The Pre-Aspirated Letter H in Hmong

Educational chart showing two side-view heads comparing H and no H in Hmong pronunciation, with a puff of air shown coming from the nose for the H example and example words listed below each side.

This video shows briefly how a word that starts with the letter H in Hmong will be pronounced with a puff of air from the nose first. There are comparisons of pronunciation with and without the pre-aspirated H. Sarah also did a great video about this at: https://youtu.be/SXA_VqgmJ-A

The Aspirated Letter H

Educational chart comparing Hmong syllables with and without the letter H, showing two side-profile illustrations and example words under each column.

Sarah also did a great video about this at: https://youtu.be/SXA_VqgmJ-A A simple description with examples of the difference between having and not having an ‘H’ in a word in Hmong. As the description shows, this refers to an ‘H’ that follows another letter. When the ‘H’ is the first letter in a word, it is aspirated differently.

Hmoob Thoob Teb Alphabet

Black-and-white illustration of bamboo stalks with long narrow leaves overlapping across the frame.

Explanation: This is a series of videos that include pictures and audio of the Hmong alphabet. It was designed primarily to train native speakers how to read, but it could also be used to help nonnatives too.  The Tones: The Vowels: Single Consonants: Double Consonants: 3 and 4 Consonants: