Zaj 018 – Getting a Meal Together

ntxaij ci nqaij - grill for barbecuing meat

Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Nyob zoo, koj nyob li cas?Hello, how are you? Nyob zoo, koj nyob li cas? Kuv nyob zoo xwb.I’m fine. Kuv nyob zoo xwb. Tau ntev tsis tau ntsib koj lawm, xav pom koj.It’s been a long time since we’ve met, I want to see … Read More

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Zaj 011 – Clothing Conversation – Shopping at the Market

Two Hmong dresses stood up on mannequins in a shop with a sign in the Thai languages that says Hmong outfits for rent - 50

Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Below you will find the same conversation broken up into pieces along with explanation. Try to go through it piece by piece and understand each word. Look up words you don’t know in a dictionary. Nyob zoo os Mos.Hello Mo. Nyob zoo os Mos. Aws … Read More

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High Frequency Words

Use the following worksheets to go with the High Frequency Word flash card Memrise Course (with audio) that Travis made!!3.100 – Study Hmong – Vocabulary Practice 1-10Download3.101 – Study Hmong – Vocabulary Practice 11-20Download3.102 – Study Hmong – Vocabulary Practice 21-30Download3.103 – Study Hmong – Vocabulary Practice 31-40Download3.104 – Study Hmong – Vocabulary Practice 41-50Download

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Zaj 015 – Conversation: Talking About the Village

road in hmong village

Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Nyob zoo, ntev lawm mam rov ntsib koj.Hello, it’s been a long time since I saw you. Nyob zoo, ntev lawm mam rov sib ntsib koj. Aws, nyob zoo os. Yog mas, kuv nco koj kawg li.Yes, hello. That’s right, I miss you so much. … Read More

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Zaj 019 – Tu Chav Ua Zaub Mov – Cleaning the Kitchen

a mixing pot - lub phiab

Conversation – Regular Speed ConversationConversation – Slow with ExplanationsBelow you will find the same conversation broken up into pieces along with explanation. Try to go through it piece by piece and understand each word. Look up words you don’t know in a dictionary.Leej twg puas kam pab nrog kuv tu chav ua zaub mov?Anyone willing … Read More

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Zaj 020 – Kwv Txhiaj thiab Kwv Huam – Song and Rhyme

paj ntaub - hand embroidered story cloth with animals and trees and mountains in the background

Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Below you will find the same conversation broken up into pieces along with explanation. Try to go through it piece by piece and understand each word. Look up words you don’t know in a dictionary. Nyob zoo os Tub, hnub no koj ua dab tsi?Hello … Read More

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Zaj 021 – Thoob Thiab Vas – Bucket and Net

a bucket of water being lowered down

Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Conversation – Slow with Explanations Below you will find the same conversation broken up into pieces along with explanation. Try to go through it piece by piece and understand each word. Look up words you don’t know in a dictionary. Nyob zoo os Tub.Hello Tu. Nyob zoo os Tub. Aws, … Read More

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Zaj 007 – Mus Lub Tshav Dav Hlau – Going to the Airport

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, Thai & … Read More

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Zaj 014 – Dental Conversation Lessons 1-4

This lesson will cover some of the dental vocabulary used in Hmong and consists of several conversations between patient and provider. Documents dental-vocab-and-teethRev1Download Dental-VocabDownload Zaj 1 – Lesson 1 Zaj 2 – Lesson 2 Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Zaj 3 – Lesson 3 Conversation – Regular Speed Conversation Zaj 4 – Lesson 4 Conversation … Read More

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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

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Zaj 012 – Clothing – Conversation Lesson 2

shoes - khau

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

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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

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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

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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

Time in Hmong: A moment, a bit, a while

DownloadsPowerPoint Slides PDFBelow you can download a PDF of the slides used in this lesson.Relative-Time-SlidesDownload PDFPowerPoint Slides FileBelow you can download the actual PowerPoint files used to create this lesson.Relative-TimeDownload PowerPoint FileAudio Files ZippedBelow you can download all of the audio files zippedA-bit-A-While-AudioDownload Zip FileImages and AudioBelow you can find the slides along with their … Read More

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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow in Hmong

DownloadsPDF Cheat SheetBelow you can download a PDF of all of the vocab on one page.Day-ReferenceDownload PDFZip of Audio FilesBelow you can download a zip files that contains all of the audio files below pronouncing both the White and Green Hmong versions of each word.day-reference-audio-filesDownload Zip FileImages and Audio PronunciationDays in the PastBelow you will … Read More

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Prepositions in Hmong – Above, Below, In Front, Behind

Images and PronunciationBelow you will find the images used in this video along with audio pronunciation that you can play back at your leisure.lub pob nyob saum lub khoblub pob nyob saudlub pob nyob saum lub khoblub pob nyob saudlub pob nyob hauv lub khoblub pob nyob hauvlub pob nyob ntawm lub qab khoblub pob … Read More

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The Hmong Alphabet

a southeast asian water buffalo, in Hmong it is called 'twm'

Table of Contents Level up your learning! This alphabet course was brought to you for free because we believe everyone should have access to literacy. But you can learn a lot more through our hand-crafted, carefully researched premium courses. For example, learn the native Hmong words for fruits with audio: Introduction This page is intended to be an exhaustive resource … Read More

Journal – To Swing or Sway in Hmong

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

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Journal: qhov txos, qhov cub, txauj, awb kaus npua, hnoos tsis nto

qhov txos - heated stove

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

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