ua viav vias / lub viav viasua viav vias – to swing back and forthua viav viaslub viav vias‘ua viav vias’ means to swing back and forth, quite like in the image above. In fact, when I searched YouTube, I mostly found people taking videos of their kids swinging on swings. The word ‘viav’ by … Read More
Rab Riam – The Knife in Hmong
DownloadsVocab Words – ExcelKnife-Vocab-DatabaseDownload Excel FileThe above file is a list of all of the vocabulary used in this lesson. You can use it to make flash cards, etc.Presentation – PowerPoint and PDFKnife-in-Hmong – PresentationDownload PowerPointAbove is a copy of the PowerPoint presentation for your reference.Knife-in-Hmong-PresentationDownload PDFThe above file is a PDF version of the … Read More
How to Pronounce the K, Q, and C in Hmong
Table of Contents The Letter KPronunciation Drill: KThe Letter QPronunciation Drill: QPronunciation Drill: KHPronunciation Drill: QHThe Letter CPronunciation Drill: CHow to Pronounce ‘CH’Pronunciation Drill: CH The Letter KHow to Pronounce the letter K in HmongPronunciation of ‘ko’To pronounce the letter K, you need to press your tongue lightly against the back of your throat as … Read More
Journal: qhov txos, qhov cub, txauj, awb kaus npua, hnoos tsis nto
qhov txos qhov txos -fire-heated wok supported by brick or clay housing qhov txos For a while I had trouble understanding the difference between ‘qhov txos’ and ‘qhov cub’ in Hmong. After doing some research, I learned that ‘qhov txos’ is a kind of specialized cooktop that uses clay or brick to make an oven … Read More
How to pronounce the T, D and R in Hmong
The letter ‘T’ in HmongHow to pronounce the letter ‘T’ in HmongThe pronunciation of ‘to’To pronounce the letter T, place the tongue against the back of the top front teeth. Doing that, try to imitate the sound above.The letter ‘D’ in HmongHow to pronounce the letter ‘D’ in Hmong.The pronunciation of ‘do’To pronounce the letter … Read More
The Foot in Hmong
The Foot – DocumentsBelow you can download the pdf chart that you saw in the video with all of the vocabulary.The Foot – PDF Chart of VocabularyDownload PDFBelow you can download a list of the vocabulary in the excel format which you can use to make flash cards or for whatever you like.The foot vocabulary … Read More
Qaug – To succumb to
PDF of Powerpoint Slides Qaug – To Succumb Qaug has a unique place in Hmong in that is a commonly used and often idiomatic in its usage. Below are a few examples that will hopefully help clarify the meaning a little bit.
The Upper Skeleton in Hmong
DiagramThe Upper Skeleton in HmongDownload PDFVocabulary List (Excel File)Below you can download a simple list of the vocabulary used in this lesson to use as you please. It can help when making your own flash cards.vocab-of-the-upper-skeletonDownload Excel FileThe Upper Skeleton in HmongBelow you will find audio files for the vocabulary in this diagram along with … Read More
What To Call A Non-Relative in Hmong
Table of ContentsCheat SheetsResearchMemrise CourseHow to Refer to a Non Relative in HmongIf you are male……and you meet a young boy.…and you meet a man.…and you meet an older man.…and you meet a young girl.…and you meet a woman.…and you meet an older woman.If you are female……and you meet a young boy.…and you meet a … Read More
Anatomy Shape Prefix Words in Hmong
WorksheetShape-PrefixesDownload PDFThis PDF explains the concepts covered in the video along with one additional shape prefix word and a review at the end to test your memory.ResearchHmong-for-Beginners-AJ-extract-133-134Download PDFMy lesson is based on information from the book Hmong for Beginners. You can download the original information above.Table of Contentscaj / caaj – a ridgepob – a … Read More
Family Terms for a Man
Cheat Sheets Below you can download the entire family chart in both Green and White Hmong. For the sake of simplicity, the lessons have been broken up by section so this video just contains the explanation of the terms for the older relatives. Family Terms in White Hmong Family Terms in White HmongDownload PDF Family … Read More
Family Terms for a Woman
Cheat Sheets Below you can download the entire family chart in both Green and White Hmong. For the sake of simplicity, the lessons have been broken up by section so this video just contains the explanation of the terms for the older relatives. Family Terms in White Hmong Family Terms in White HmongDownload PDF Family … Read More
Family Terms in Hmong – The Elders
Cheat SheetsBelow you can download the entire family chart in both Green and White Hmong. For the sake of simplicity, the lessons have been broken up by section so this video just contains the explanation of the terms for the older relatives.Family Terms in White HmongFamily Terms in White HmongDownload PDFFamily Terms in Green HmongFamily-Terms-Green-HmongDownload … Read More
Ways to say ‘There’ in Hmong
Extra DocumentsLocation-words-by-Annie-JasserDownload PDFThe above pdf is an excerpt from Annie Jaisser’s book Hmong For Beginners. It covers all direction words.Direction-words-Jean-MottinDownload PDFThe above document is a translated section of Jean Motin’s book Elements of White Hmong Grammar. It is the section on Location words.LessonBelow are slides along with audio (below each slide) that cover each of … Read More
Up There – Down There- Nrad – Ped
Extra DocumentsLocation-words-by-Annie-JasserDownload PDFThe above pdf is an excerpt from Annie Jaisser’s book Hmong For Beginners. It covers all direction words.Direction-words-Jean-MottinDownload PDFThe above document is a translated section of Jean Motin’s book Elements of White Hmong Grammar. It is the section on Location words.LessonThe Hmong language has quite a few words to express direction. Two important … Read More