External Anatomy

Front and back views of a woman with labels identifying body parts in Hmong, English, and Thai.

PDF Download Below you can download a 2 page pdf that includes Hmong anatomy terms for the outside of the body along with English, Thai equivalents. External Anatomy with White and Green Hmong UPDATED Below you can download an updated PDF with the terms in White and Green Hmong Terms White/ Green Hmong: lub cev the body – ร่างกาย White … Read More

Txiv Hmab Txiv Ntoo – Fruit

A green guava shown whole and cut in half, with seeds visible in the sliced half and the Hmong label text above and below.

Cheat Sheet Txiv Hmab Txiv Ntoo – FruitsDownload PDF Flash Cards Txiv Hmab Txiv Ntoo – Flash CardsDownload PDF Download and print the following PDF. It is best to print the flash cards on cardstock paper since this will make it more difficult to see the answers through them. Cut them out and write the … Read More

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PDF: Post Verbal Intensifiers Reference Sheet

Worksheet titled Post Verbal Intensifiers with Examples, with illustrated birds at the top and explanatory text about how the words are used after verbs.

What is this reference sheet? The post verbal intensifier reference sheet is a thoroughly researched list of common post verbal intensifiers in Hmong. It includes an introductory explanation of what post verbal intensifiers are and many reference examples to help clarify the meaning of each word. Download Here

Basic Greetings – Nyob Zoo!

A man stands beside text that reads "Hmong - Basic Greetings" and "Nyob zoo - Hello".

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.

Prepositions 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.

The first document above is a translation of the section on prepositions (direction words) in Jean Mottin’s grammar book. It was originally written in French, and the second file is the original French. Enjoy!

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

The Hand

Diagram labeling parts of the hand in Hmong, with two illustrated hands and callouts for fingers, palm, wrist, knuckles, and fingernails.

PDF Download UPDATE: Above you can download an updated file that includes White and Green Hmong as long as one additional vocab word: tsawj teg -the lower palm. Audio Files Below you can find all of the words in the chart pronounced in Hmong. txhais tes the hand – มือ ntiv tes nta middle finger – นี้วกลาง ntiv tes taw … Read More

The Internal Organs

Labeled diagram of the human body showing major organs, bones, muscles, and organs with multilingual annotations in Hmong and Thai.

Downloads Below you can download the updated PDF with White and Green Hmong. The vocabulary in this PDF is covered in the above video. Below you can download the original version of this PDF with the Thai vocabulary included. Audio Files Below you can hear all of the audio files for each internal organ. White/ Green Hmong: lub cev  the … Read More

Personal Pronouns in Hmong

Thai painting of many people

VIDEO: Personal Pronouns in Hmong The Basic Personal Pronouns in Hmong. Hmong personal pronouns are similar to English, with a few simple differences. Here are the basics: 1st Person – I, me, we Kuv mus lawm. I went. Lit: I go already. Wb yuav mus. We’ll go. Lit: We(2) will go. Peb tsis tuaj. We’re not coming. Lit: We(3+) not … Read More

Hmong High Frequency Words Memrise Course

Hmong woman feeding chicken

Hmong High Frequency Words UPDATE: Unfortunately, Memrise has sunset the user-created card pack program and has deleted the high frequency course that we created. While we are not programmers, we’ve done our best to come up with some replacements that use the same principles of spaced repetition and testing to help you quickly and effectively learn vocabulary. For example: For … Read More

How to say ‘I can’ in Hmong

a concrete dinosaur

Hmong has several ways to say you ‘can’ do something, each with it’s own unique shade of meaning. The basic ‘I can’ with ‘tau.’ The word ‘tau’ in Hmong has a basic meaning of to ‘get’ or ‘achieve.’ It is used somewhat more complexly than that, however. Generally speaking, when ‘tau’ appears after a verb it means it is a … Read More

Hmong Glossary of Grammar

Rolling terraced खेतs and patchwork fields with green crops, a few trees, and small farm structures on a hillside.

Hmong Glossary of Grammar A usable glossary of grammar with examples.      A note for understanding Hmong grammar: Languages are like different brands of cars. They all have the same basic parts, with the same basic functions. Each one is a little different, though. Generally, you can’t take a part out of one brand and just install it in … Read More

The Noun Classifier in Hmong

A brightly decorated three-wheeled tuk-tuk parked or driving along a street, with cars and a motorcycle in the background.

What is a noun classifier in Hmong? First of all, do you remember what a noun is? A noun is a person, place, or thing. Noun classifiers are special grammatical words placed before a noun to add depth of meaning to it, to grammatically make a reference in a sentence more specific, and to differentiate between homonyms (two words that … Read More

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

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

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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