Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #7 ai, ia

A vowel chart showing combinations of ai and ia alongside other vowel pairs, with a portrait of a woman on the right and StudyHmong.com branding.

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: Watch the video. 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 … Read More

Zaj 016 – Classifiers – Conversation Lesson 1

Stylized green rice plant with drooping grain heads and long leaves on a black background.

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

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Zaj 012 – Clothing – Conversation Lesson 2

shoes - khau

Documents PDF Below 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-greenDownload Excel File Below you will find an excel … Read More

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Clothing Vocabulary in Hmong

Cartoon girl wearing Hmong traditional clothing and making a peace sign, with bilingual text about clothing on the right.

Documents Below you will find all of the lesson documents. Clothing Vocabulary in Hmong This 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 … Read More

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5.1 – Hmong Language – Conversation – QUESTIONS – Video 3 of 3

Title slide with the text How to ask QUESTIONS in Hmong and a large number 3 in a circle, with orange and purple design accents.

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

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5.1 – Hmong Language – Conversation – QUESTIONS – Video 2 of 3

Title slide with the text How to ask QUESTIONS in Hmong, featuring orange and purple graphic blocks and a circular number 2 badge.

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

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5.1 – Hmong Language – Conversation – QUESTIONS – Video 1 of 3

Title slide with the text How to ask QUESTIONS in Hmong and a large number 1 in a circle, with orange and purple accent blocks.

  🔶 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

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Zaj 005 – Sib Ntsib – Introductions

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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

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Lub Qhov Muag – The Eye In Hmong

An eye doctor examines a woman using a slit lamp while she rests her chin and forehead on the equipment.

PDF Download Below you can download the pdf that contains all of the vocabulary and illustrations covered in this video. The-Eye-Lub-Qhov-Muag-v1-3Download PDF Vocabulary Database Below you can download an excel file with all of the vocab used in this video plus a little more! The-Eye-Vocab-DatabaseDownload Excel File Audio Files Below you can download a zipped … Read More

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Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #6 ee, oo

A vowel practice chart showing combinations of ee and oo alongside a portrait of a smiling woman, with the text Study Hmong.com and #6.

Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language double vowels EE and OO, while also practicing the previous vowels learned in videos #1-5 of this series. TO DO: Watch the video below.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 … Read More

Study the Hmong Alphabet – Practice Reading Hmong – Video #5 P

Educational chart labeled consonant p with rows of letter combinations and sample words, alongside a portrait of a smiling woman. A pink panel at the bottom right reads StudyHmong.com and #5.

Learn and practice the pronunciation for the Hmong language consonant P, while also practicing the previous letters learned in videos #1-4 of this series. TO DO: watch the video below.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 vowel sounds, consonant + vowel words … Read More

Zaj 004 – Da Dej Ua Ntej Mus – Bathe Before Going

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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

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Hmong Language

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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

Text chart listing phrases from shortest to longest: the blink of an eye, one moment, in a bit, in a while, and in a while longer.

Downloads PowerPoint Slides PDF Below you can download a PDF of the slides used in this lesson. Relative-Time-SlidesDownload PDF PowerPoint Slides File Below you can download the actual PowerPoint files used to create this lesson. Relative-TimeDownload PowerPoint File Audio Files Zipped Below you can download all of the audio files zipped A-bit-A-While-AudioDownload Zip File Images … Read More

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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow in Hmong

A five-day weather forecast graphic showing sunny icons for 4 days ago, 3 days ago, day before yesterday, yesterday, and today, with Hmong labels beneath each day.

Downloads PDF Cheat Sheet Below you can download a PDF of all of the vocab on one page. Day-ReferenceDownload PDF Zip of Audio Files Below 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 File Images and … Read More

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

A purple ball floats above a clear glass cup, illustrating the word above with example sentences in Hmong and English.

Images and Pronunciation Below 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 khob lub pob nyob saud lub pob nyob saum lub khob lub pob nyob saud lub pob nyob hauv lub khob lub pob nyob hauv … 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

Bearded archer in green clothing drawing a bow outdoors beneath a blue sky.

ua viav vias / lub viav vias ua viav vias – to swing back and forth ua viav vias lub 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. … 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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How to pronounce the T, D and R in Hmong

Side-view illustration of a skull with the tongue pressed against the back of the top front teeth, labeled T and t with an arrow pointing to the tongue position.

The letter ‘T’ in Hmong How to pronounce the letter ‘T’ in Hmong The 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 Hmong How to pronounce the letter ‘D’ in Hmong. The … Read More

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