Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Kuv tsev neeg muaj 6 leej: muaj kuv niam, kuv txiv, kuv yawg thiab kuv pog, kuv tus tij laug thiab kuv. My family has six members: my mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, older brother, and me. Kuv yawg thiab kuv pog hnub nyoog twb tshaj … Read More
Zaj 051: Txiav plaub hau – Haircut
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Nyob zoo os kuv puas pab tau koj dab tsi? Hello, can I help you with something? Nyob zoo kuv xav txiav plaub hau os. Hello, I want to get a haircut. Tau mas. Kuv muaj daim duab no cov qauv thiab yog li koj … Read More
Zaj 049 – Ntsib Kws Kho Mob Thiab Muaj Me Nyuam – Meeting the Doctor, Having a Baby
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Nyob zoo os, kws kho mob. Hello, doctor. Aws nyob zoo os. Koj lub npe hu li cas? Yes, hello. What is your name? Kuv lub npe hu Paj Ntshais. My name is Pa Sai. Thov piav qhia kuv tias koj muaj mob li cas. … Read More
Zaj 050: Noj Mov Ua Ke – Eating Together
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Koj puas xav nrog kuv thiab cov phooj ywg mus noj mov ua ke? Do you want to go eat with me and my friends? Kuv xav mus thiab os, es npaj mus noj qhov twg os? I want to go too, so where are … Read More
Zaj 048 – Mus Toj Siab – Visiting the Mountains
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Nyob zoo os tub, kuv hnov tias lub lim tiam tom ntej koj yuav mus xyuas koj niam tais pem toj siab, puas yog? Hello, son, I heard that next week you are going up to the highlands to visit your maternal grandmother, is that … Read More
Zaj 047 – Hnav Khaub Ncaws Hmoob Dawb – Wearing White Hmong Clothes
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Nyob zoo os Paj Ntsais, hnub no koj npaj ua dab tsi os? Hello Paj Ntsais, what are you doing today? Nyob zoo os Nkauj Xwb, hnub no kuv xav mus ua si nram tshav pob. Peb caug xyoo no yuav lom zem heev. Koj … Read More
Zaj 026 – Ua Zaub Mov Thiab Tu Tsev – To Cook Food and Clean the House
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Kuv twb ua zaub mov txhij txhua tiav tag lawm. Yog koj ua hauj lwm tag, ces los noj os. I have already finished cooking everything. When you finish work, come eat. Ua li os, ua tsaug koj tseem npaj ua zaub mov rau kuv … Read More
Zaj 038 – Qhia Ua Mov Txheej Thaum Ub – Cooking in the Past
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Kuv niam, thaum ub nej nyob pem toj siab nej ua noj li cas? Mom, in the past, how did you cook when you lived in the mountains? Kuv niam, thaum ub nej nyob pem toj siab nej ua noj li cas? Kuv mam piav … Read More
Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #9 S
Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language consonant ‘s’, while also practicing the previous letters learned in videos #1-8 of this series. TO DO: 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 the vowel sounds without tones. __________________________ Thanks for watching!!! … Read More
Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #8 x
Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language consonant ‘x’, while also practicing the previous letters learned in videos #1-7 of this series. TO DO: 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 the vowel sounds without tones. __________________________ Thanks for watching!!! … Read More
Zaj 046 – Huab Cua Tshav Kub Kub – Very Hot Weather
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Nyob zoo phooj ywg. Hnub no koj ua dab tsi? Hello, my friend. What are you doing today? Nyob zoo phooj ywg. Hnub no koj ua dab tsi? Kuv nyob tsev xwb. Koj nev? I’m just staying home. How about you? Kuv nyob tsev xwb. … Read More
Zaj 045 – Cuaj Daj Cua Dub – Storms!
Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Sai sai! Cia li sau nra ceev npaj mus tsev tam sim no. Hurry up and pack to go home now. Sai sai! Cia li sau nra ceev npaj mus tsev tam sim no. Ua li cas koj yuav txhib ceev ua luaj li. Why … Read More
Animals in White and Green Hmong
Here you’ll find an assortment of common animals in white and green Hmong. Generally, an animal is preceded by the noun classifier ‘tus’ in White Hmong and ‘tug’ in Green Hmong. Saying ‘tus tsov caum tus liab’ is similar to saying the tiger chases the monkey in English, whereas saying tsov caum liab is like saying tigers chase monkeys. This … Read More