Time expressions, telling time
1. Time expressions
| skweyul | ‘day’ |
| netulh | ‘early morning’ |
| q’ilt | ‘late morning’ |
| tahw | ‘just right’ |
| tahw skweyul | ‘midday (noon)’ |
| yul’ew’ | ‘after’, ‘past’ |
| yul’ew’ tahw skweyul | ‘afternoon’ |
| hwune’unt | ‘evening’ |
| snet | ‘night’ |
| tahw snet | ‘midnight’ |
| yuhun’um’ | ‘before’, ‘going on to’ |
| lhsuq’ | ‘half’ |
| tintun | ‘bell, bells, o’clock’ |
| munut | ‘minute, minutes’ |
2. Giving the time
| ni’ wulh kw’in? | ‘What time is it?’ |
| na’ut wulh te’tsus tintun. | ‘It is 8:00.’ |
| na’ut wulh tahw skweyul. | ‘It is noon.’ |
| na’ut wulh tahw snet. | ‘It is midnight.’ |
| na’ut wulh yuhun’um’ tahw skweyul. | ‘It is going on noon.’ |
| na’ut wulh yul’ew’ nuts’a’. | ‘It is after 1:00. |
3. Telling time
| lhq’etsus kws yul’ew’s lhihw | ‘3:05’ |
| lhq’etsus munut kws yul’ew’s lhihw | ‘3:05’ |
| lhq’etsus kws yul’ew’s lhihw tintun | ‘3:05’ |
| ’apun ’i’ kw’ lhq’etsus kws yul’ew’s xu’athun | ‘4:15’ |
| tskw’ush munut kws yul’ew’s t’xum | ‘6:20’ |
| lhsuq’ kws yul’ew’s lhihw. | ‘It is 3:30 (half past 3:00).’ |
| tskw’ush kws yuhun’um’s tth’a’kwus | ‘6:40 (twenty minutes to 7:00)’ |
| ’apun kws yuhun’um’s yuse’lu | ‘1:50 (ten minutes to 2:00)’ |
| lhq’etsus kws yuhun’um’s te’tsus | ‘7:55’ |
| kw’in tse’ ’i’ m’i ch tetsul? | ‘When will you get here?’ |
| lhihw tse’ tintun ’i’ nem’ tsun tus. | ‘I’ll arrive at 3:00.’ |
| lhsuq’ tse’ tintun kws yul’ew’s xu’athun ’i’ nem’ tsun tus. | ‘I’ll get there at half past four.’ |
| tsulel ’i’ tahw skweyul. | ‘It’s almost noon.’ |
4. Homework
Write the time in Hul’q’umi’num’ or in numbers.
| (1) 1:20 | (6) lhsuq’ tintun kws yul’ew’s xu’athun |
| (2) 4:40 | (7) tskw’ush kws yuhun’um’s yuse’lu |
| (3) 3:10 | (8) ’apun kws yul’ew’s te’tsus |
| (4) 6:40 | (9) ’apun kws yuhun’um’s ’apun ’i’ kw’ nuts’a’ |
| (5) 8:15 | (10) tskw’ush kws yul’ew’s toohw |