good day
This is the Halq’eméylem phrase for ‘good day’. You can use this phrase to greet anyone, and it is easy to pronounce too …
Pronunciation
Éy swáyel sounds like this: eh SWAY-ull (see also the entries for éy and swáyel).
Audio: Rosaleen George
Some speakers say the second word swáyél, with slightly raised pitch on the second vowel. Both pronunciations are ‘correct’.
Using the Phrase
Here are some examples of contexts where you can use this phrase:
- Greeting a colleague at work (morning or afternoon)
- Greeting a class
- Starting a speech
- Answering the phone
- Starting an e-mail, or a text message
Related Phrases
Some related phrases are:
- Éy látelh – good morning
- Éy cha ta’ swáyel – have a good day (lit. may your day be good)
- Kw’etslóme – see you (talking to one person)
- Kw’etslóle – see you all (talking to several people)
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