuts’a’ suxulhnet. ‘These are the days of the week.’
| Q: | skw’ins tun’a kweyul? | ‘What day is this?’ | |
| A: | slhihws. slhihws tun’a kweyul. | ‘Wednesday. It is Wednesday today.’ | |
| Q: | skw’ins ‘i’ nem’ ch tl’taktu? | ‘Which day are you going to the doctor?’ | |
| A: | sxu’athuns ‘i’ nem’ tsun tl’taktu. | I’m going to the doctor on Thursday.’ | |
| Q: | skw’ins ‘i’ huw’a’lum’ kwthun’ mun’u? | ‘What day does your son play?’ | |
| A: | nilh tse’ tun’a t’aqw’tum’. | ‘It will be this Saturday.’ | |
| Q: | xwum ‘u ch ‘i’ yaays ‘u tun’a sthumunt-s? | ‘Can you work this Tuesday?’ | |
| A: | skw’ey. nem’ tst huye’ q’ulum’ ‘u kw’ nuts’a’ suxulhnet. | ‘I can’t. We are going camping for one week.’ | |
Here is George Seymour singing the days of the week, learned from his sister.
2. Homework: Listening Practice
Listen to Ruby telling you about what she is going to do next week.
Listen to what she says and then answer her questions. Write down your answers.
- skw’ins ‘i’ nem’ tsun tl’taktu?
- skw’ins ‘i’ huw’a’lum’ kwthunu mun’u?
- tum’tem ‘i’ tsq’ew tsun?
- hwtsel tsun tse’ ‘u tun’a suxulhnet?
- nem’ ‘u tsun ‘ulhtuniilh ‘u tun’a slhihws ‘uw’ nilhus kwthu sxu’athuns?
- tsukwsta’mut tsun tse’ ‘u kw’ sthumunt-s?