Hmong Tone Change – The D Tone for Direction WordsCheatsheet/ WorksheetWorksheet-Cheat-SheetDownload PDFTone change is something that happens a lot in Hmong.While it is true that most tone change in Hmong takes place due to the tone of the previous word, the ‘D’ tone is a special case. When you see the D tone, it has … Read More
Prepositions by Jean Mottin
The first document above is a translation of the section on prepositions (direction words) in Jean Mottin’s grammar book. It was originally written in French, and the second file is the original French. Enjoy!
Bible Book Names in Hmong
These bible book names are taken from the ‘Txoj Moo Zoo” or “HWB” White Hmong Bible. Many know it as the ‘Red Bible.’ Greek Scriptures – Cov Nqe Lus Kilis Hebrew Scriptures – Cov Nqe Lus Henplais
To lift up – txawb, teeb, txheem, tsa, and tib
This video is a sort of a journal I made after learning to separate the meaning of a few different words for ‘to stand up.’ I had trouble separating them in my mind so I thought others might. Here is what I found.‘To lift up’ in HmongThe Hmong language has a number of phrases that … Read More
Hair in Hmong – Plaub Hau
Updated Video with New Vocabulary and Green HmongDownload PDF07-05-2021 – PDF has been updated with Green Hmong terms and a new page of vocabulary.Plaub-Hau-v2.2Download PDFFlashcard GameDifferent types of hair in HmongBelow are a number of different words for hair and the things we can do to hair in Hmong. Please feel free to leave a … Read More
Idioms in Hmong
This video discusses an idiom in Hmong – ‘cov txiv tub’ and how we should approach learning and using idioms in a language.Example Idiom in Hmong – Cov Txiv TubIn Hmong there is an idiom to describe a parent and their children or a parent and their child together. This idiom is commonly used a … Read More