Hmong Grammar: Emotional Particles

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 use the Hmong word “nrog” in this fun and easy worksheet!!

A Hmong language worksheet explaining that "nrog" means "with," with example sentences and exercises for adding the word to sentences and rearranging words into the correct order.

Trying to figure out how to use the Hmong word “nrog” when you’re out in service or talking with your friends? Well, have no fear, a worksheet is here!!! Download the above worksheet alone, or with friends on a study night, and see how close you get to the correct answers. 🙂 Answer key is below… no cheating. 😉

Tips to Accelerate Language Learning

cartoon hmong girl working hard doing paj ntaub, or hmong hand embroidery. She is sitting on a wooden stool

How do you learn a language? Many wonder where to start. I will share some tips in this article from experience and study to help accelerate the learning process. I’ll make an effort to try to categorize them. I am also going to try to make it as concise as possible. At the very end is a suggested study method … Read More

Simple Presentation

A tilted black-and-white medical ultrasound printout showing a fetal profile on a pink background.

› Nyob Zoo › Kuv hu ua_(your name)_ › Kuv tsis paub hais lus Hmoob. › Thov saib zaj video no. › Kuv xav muab daim no rau koj nyeem. PRINTABLE PDF: Instructions: DO NOT PLAY THIS AT THE DOOR OR GIVE IT TO THE HOUSEHOLDER TO READ! We are no longer using phonograph presentations or testimony cards. Make an … Read More

Tone Changes Worksheet

A printed handout titled Tone Changes explains Hmong tone changes with text examples, a comparison table, and a homework note at the bottom.

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Hmong Noun Phrase Worksheet

A worksheet titled Hmong Noun Phrase showing sentence structure, noun examples, classifier explanations, and practice exercises with blanks to fill in.

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Green Hmong Primary Word Book

A black-and-white illustration of a standing book titled Primary Word Book, revised edition, English-Hmong.

Download PDF: Green Hmong Primary Word Book This is a picture book to help native Green Hmong speakers pick up the English Language. However, it can be used backwards. Plus it has pictures! Might be good for making flash cards with.

White Hmong Language Lessons

White Hmong Language Lessons by Doris Whitelok

Download PDF: White Hmong Language Lessons By Doris Whitelok. An excellent Language learning book with lessons that teach reading, pronunciation, grammar, and useful phrases. Thanks to the Olivehurst, CA Hmong Group, we also have the audio files. Audio Files WHLL Lesson 01 WHLL Lesson 02 WHLL Lesson 03 WHLL Lesson 04 WHLL Lesson 05 WHLL Lesson 06 WHLL Lesson 07 … Read More

Paj Huam Hmoob

Black hardcover book standing upright with ornate white pattern and Thai text on the cover.

Paj Huam Hmoob     This is a book of Hmong Poetry/Proverbs. Has some very interesting insights into the culture and traditional way of thinking.

White Hmong Grammar Cheat Sheet

A reference sheet titled White Hmong Grammar Cheat Sheet with sections for noun phrase structure, basic sentence structure, common classifier chart, have/can, aspect, pronoun chart, and tone change chart.

White Hmong Grammar Cheat Sheet This is a White Hmong grammar Cheat Sheet. It should be helpful to refer to when putting together sentences, etc.

English Hmong Phrasebook with Useful Word List

English Hmong Phrasebook with Useful Word List

English Hmong Phrasebook with Useful Wordlist by the Center for Applied Linguistics This book is quite useful for learning basic useful conversation. It was originally intended to help Hmong speaking people learn to speak English, but is equally useful backwards as well. Be forewarned, some of the grammar is not perfect and much of the translation is loose. It is also EXCEPTIONALLY … Read More

Hmong for Beginners by Annie Jaisser

A standing book titled Hmong for Beginners by Annie Jaisser with a photo of people in traditional clothing on the cover.

Download PDF: Hmong For Beginners by Annie Jaisser This is one of the best, if not the only secular resources for learning the Hmong Language from the beginning, as well as learning the grammar of the language. You can download the book here. If you are more of a book person, you can take this file to a place like … Read More

White Hmong Grammar by Jean Mottin

Red book cover titled Elements de Grammaire Hmong Blanc by Jean Mottin, with a child writing in a notebook below the title.

This is a book that I have been, bit by bit, translating from French to English using translate.google.com. I thus apologize for any poor translations. I do not know French at all. I am therefore at the mercy of Google Translate. I have attached a few PDF’s of the sections I have translated so far. Hopefully it will be useful. … Read More

Southeast Asia Papers

Here are some documents I’ve collected that cover some more advanced topics, or cover simple topics and words in an advanced manner. This will be more of a collection, and not an organized study program. I hope that it can be useful to some, and not a distraction. Please understand, these are quite advanced and might not be particularly useful … Read More

Annie Jaisser Simple English-Hmong Dictionary

Taken from the book “Hmong For Beginners” by Annie Jaisser, this is one of the best simple English-Hmong dictionaries available. It does not just give a parallel Hmong word but also gives other meanings of that Hmong word. In this way you get a fuller picture of what you are ACTUALLY saying when using that word. PDF and editable ODT format included … Read More

Ernest E. White Hmong Dictionary

Red hardcover dictionary titled White Hmong-English Dictionary compiled by Erneste H. Heimbach.

  Ernest E. White Hmong Dictionary This is a free PDF dictionary. It covers many of the older Hmong words, often what you would find in the Bible. It is considered by some to be the best available dictionary in the Hmong Language. And best of all, it’s free! It is suggested that you right click on the link and click Save As… to save … Read More