Chxw xwe’í:t?

What are you doing?

Chxw xwe’í:t? means ‘What are you doing?‘.

Literally it means:   You (are) doing.what?

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

• chexw – you, for addressing one person.  (Note:  chexw shortens down to chxw in fast speech.)
• xwe’í:t – what is/are __ doing? (see xwe’í:t)

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling

Structure notes

The structure of this phrase is as follows:

As noted, chexw (‘you’, talking to one person) shortens down to chxw in fast speech.