Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language double vowels AI and IA, while also practicing the previous vowels learned in videos #1-6 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. __________________________ … Read More
Blog Post – Plateaus
Here’s a language learning tip: Language plateaus are a completely normal part of the language learning process. We all go through it. But sometimes we want to push through them and see the next level of our learning journey. We know that the excitement of learning can fade, and we may lose motivation to press on, but we wanted to … Read More
How are Green Hmong and White Hmong Different?
Many who want to learn Hmong are concerned about which dialect they are learning, and this is fair because it can seem quite intimidating when you are first starting out! Let me give you some reassurance, Green Hmong and White Hmong are dialects of the same language. They are not different languages. What does that mean? Think of it like … Read More
Zaj 017 – Classifiers – Conversation Lesson 2
Vocabulary List Below you will find a PDF that contains general rules of how noun classifiers are used in Hmong and most of the basic classifiers in White Hmong along with sentence examples. Noun Classifiers Cheat Sheetv2Download Noun Classifiers Used In This Lesson This conversation uses a few of the noun classifiers. You will see: … Read More
Zaj 016 – Classifiers – Conversation Lesson 1
Vocabulary ListBelow you will find a PDF that contains general rules of how noun classifiers are used in Hmong and most of the basic classifiers in White Hmong along with sentence examples.Noun Classifiers Cheat Sheetv2DownloadNoun Classifiers Used In This LessonThis conversation uses a few of the noun classifiers. You will see:Qhov – ‘thing or place.’ … Read More
Zaj 012 – Clothing – Conversation Lesson 2
DocumentsPDFBelow you will find a PDF that contains all of the vocabulary used in these closing lessons. The PDF contains both White and Green Hmong versions. Where there is only White Hmong (in black text) that means that the Green Hmong is the same.Clothing-white-greenDownloadExcel FileBelow you will find an excel file with a simple database … Read More
Zaj 006 – Lub Tsev Noj Mov Nyab Laj – Vietnamese Restaurant
Audio Class – How to Speak Hmong – Learn a Hmong Conversation Build your LISTENING and SPEAKING skills! Build vocabulary, learn how to pronounce it and how to use it in a conversation. Repeat after native speakers for practice. INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON: Custom PDF Cheatsheet of the Hmong conversation translated into English & Vietnamese … Read More
Clothing Vocabulary in Hmong
DocumentsBelow you will find all of the lesson documents.Clothing Vocabulary in HmongThis document contains a PDF that contains both the White and Green Hmong words for the most common clothing terms in Hmong. The first page are the common parts of a traditional Hmong outfit. The document also contains some explanation of how clothing vocabulary … Read More
ua zaj ua ntxeev
ua zaj ua ntxeev v. To do everything in one’s power, to do everything possible Example Sentences ib nkawm hluas nkauj thiab hluas nraug yeej yuav ua zaj ua ntxeev kom sib tau xwb xwb li. A young boy and a girl will do everything in their power to be together. Yawg ‘A’ ua zaj ua ntxeev kom tua kom … Read More
5.1 – Hmong Language – Conversation – QUESTIONS – Video 3 of 3
5.1 – Hmong Language – Conversation – QUESTIONS – Video 3 of 3 🔶 This is a COMPREHENSIVE, and THOROUGH lesson that makes asking questions in Hmong EASY. 🔶 The three videos in this series show the recipe for how to ask almost ANY question in Hmong!!! 🔶 It took me many years to produce … Read More
5.1 – Hmong Language – Conversation – QUESTIONS – Video 2 of 3
5.1 – Hmong Language – Conversation – QUESTIONS – Video 2 of 3 🔶 This is a COMPREHENSIVE, and THOROUGH lesson that makes asking questions in Hmong EASY. 🔶 The three videos in this series show the recipe for how to ask almost ANY question in Hmong!!! 🔶 It took me many years to produce … Read More
5.1 – Hmong Language – Conversation – QUESTIONS – Video 1 of 3
🔶 This is a COMPREHENSIVE, and THOROUGH lesson that makes asking questions in Hmong EASY. 🔶 The three videos in this series show the recipe for how to ask almost ANY question in Hmong!!! 🔶 It took me many years to produce this lesson, from the research, to the correcting, to the to the … Read More
Zaj 012a – Clothing – Conversation Lesson 1
Note:Sarah and I are grateful to be able to team up with our wonderful friends Yaj and Qhua, and thus we are able to start providing conversation examples like this to our lessons. DocumentsVocabulary PDFBelow is a PDF that contains both the White and Green Hmong words for the most common clothing terms in Hmong. … Read More
Zaj 005 – Sib Ntsib – Introductions
Video Class – How to Speak Hmong – Learn a Hmong Conversation Build your vocabulary, learn how to pronounce it and how to use it in a conversation. Repeat after me for practice. (Inspired by Pimsleur’s learning method.) INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON: Cheat sheet of the vocabulary words and the conversation Flash cards with possible … Read More
Flash Cards – The Secret Weapon For Learning a Language
The Problem One of the biggest struggles when learning a new language is the problem of memory. You may hear a new word, be told its meaning, hear how it is pronounced and generally understand it. But minutes or possibly even seconds later, you can no longer remember the word, its pronunciation, its meaning, or all of the above. It … Read More
Lub Qhov Muag – The Eye In Hmong
PDF DownloadBelow you can download the pdf that contains all of the vocabulary and illustrations covered in this video.The-Eye-Lub-Qhov-Muag-v1-3Download PDFVocabulary DatabaseBelow you can download an excel file with all of the vocab used in this video plus a little more!The-Eye-Vocab-DatabaseDownload Excel FileAudio FilesBelow you can download a zipped folder with all of the audio files … Read More
Zaj 004 – Da Dej Ua Ntej Mus – Bathe Before Going
Video Class – How to Speak Hmong – Learn a Hmong Conversation Build your vocabulary, learn how to pronounce it and how to use it in a conversation. Repeat after me for practice. INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON: Cheat sheet of the vocabulary words and the conversation Flash cards with possible new vocabulary to you Empty … Read More
Frequently Asked Questions About the Hmong Language
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