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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