Family Phrases
ʔuyayus ti adbad ʔal ti ʔalʔal ʔə ti wiw̓su.
Your father works at the Montessori.
ʔuƛ̕a čəɬ ʔi ti dʔiišəd ti ləliʔ ʔilgʷiɬ ʔal ti ʔuləgəd.
My family and I went to the Oregon Coast.
ʔuɬiʔɬdahəb ti dsqa ʔə ti t̕aɬigʷs.
My older brother is fishing for rock cod.
ʔuɬiʔɬdahəb ti dbad ʔə ti ƛ̕xʷayʔ.
My father is fishing for chum (dog salmon).
ʔuɬiʔdahəb čəɬ.
We went trolling for fish.
ʔukʷukʷcutyid čəd ti dʔiišəd.
I am cooking for my family.
ʔi. ɬukʷaxʷad čəd ti wiw̓su.
Yes, I am going to help the kids.
ʔi, huy ʔubək̓ʷildub ʔə ti dbədbədaʔ.
Yes, but my kids ate it all up.
ʔi, tutəlawiltxʷ čəɬ ʔi ti dʔiišəd liɬʔal ti ʔilgʷiɬ.
Yes, my family and I drove down the coast.
ʔi ɬuʔəƛ̕txʷ čəd ti dbədbədaʔ.
Yes, I am going to bring my children.
ʔəy̓gʷasbid čəxʷ ʔu kʷi ɬaw̓t syəʔyaʔyaʔ.
Did you meet new friends.
ʔəy̓gʷasbid čəxʷ ʔu kʷi ɬaw̓t syəyaʔyaʔ.
Have you met some new friends?
ʔəsʔəx̌id kʷi dəxʷʔəst̕iwiɬs.
Why are they thankful?
ʔəsxʷak̓ʷil tsi dsk̓ʷuy.
My mother is tired.
ʔəsxʷak̓ʷil ti dbad.
My father is tired.
ʔəsx̌icil t(i) dscapaʔ.
My grandfather is angry.
ʔəsx̌əɬəɬx̌əč ti bədaʔčəɬ.
Our son is sad.
ʔəsx̌əɬ tsi dsk̓ʷuy.
My mother is sick.
ʔəsx̌əɬ tsi dkayə.
My grandmother is sick.
ʔəsx̌əɬ t(i) dbad.
My father is sick.
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəɬ kʷi gʷəsdᶻəlax̌adbidčəɬ ti ləliʔ ʔiišəd.
We like to visit other families.
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub ʔu kʷi bəsqʷ ʔə tsi adsk̓ʷuy.
Does your mother like crab?
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub ʔə tsi dsk̓ʷuy kʷi gʷəsq̓ʷuʔčəɬ ʔal ti ʔalʔals.
My mom wants us to get together at her house.
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub ʔə ti dʔiišəd tiʔiɬ dəxʷq̓ʷuʔs.
My family likes to gather there.
ʔəstuq̓ʷub tsi dbədaʔ.
My daughter has a cold.
ʔəst̕igʷid čəd ti dʔiišəd.
I am thankful for my family.
ʔəsƛ̕ubil čəd, huy ʔəsx̌əɬ tsi dsk̓ʷuyʔ.
I am fine, but my mother is sick.
ʔəsɬaɬlil ti dbad ʔal hibulb.
My father lives in Everett.
ʔəshiiɬ tsi dʔibac.
My granddaughter is happy.
ʔəshiiɬ ts(i) dkayə.
My grandmother is happy.
ʔəshaydxʷ čəd ti adbad.
I know your father.
ʔəshaydubicid ti dqəsiʔ.
My uncle knows you.
ʔəsčal tsi adʔibac.
How is your granddaughter?
ʔəsčal tsi adbədaʔ.
How is your daughter?
ʔəsčal ts(i) adkayə.
How is your grandmother?
ʔəsčal ti adstaləɬ.
How is your nephew?
ʔəsčal t(i) adscapaʔ.
How is your grandfather?
ʔəsbap tsi dstaləɬ.
My niece is busy.
ʔəsbap ti dstaləɬ.
My nephew is busy.
ʔal ti ɬudukʷəɬdat ti sɬax̌il ʔə ti dxʷləšucid ʔiišəd.
Lushootseed family night starts tomorrow.
ʔabsʔibac čəd ʔə kʷi buus.
I have four grandchildren.
ʔabssqʷəbayʔ čəd.
I have a dog.
ʔabspišpiš čəd ʔə kʷi x̌ibəč̓.
I have a black cat.
x̌ʷul̕ čəɬ ʔəsʔah ʔal ti ʔalʔalčəɬ. ʔuyayus čəɬ ʔal ti sqʷaliʔčəɬ.
We have been home, working on the yard.
xʷiʔxʷiʔ ti dsqa ʔə ti sčətxʷəd.
