Talking About Language
Talking About Language
| nu stl’i’ kw’unus hwu qwaqwul’ ’u tthu hul’q’umi’num’. | I want to speak Hul’q’umi’num’. |
| nu stl’i’ kw’unus ’uw’ hwu hul’q’umi’num’. | I want to speak Hul’q’umi’num’. |
| xwum ’u ch ’i’ ts’e’wutham’sh? | Can you help me? |
| tth’ihwum ch ‘i’ ts’e’wutham’sh ‘u tthu hul’q’umi’num’. | Please help me with Hul’q’umi’num’. |
| ’aa, si’em’. ’uy’ ’un’ sqwal. | Oh, sir. Those are very good words. |
| xwum ’u ch ’i’ ts’ew’utham’sh ’u tthunu shqwultun? | Can you help me with my wordings? |
| ni’ tsun mel’qt tthu sqwal. | I forgot the word. |
| stem tthu snes tthu towel? | What’s the name of towel? |
| ’uwu te’ nu shtatul’stuhw. | I don’t know. |
| hwnents’qinum. | Say it in a different way. |
| lumstam’sh ’u tthuni’ ’un’ shqwel’qwul’i’wun’. | Show me what you mean. |
| ’uwu ch hwunitum’qunuhw. | Don’t speak English. |
| hul’q’umi’num’ ch kwun’s qwaqwul’. | Speak in Hul’q’umi’num’. |
| qul’et kwu’! | Repeat it again! |
| qul’et kwu’. ’uwu tsun niin’ ts’elhum’. | Repeat it again. I didn’t hear. |
| ’uwu tsun niin’ ta’ulthun. | I didn’t understand. |
| ’uwu tsun niin’ ta’ulthun ’u tthun’ sqwal. | I didn’t understand what you said. |
| hwiyuneem’ tseep kwu’elh. | Listen now. |
| tth’ihwum ch kwu’elh ’i’ hwthiqun ch. | Please speak louder. |
| tuw’ si’amut ch ’ul’ kwun’s yuqwaqwul’. | Speak a little slower. (Articulate.) |
| ’ayumstuhw ch ’ul’ tthun’ sqwal. | Please speak slower. |
| ’uwu kwunus ni’ ta’ulthun. ni’ ch nan ‘uw’ xwumxwumstuhw tthun’ sqwal. | I can’t understand. You’re speaking too fast. |
| niich ’uw’ ts’elhum’? | Did you hear? |
| ni’ ’u ch sht’eewun’ kw’un’s ‘uw’ he’kw’ tse’? | Do you think you could remember that? |
| ’i’ ni’ ts’uw’ hwu thuthi’ tthun’ shqwultun. | The sounds will fix themselves. |