Hmong

In Hmong, “good morning” is said as nyob zoo sawv ntxov.

The Hmong word for ghost is dab. dab refers to a spirit that appears after death.

The Hmong phrase for older brother is tij laug. tij laug refers to an older brother.

The Hmong word for cilantro is zaub txhwb. zaub txhwb refers to the leaves of the coriander plant.

The English phrase ‘white person’ is translated into Hmong as neeg dawb.

Hello in Hmong is nyob zoo.

The Hmong word for ‘you’ is koj. koj is a pronoun used to refer to the person being addressed.

The Hmong word for teacher is xwalwb. xwalwb is a noun used to refer to a person who teaches.

The Hmong word for minutes is feeb. feeb is used to refer to units of time equal to sixty seconds.

The Hmong word for diabetes is ntshav qab zib.