My older brother hunts for black bear.
xʷiʔxʷiʔ ti dbədaʔ ʔə ti k̓ʷəčəldiʔ.
My son hunts for rabbit.
xʷiʔ kʷi gʷadsbaliic ti tutubtubšədəd. day̓ ʔəsq̓ič̓.
Do not forget our late warriors. They are very important.
tubšadad ti tubad.
My father was a veteran.
ti bədaʔ ʔə tsi mali.
He is Mary’s little boy.
stab kʷi ƛ̕ushuyləp.
What do you folks do?
stab kʷi ɬadsuʔuhuy dxʷʔal ti adbad.
What are you doing for your dad?
stab kʷi adsʔuhuy ʔal ti sləx̌il ʔə tsi sk̓ʷuy.
What are you doing for Mother's day?
šəqild čəd tsi dscapaʔ.
I hold my grandfather in high respect.
šəqild čəd ti dʔiišəd.
I hold my family in high respect.
sduhubš čəxʷ ʔu.
Are you Snohomish?
ƛ̕uq̓ʷuʔ čəɬ ʔal ti ʔalʔal ʔə tsi dkayə.
We usually get together at my Grandma’s house.
ƛ̕uq̓ʷəld čəɬ ti tul̕ č̓aʔkʷ sʔəɬəd čəɬa ƛ̕uhudud ti shudalusalikʷ.
We BBQ seafood and then we light fireworks.
ƛ̕al ɬubəʔabyid čəd ʔə ti c̓qaysəb.
I will also give her some flowers.
ɬuʔəƛ̕txʷ čəɬ ti bədbədaʔčəɬ dxʷʔal Disneyland.
We will take the kids to Disneyland.
ɬuʔəƛ̕tubš tsi dsk̓ʷuyʔ dxʷʔal ti xʷuyubalʔtxʷ.
My mom is taking me to the mall.
ɬuslax̌dxʷčəɬ ti tuyəl̕yəlabčəɬ.
We need to remember our late ancestors.
ɬuq̓ʷuʔ čəɬ ʔi ti dʔiišəd ʔal ti dʔalʔal.
My family and I are gathering at my house.
ɬuƛ̕aʔ sbadil ti dʔiišəd.
My family is going to the mountain.
ɬuƛ̕aʔ čəɬ stuləkʷ ʔal ti ɬux̌aʔx̌aʔ.
We will go to the river this weekend.
ɬuƛ̕aʔ čəɬ sbadil ʔal ti ɬux̌aʔx̌aʔ.
We will go to the mountain this weekend.
ɬuƛ̕atxʷ čəd x̌acbid tsi dsk̓ʷuy.
I am going to take my mother to lunch.
ɬuƛ̕a čəɬ ʔalʔal ʔə tsi dsk̓ʷuy.
We are going to my mother’s house.
ɬuƛ̕a čəd ʔalʔal ʔə ti dbad ʔi tsi dsk̓ʷuy dxʷʔal kʷi gʷədsʔəɬəd, dxʷʔal kʷi gʷədsčəɬab ʔə ti hudalusalikʷ.
I'm going to my parent's house to eat and watch fireworks.
ɬukʷukʷcutyid čəɬ. ɬashiiɬtxʷ, xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəɬusyayuss ʔal tiʔiɬ sləx̌il.
He should not work on that day.
ɬukʷukʷcut čəd dxʷʔal ti dbad
I am going to cook for my dad.
ɬuǰuʔil čələp ʔu ʔi ti adʔiišəd ʔal ti sbuusəɬdat ʔə ti pədgʷədbixʷ.
Will you and your family celebrate 4th of July?
ɬuhuyid čəd ʔə ti šiqʷ ti dbad.
I am going to make a hat for my dad.
ɬuhuyid čəd ti dscapaʔ ʔə ti šiqʷ.
I am going to make a hat for my grandfather.
ɬudᶻəlax̌adbid čəd ti dbad.
I am going to visit with my dad.
ɬiɬdahəb ti adbad ʔə ti skʷəxʷic.
Your father fishes for silver salmon.
ləʔuləx̌ tsi dkayəʔ ʔə ti stəgʷad.
My grandmother is collecting salmonberry.
ləʔuləx̌ ti dscapaʔ ʔə ti sʔax̌ʷuʔ.
My grandfather is collecting clams.
huyyid čəd ti wiw̓su ʔə kʷi ɬaw̓t st̕ilib.
I am making a song for the children.
haʔɬ sləx̌il ʔə ti badbad.
Happy Father’s Day
gʷəlapu ʔi ti ʔiišədləp gʷəl ləƛ̕aʔ x̌ačuʔ .
You and your family are going to Lake Goodwin.
dxʷsʔuləx̌ ti sduhubš.
The Snohomish were collectors.
day̓ ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub kʷi sʔax̌ʷuʔ ʔə tsi dsk̓ʷuyʔ.
My mother really likes clams.
čad tsi adkayəʔ.
Where is your grandmother?