Lesson 20
Conversation
| A. | tl'lim' ch st'ee 'uw' 'iihw slhtsiw's. | |
| 'You look really tired.' | ||
| 'i ch yath 'uw' wi'wuqus. | ||
| 'You keep yawning.' | ||
| B. | skw'ey kw'unus nuqw 'u kw'un'a snet. | |
| 'I couldn't get to sleep last night.' | ||
| A. | nutsim' 'a'lu? | |
| 'Why?' | ||
| nii nan 'uw' qux tthu kafi ni' qa'qa'tuhw? | ||
| 'Did you drink too much coffee?' | ||
| B. | 'uwu. nilh kwthu sqwumey'. | |
| 'No. It was the dog.' | ||
| 'uwu kws ts'ehwul's kws huw'uw'usth. | ||
| 'He wouldn't stop barking.' | ||
| A. | nilh 'a'lu t-hwtuwet sqwumey'? | |
| 'Whose dog is it?' | ||
| B. | nilh wa'lu swe's kwthunu stiwun. | |
| 'It's maybe my nephew's.' | ||
| A. | temut ch p'e' yuthust! | |
| 'Call him and tell him.' | ||
| qul kws skw'eys kwun's 'itut. | ||
| 'It's bad if you can't sleep.' | ||
| B. | nem' tsun tse' tl'e' wulh temut. | |
| 'I'm going to call him again.' | ||
| 'uy' kw'unus nem' qewum. | ||
| 'I'd better go rest.' | ||
| A. | nem' lhu. hey'ewulh. | |
| 'Go then. Goodbye.' | ||
| B. | hey'ewulh, si'em'. | |
| 'Goodbye, sir/madam.' | ||
| Revised 2013-10-16. | Back to Table of Contents |