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Basic Post Greeting Conversation

Travis GoreMay 6, 2026Audio and Video, Grammar, Vocab

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Intro After you say hello in Hmong, what comes next? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to continue a natural conversation in White Hmong by asking and answering common follow-up questions. These are the types of questions people use when meeting someone new: asking their name, where they live, where they are from, what they do for work, what they … Read More

Basic Conversation: Introductions

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1. Key Vocabulary 4. Flashcards

Let’s Chat! Questions and Answers – Topics: Car, Cooking & Work

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Follow along with and repeat after a native Hmong speaker as she guides you through some common everyday phrases in the Hmong lan Lesson Transcript:

Bedtime Routine – Mus Pw Ntxov

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Hmong Language

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What is This Section? I put this article together based on questions I have heard over the years and Google’s auto-generated questions when you search for the words ‘Learn Hmong’ in Google. I hope to answer the questions here briefly as well as providing links to more complete answers or resources for learning that you can find on this site. … Read More

How to say ‘Where are you from?’ in Hmong

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How to say ‘Where are you from?’ in Hmong To ask, ‘Where are you from?” in Hmong you would use the phrase: Koj tuaj qhovtwg tuaj? Where are you from? / Where did you come from? And you would answer with: Kuv tuaj (name of place) tuaj. I come from (name of place). Why the extra ‘tuaj?’ Many wonder, why … Read More

The Pre-Aspirated Letter H in Hmong

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This video shows briefly how a word that starts with the letter H in Hmong will be pronounced with a puff of air from the nose first. There are comparisons of pronunciation with and without the pre-aspirated H. Sarah also did a great video about this at: https://youtu.be/SXA_VqgmJ-A

The Aspirated Letter H

Sarah also did a great video about this at: https://youtu.be/SXA_VqgmJ-A A simple description with examples of the difference between having and not having an ‘H’ in a word in Hmong. As the description shows, this refers to an ‘H’ that follows another letter. When the ‘H’ is the first letter in a word, it is aspirated differently.

Basic Greetings – Nyob Zoo!

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Learn more at studyhmong.com This video covers two words for ‘hello’ in Hmong and two words for ‘goodbye.’ Nyob zoo – Hello. Tuaj lov? – Hello. Mus ho tuaj. – See you again /come back next time. Sib ntsib dua. – See you again.

How to ask someone to speak slower

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Bible Book Names in Hmong

These bible book names are taken from the ‘Txoj Moo Zoo” or “HWB” White Hmong Bible. Many know it as the ‘Red Bible.’ Greek Scriptures – Cov Nqe Lus Kilis Hebrew Scriptures – Cov Nqe Lus Henplais

Tone Change in Hmong

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What is tone change? Tone change in Hmong is a phenomenon where the tone of one word will affect the word that immediately follows it. What causes tone change? Generally it is a ‘b’ tone (cim siab) or a ‘j’ tone (cim ntuj) that will cause the following word to change tone. An example is the word ‘tus’ which … Read More

Hmong Conversation – Introductions

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Hmong Alphabet – Tones Part 2

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Hmong Alphabet – Tones Part 1

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Hmong Alphabet – Consonants

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Hmong Language – Alphabet – Vowels

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Introduction to the Hmong Language – Alphabet

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Hmong Grammar: Emotional Particles

What is this video about? This is a video that describes the emotional particles or words used at the end of sentences and phrases in Hmong which express emotion rather than meaning. Sometimes they express a mix of both meaning with an implied emotion. The purpose of this video isn’t to give a list of all possible particles but to … Read More

How to pronounce the ‘H’ in Hmong

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Above is an explanation of how the letter H is pronounced in Hmong. 1.When the H appears in the middle of a word, it is expressed with a puff of air, as in txheeb: 2. When there is no H, it is pronounced exactly the same but without the puff of air, as in txeeb: 3. When the H is at … Read More

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