Zaj 080: Nrog Tsev Neeg Noj Mov – Eating with the Family 

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Family of four seated on the floor around a low metal table, sharing bowls of rice, vegetables, meat, and soup inside a wooden home.

In this Hmong language lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about spending time with family, preparing food, and planning future activities. Through practical vocabulary, useful grammar patterns, and a natural conversation, you’ll practice expressing what you will do, how to describe helping others, and how to talk about eating together as a family. This lesson … Read More

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Basic Post Greeting Conversation

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Two teenage girls in school uniforms chatting and smiling outdoors near a building.

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

Zaj 076: Zoo Siab Tos Txais Thaum Ib Tug Rov Los Tsev – Happy to Welcome Someone Back Home

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A smiling woman in traditional dress greets a young man with a backpack and suitcase at a decorated home entrance with a Welcome Home banner and string lights.

Vocabulary Below you can find some of the key vocabulary for the lesson. You can click on any box and hear the audio. Marking words you already know will remove them from any of the following testing sections. Leave the words you would like to learn. Conversation Below you can hear sentences in the Hmong … Read More

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Zaj 077: Hu Taxi – Calling a Taxi

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Woman with backpack pays a taxi driver cash through the open window while standing beside a suitcase at the airport curb.

Vocabulary Below you can find some of the key vocabulary for the lesson. You can click on any box and hear the audio. Marking words you already know will remove them from any of the following testing sections. Leave the words you would like to learn. Conversation Below you can hear a conversation in the … Read More

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Zaj 075: Tej Khoom Noj Qab Sib Txawv Li Cas –  Different Tastes of Food  

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A woman in traditional clothing stirs a steaming pot over an open fire inside a rustic wooden room, with a basket of food beside her.

Vocabulary Below you can find some of the key vocabulary for the lesson. You can click on any box and hear the audio. Marking words you already know will remove them from any of the following testing sections. Leave the words you would like to learn. Flash Cards The following game will help you embed … Read More

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Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #20 M

Educational slide about the Hmong consonant m, with example words and sentences on a gray panel, plus a portrait of a woman on a dark blue background and the text StudyHmong.com.

Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language consonant M, while also practicing the previous letters learned in videos #1-19 of this series. TO DO: Watch the video below. After she says each sound, copy her pronunciation as closely as possible out loud. HOW IT WORKS: In this lesson you will hear her pronounce vowel sounds, consonant + vowel … Read More

Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #19 H

Educational slide titled consonant h with rows of Hmong letter examples and sample sentences on the left, and a portrait of a woman in a white shirt on the right.

Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language consonant H, while also practicing the previous letters learned in videos #1-18 of this series. TO DO: Watch the video below.After she says each sound, copy her pronunciation as closely as possible out loud. HOW IT WORKS: In this lesson you will hear her pronounce vowel sounds, consonant + vowel words … Read More

Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #21 D

Educational poster titled “Consonant - d” with example Hmong words and sentences on the left and a portrait of a woman on the right, plus StudyHmong.com branding.

Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language consonant D, while also practicing the previous letters learned in videos #1-20 of this series. TO DO: Watch the video below. After she says each sound, copy her pronunciation as closely as possible out loud. HOW IT WORKS: In this lesson you will hear her pronounce vowel sounds, consonant + vowel … Read More

Zaj 074: Hais Txog Tej Yam Txhais Tes Ua Tau – About Things You Can Do With Your Hands

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Smiling young woman with brown hair tied in a bun washing her hands at a bathroom sink beside a mirror, towels, and toiletries.

Vocabulary Below you can find some of the key vocabulary for the lesson. You can click on any box and hear the audio. Marking words you already know will remove them from any of the following testing sections. Leave the words you would like to learn. Flash Cards The following game will help you embed … Read More

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Zaj 073: Tej Uas Swm Ua – Things We Usually Do

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Two young women in matching black embroidered traditional outfits lean close together, one whispering into the other’s ear while the other smiles.

