Below are the audio pronunciations of common Huu-ay-aht phrases. Each section corresponds with portions of the book Nuu-chah-nulth Phrase book: Barkley Sound Dialect by the Barkley Sound working group Huu-ay-aht, Ucluelet, Uchucklesaht and Toquaht First Nations. Phrases are below their corresponding audio clip. Each phrase has the English phrase, the “easy read” pronunciation as well as the Nuu-chah-nulth spelling of the phrase. To assist in pronunciation please see the phonetic alphabet and pronunciation guide: Here.

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We learned to write. – Huḥ-tuk shitl tlin kheets-kheet-sa – Huḥtakšiƛin qiicqiica 
We learned how to count. – Huḥ-tuk shitl tlin hook-sa – huḥtakšiƛin huksaa
I learned how to sew. – Huḥ-tuk she tlit taḥ niik-nii-ka  – Huḥtakšiƛitaḥ n̓iiqn̓iiqa 
We went on a trip. – Tleḥ-pa-nutch it in – ƛiiḥpanačitin
Turn the stove on. – In-kwa-yup e tuup ii – ʔink̓ʷiy̓ap̓I tuupʔii
Put it in the oven. – Cha-mak-sto up utl ii  – Č̓am̓aqstup̓aƛ̓̓i
Put the pot on the stove.  – Cha-maas sip e niis-yhuk  – Čamaasip̓I niisy̓ak
I have a good teacher.  – Tlooth-ook aḥ ya at khus hooḥ-tuk- sheeḥ up ut  – ƛułukaḥ yaʔatqas huuḥtakšiiʔap̓at
I don’t like my teacher.  – Wi-makḥ at aḥ ya at khus hooḥ-tuk-sheeḥ up ut – wimakḥʔataḥ yaʕatqas huuḥtakšiiḥʔap̓at
We play lots of different games.  – A-ya kin kwiis-ḥey pis-at-yak – ʔayaakin kʷiishii pisaty̓ak

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I don’t play games. – We-ya maḥ pis-a-took – Wiiy̓amaḥ pisatuk
I like to jump. – Oo-ookh cha maḥ authla toogh-shitl – ʔuuʔuuqč̓amaḥʔaała tuxšiƛ
I don’t like to jump. – We-mukḥ at aḥ toogh-shitl – Wimakḥʔataḥ tuxšiƛ
That child jumps high.  – Sa-yaa-chim ma toogh-shitl ta-na-is  – Sayaač̓ima tuxšiƛ t̓aneʔis
That child can’t jump very high.  – Wi-maktl ma sa- yaa-chim toogh-shitl ta-na-is – wim̓aaqƛma sayaač̓im tuxšiƛ t̓aneʔis
I like running. – Oo-ookh cha maḥ authla ka-mitk-khook  – ʔuuʔuqč̓amaḥ ʔaała kamitquk

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I don’t like to run. – Wi-makḥ aḥ ta ka-mitk-shitl – Wimakḥʕaataḥ kamitqšiƛ
That child is a fast runner. – Tla yalth utl ma ka-mit-khook ta-na-is e – ƛ̓ayaxʔaƛma kamitquk t̓aneʔisʔi
That child is a slow runner.  – Wiits-thook utl ma ka-mit-khook ta- na-is e – wiicxukaƛma kamitquk t̓aneʔisʔi
I have lots of friends.  – A-ya kook kaḥ ooks-chaa-eḥn – ʔayaakukaḥ ʔuuksčiʕin
I don’t have many friends.  – Ka-meh is ook waḥ ooks-chaa-eḥn  – Kameeʔisukʷaḥ ʔuuksčaʕin
My friend is tall. – Yaakh oo kwaḥ ooks-chaa-eḥn – Y̓aaqukʷaḥ ʔuuksčiʕin
My friend is short. – A-neh-is oo kwaḥ ooks-chaa-eḥn  – ʔaneḥisukʷaḥ ʔuukčiʕin
I like/love you. – Ya-mis su-kwaḥ su-wa  – Yaamisukʷaḥ suw̓a
I like everybody. -ḥa-cha-tihtl aḥ ya-mis-sook  – Ḥaačatiłaḥ yaamisuk
My friend is good-looking.  – Qwah-tsulth uk kwaḥ ooks- chaa-eḥn – Qʷac̓ałukʷaḥ ʔuuksčiʕin
We are the same age.  – Mithl-ḥey min khooh-makḥ itcḥ  – Miiłhiimin qum̓aaqʔičḥ
I am happy when I’m speaking my  language. – Oo-ookh-cha-maḥ authla oo-oo-kwa ut ḥa – ʔuuʔuuqč̓amaḥʔaała ʔuuʔuukʷaʔatḥa

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I don’t like singing. – Wi-makḥ a taḥ nu-nook  – Wimakḥʔataḥ nunuuk
We have lots of songs.  – A-ya kin nook – ʔayaakin nuuk
Don’t slap me. – We-kiis klooḥ shitl  – wik̓iis ƛ̓uḥšiƛ
I can count. – Cha-moolth tlaḥ hooks-shitl – Čamułaḥ huks šiƛ
I can count. – Cha-moolth tlaḥ hooks-sa – Čamułaḥ huksaa
Put your school supplies away. – Khe-ee-up utl ee khe-tsalth yuk-ii – Qiʔiiʔʔap̓aƛi qicały̓akʔi
I like to learn in school.  – Oo-ookh-cha-maḥ hooḥ-tuk-sheeḥ  hilth khe-tsu waas e – ʔuuʔuuqč̓amaḥ huuḥtakšiiḥ hiłḥ qicuw̓asʔi 
That person is very smart. [pointing at-(yalth-ya>)]  – Cha-miiḥ-ta ma ya na-ah  – Čamiḥtama yaa naʔaa
It’s dirty. – Mutch-kalth utl ma- Mačqałʔaƛma
Sweep it. – Yugh-me-pi utl ee – Yaxmiipi ʔaƛ̓ʔi
You be quiet. – Wik-uḥtl she utl e – wikʕaaƛšiʔaƛ̓i
You all be quiet – Wik-uḥtl she utl itch – wikʕaaƛšiʔaƛ̓ič
Hold my hand. – Su-sin-kwiis – Susinkʷis
Walk slowly. – Tlooth-tlootha e ya-tsuuk – ƛuułƛuułeʔi yaacuk
Walk faster. – Tlah-yagh she utl e ya-tsuuk – ƛ̓ay̓axšiʔaƛ̓I yaacuk
Lets go home. – Walth-she utl in – Wałšiʔaƛ̓in
We are tired. – Puus she a tlin – P̓us šiʔaƛin