Lesson 19

stl'i' 'want'



(1)nu stl'i' kw' ti.
I want some tea.
(2)'un' stl'i' 'u kw' ti?
Do you want tea?
(3)stl'i's 'u kw' ti?
Does he/she want tea?
(4)stl'i' tst kw' ti.
We want tea.
(5)'un' stl'i'ulup 'u kw' ti?
Do you pl. want tea?
(6)stl'i's 'eelhtun kw' ti.
They want tea.
(7)nu stl'i' kwunus t'ilum.
I want to sing.
(8)'un' stl'i' 'u kw'un's t'ilum?
Do you want to sing?
(9)stl'i's kws t'ilums.
He/she wants to sing.
(10)stl'i'tst kws t'ilumtst.
We want to sing.
(11)'un' stl'i' 'u kw'un's t'ilumulup?
Do you pl. want to sing?
(12)stl'i's 'eelhtun kws t'ilums.
They want to sing.
(13)'un' stl'i' 'u kw'un's nem' t'akw'?
Do you want to go home?
(14)nu stl'i' kw'unus 'ulhtun 'u tun'a st'e' 'u tthey'.
I want to eat now.
(15)nu stl'i' kw'unus 'iluqut tthey' poukw.
I want to buy that book.
(16)'un' stl'i' 'u kw'un's hakwushulup thunu snuhwulh?
Do you pl. want to use my car?
(17)stl'i'tst kws nem'tst tl'tawun.
We want to go to town.
(18)stl'i's tthu qeq kws huw'a'lum's 'u tthun' lukli.
The baby wants to play with your keys.
(19)'un' stl'i'ulup kw'uns mukw' 'uw' 'aalh 'u thu snuhwulh.
Do you all want to get on the canoe?
(20)stl'i's 'eelhtun kws 'aalhs 'u tthun' snuhwulh.
They want to get on your canoe.
(21)stl'i's lhunnu ten kws nem's tl'taktu.
My mother wants to go to the doctor.
(22)stl'i'tst kws t'a'ulttst tthu hul'q'umi'num'.
We want to learn how to speak Hul'q'umi'num'.
(23)'un' stl'i' 'u kwun's qw'uyulush?
Do you want to dance?
(24)nu stl'i' kwunus tsala'lh 'u kw' telu kwunus 'iluquls 'u kw' snuhwulh.
I want to borrow some money to buy a car.
(25)'un' stl'i' 'u kwuns hakwush tthunu shuptun kwun's lhits'ut tthu sluwi'?
Do you want to use my knife to cut the cedar bark.
(26)stl'i'tst kws hakwushtst tthun' snuhwulh. nem' tst tl'tawunstuhw thu tentst.
We want to use your car to take our mother other to town.
(27)nu stl'i' kw'un's ts'ehwul'.
I want you to be quiet.
(28)stl'i's 'u kwun's nem' t'akw' thu hw'iiw'tssun'uq?
Does the teacher want you to go home?
(29)nu stl'i' kws ts'ewutham'shs tthunu shuyulh.
I want my older brother to help me.
(30)nu stl'i' kwunus t'ilum 'u tun'a hwune'unt.
I want to sing this evening. (implication: that I am able and so will)
(31)nu stl'i' kw'unus t'ilum 'i' 'i tsun hwi' hwt-sequn.
I want to sing but I have a sore throat. (implication: I will not sing.)
(32)'uwu nu stl'i'us kw'unus nem' tl'tawun.
I don't want to go to town.
(33)'uwe 'u 'un' stl'i'us kw'un's 'iluqut thunu snuhwulh?
Don't you want to buy my car?
(34) nan ch 'uw' nu stl'i'.
I love you very much.


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