Lesson Introduction In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about things people usually do in everyday life. From sneezing and yawning to laughing, snoring, hiccupping, and sighing, these are natural actions we all experience. Being able to describe these habits will help you sound more natural and conversational in Hmong. You’ll also see how … Read More

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Zaj 072: Hais Txog Ua Noj – About Cooking

A smiling woman and man in traditional clothing prepare food together in a rustic kitchen, surrounded by bowls of rice, vegetables, meat, and steaming dishes.

Vocabulary Flashcards Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Koj muab pas chob cov nqaij ov. Please take the skewer and skewer the meat. Koj muab pas chob cov nqaij ov. Ua li, kuv chob tag mam li pab ci kiag thiab. Okay, after I finish skewering it, I’ll help grill it … Read More

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Zaj 070: Sib Tham Txog Yuav Khoom Qub – Talking About Buying Secondhand Items 

A woman in a purple dress speaks with a young man beside a table of books and a box of thrifted items, including a teddy bear and cameras, inside a thrift shop.

Vocabulary Flashcards Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Tub, koj puas ib txwm yuav tej khoom qub thiab? Do you usually buy used items? Tub, koj puas ib txwm yuav tej khoom qub thiab? Aws, yuav tej zaum thiab os. Koj hais txog tej khoom luag twb tsis siv lawm? Yes, … Read More

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Zaj 071: Txhua Lub Lim Tiam Ua Dab Tsi? – What Do You Do Every Week?

A split illustration showing a family picnic with grilling, children biking in a park, and a boy fishing by a rocky stream with a waterfall.

Vocabulary Flashcards Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Txhua lub lim tiam txog hnub asthiv koj so haujlwm koj ua dab tsi? Every week on Sunday when you rest from work, what do you do?  Txhua lub lim tiam txog hnub asthiv koj so haujlwm koj ua dab tsi? Kuv nyiam … Read More

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Zaj 069: Kuv Tsis Khoom – I’m Busy

Woman in a purple dress gestures while talking to a boy in a green shirt beside a laptop, books, and a bowl of vegetables on a table.

Vocabulary Flashcards Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Me tub, koj pab kuv ua ib qho haujlwm hnub no puas tau? Son, can you help me do a task today? Me tub, koj pab kuv ua ib qho haujlwm hnub no puas tau? Niam, hnub no kuv tsis khoom li os, … Read More

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Zaj 068: Tej Kab Lus Txog Haujlwm – Sentences About Work

A woman in a purple blouse sits at a desk writing on paper beside an open laptop and a mug.

Vocabulary Flashcards Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations 1. Kuv tsis ruaj siab puas nkag siab tiag. I’m not sure if I understood. Kuv tsis ruaj siab puas nkag siab tiag. 2. Koj ua kom pom meej me ntsis puas tau? Can you make it a bit clearer? Koj ua kom … Read More

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Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #17 – AD, A

Educational chart about Hmong tones with tone categories and example words, alongside a portrait of a woman on the right.

Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language tones D and ‘no tone’ with different vowel combinations, while also practicing the previous letters learned in videos #1-16 of this series. TO DO: watch the video below.After she says each sound, copy her pronunciation as closely as possible out loud. HOW IT WORKS: In this lesson you will hear her … Read More

Zaj 067: Daws Teeb Meem – Solving Problems

Four people sit at a table in a warm outdoor setting, discussing a paper with a lightbulb sketch while one person points to the idea and another gestures while speaking.

Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations 1. Peb yuav tau nrhiav tswvyim. We need to find a solution. Peb yuav tau nrhiav tswvyim. 2. Tsis txhob ntxhov, peb yuav saib xyuas tau xwb. Don’t panic, we can handle it. Tsis txhob ntxhov, peb yuav saib xyuas tau xwb. 3. Sib pab … Read More

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