FNLG 231 - Lesson Five: - ni' 'untsu?

Contents

  1. Dialogue
  2. Vocabulary
  3. Phrases
  4. More Determiners
  5. Homework: Listening Practice

Dialogue

ni' 'untsu lhunu shtulalus?'Where are my glasses?'
lemut 'uw' niis sun'iw' 'u lhun' shtulelu.'Look in your purse.'
ni' 'untsu lhunu shtulelu?'Where's my purse?'
lemut 'uw' niis si'q 'u tthu shts'e'nutstun.'Look under the chair.'
'uwute', 'uwu niis ni'.'Oh, it's not there.'
wa'wa ni' 'ula'ulh 'u lhun' snuhwulh.'Maybe it's in your car.'
nem' tsun lemut.'I'll go look for it.'
ni' 'u ch kwunnuhw lhun' shtulelu?'Did you find your purse?'
na'uth ni' 'u tuni'.'There it is.
na'uth s'a'kw'us 'u tthu t'amun.There it is, hanging on the wall.'

Vocabulary

lutem'table'
shts'e'nutstun'chair'
shhw'a'mut'bed'
pipu'paper'
pulipu'papers'
t'amun'wall'
shelh 'door', 'road'
lhuxunuptun'floor'
qwlhuy'shun'shoe'
lukli'key'
shtulalus'glasses'
q'uluts'tun'umbrella'
luqwu'suitcase','briefcase'
 
Locations
'untsu'where?'
sun'iw''in'
sts'uts'e''on'
si'q 'under'
stl'pal'we'lh'underneath'
stslhal'we'lh'above', 'up on top'
stslhutsun''on top of'
s'a'kw'us'hanging on'
'ula'ulh'on board', 'in car'
 
Transitive verbs
lemut'look at it'
lumnuhw'see'
sew'q't 'look for it'
'ukw'nuhw'lose it'
kwunut'have/take it'
kwunnuhw'get it'

Phrases

ni' 'untsu kwthunu q'uw'u?'Where's my cane?' (masculine)
ni' 'untsu lhunu kapou?'Where's my coat?' (feminine)
'e'ut 'i 'u tu'i.'Here it is.' (masculine)
'e'uth 'i 'u tu'i.'Here it is.' (feminine)
na'ut ni' 'u tuni'.'There it is.' (masculine)
na'uth ni' 'u tuni'.'There it is.' (feminine)
na'ut sts'uts'e' ttthunu lukli 'u tthu lutem.'My keys are there on the table.'
na'ut sts'utse' 'u tthu lutem ttthunu lukli.'My keys are there on the table.'

Note: either the item or the location can come first. The location is preceded by the preposition 'u.

Some More Hul'q'umi'num' Determiners (articles, demonstratives)

These are the determiners used for when the noun is out of view.

Articles 'the, a' Demonstratives 'this'
masculine kwthu, kwu kwthey', kwey'
feminine lhu lhey'

Homework: Listening Practice

Listen to Ruby telling you about where she keeps her stuff. Listen to what she says and then answer her questions. Write down your answers.



Questions

(1)ni' 'untsu lhunu qwlhuy'shun?
(2)ni' 'untsu lhunu kupou?
(3)stem tthu ni' sun'iw' 'u tthu situn?
(4)stem tthu ni' sun'iw' 'u tthunu luqwu?
(5)ni' 'untsu kwthunu luqwu?
(6)ni' 'untsu lhunu shtulalus?
(7)stem 'a'lu tthu ni' sts'uts'e' 'u tthu lutem?