X̲élh kw’el sqwálewel means ‘I’m sorry‘, or ‘I feel sad‘. Literally it means My thoughts/feelings hurt. You can also say this phrase like this: X̲élh tel sqwálewel.
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x̲ex̲élh
X̲ex̲élh means ‘feeling hurt’, or ‘be hurting’. X̲ex̲élh is the ‘-ing‘ (‘continuative’) form of x̲élh ‘feel hurt, be hurt’.
x̲élh
X̲élh is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘to feel hurt’, ‘be hurt’.
sqwálewel
Sqwálewel means ‘thoughts’ or ‘feelings’. A literal translation would be ‘words/talk inside the mind’.
Ew xwlalámetem o tútl’o.
Ew xwlalámetem o tútl’o means ‘She just listens to him‘. Literally it means: He is just listened to.
xwlalámet
Xwlalámet means ‘to listen to’.
xwlalám
Xwlalám is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘to listen’.
“Chxw xwe’í:t os éwelh qwelsthóx?” x̲et’e.
“Chxw xwe’í:t os éwelh qwelsthóx?” x̲et’e. means ‘”How come you never talk to me?”, he said.’ Literally: you (are) doing.what that never talk.to.me? said (he)
Chxw xwe’í:t os éwelh qwelsthóx?
Chxw xwe’í:t os éwelh qwelsthóx? means ‘How come you never talk to me?’ Literally: you (are) doing.what that never talk.to.me?
Chxw xwe’í:t?
Chxw xwe’í:t? means ‘What are you doing?‘. Literally it means: You (are) doing.what?