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Li chexw…

Illustration for 'Li chexw...?', 'Are you...?' or 'Did you...?'

Li chexw … means ‘Are you…?‘. In some contexts, it would translate as ‘Did you…?‘.

Notes:

  • This is the form for speaking to one person (to talk to two or more, you would ask ‘Li chap…?‘).
  • Many people write Lichexw as one word, this is also correct.

Pronunciation

Li chexw sounds like LEE chook, except instead of a k at the end you say the Halq’eméylem soft-x sound (with rounded lips). Note that in fast speech the vowel in ‘chexw‘ can disappear, so it sounds like just ‘chxw‘.

Audio: Elizabeth Phillips

 


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