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.
'uwu ch hwunitum'qunuhw.Don't speak English.
hul'q'umi'num' ch kwun's qwaqwul'.Speak in Hul'q'umi'num'.
qulet kwu'!Repeat it again!
qul'et kwu. 'uwu tsun niin' ts'elhum'.Repeat it again. I didn't hear.
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
'uwu kwunus ni' ta'ulthun. ni' ch nan 'uw' xwumxwumstuhw tthun' sqwal.You're speaking too fast. I can't understand.
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.


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