íleqelhsthóxes te á:wkw. means ‘She bought me clothes’.
íleqelhsthóxes thútl’o…
Ileqelhsthóxes thútl’o… means ‘She bought for me…’. The base word is íleqet – to buy.
íleqelhtsthóx
Ileqelhsthóx means ‘Buy for me’. The base word is íleqet – ‘to buy’.
s’íth’em
S’íth’em means ‘dress, gown, clothing, what you wear’. You can use it for any kind of clothes, but it is especially appropriate for traditional First Nations dress and regalia.
Su xwe’í q’ólthet kw’ulh la, la hálém the kyó.
Su xwe’í q’ólthet kw’ulh la, la hálém the kyó means ‘When she got back, the train was already gone’.
te _________ -s
Instead of saying the full phrase te __________-s tútl’o, you can ‘drop’ the word tútl’o and just say te ______s.
te _______-s tútl’o
The pattern te __________-s tútl’o corresponds to English ‘his _________‘.
kapú
Kapú is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘coat‘. You can also spell this word like this: kopú.
á:wkw’
A:wkw’ means ‘clothing’. You can also use it more generally for any belongings, such as tools.
s’ehólets
S’ehólets means ‘pocket’. Literally it means ‘wrapped up on the bottom’.