Special Direction Words – Puag Ub and No

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Cheatsheet / Worksheet Puag-Ub-No-WorksheetDownload PDF puag puag Similar meaning to ‘waaaay,’ in English and is used to express extreme distance or being at the extreme limit. It doesn’t express location or direction, but distance. However, it is almost always used with other direction words. It can refer to distance in space or time. Nyob puag … Read More

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Basic Greetings – Nyob Zoo!

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Learn more at studyhmong.com This video covers two words for ‘hello’ in Hmong and two words for ‘goodbye.’ Nyob zoo – Hello. Tuaj lov? – Hello. Mus ho tuaj. – See you again /come back next time. Sib ntsib dua. – See you again.

Hmong Tone Change – The D Tone for Direction Words

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Hmong Tone Change – The D Tone for Direction Words Cheatsheet/ Worksheet Worksheet-Cheat-SheetDownload PDF Tone 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 … Read More

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Prepositions by Jean Mottin

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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

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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 Hmong The Hmong language has a number of … Read More

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Hair in Hmong – Plaub Hau

Illustrated chart showing Hmong words for different hairstyles and hair conditions, including long hair, short hair, straight hair, curly hair, bald, beard, mustache, combing, dyeing, and braiding.

Updated Video with New Vocabulary and Green Hmong Download PDF 07-05-2021 – PDF has been updated with Green Hmong terms and a new page of vocabulary. Plaub-Hau-v2.2Download PDF Flashcard Game Different types of hair in Hmong Below are a number of different words for hair and the things we can do to hair in Hmong. … Read More

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Idioms in Hmong

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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 Tub In Hmong there is an idiom to describe a parent and their children or a parent and their child together. This idiom is commonly … Read More

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