Hmong

The Hmong word for uncle is txtxawm. txtxawm is a noun used to refer to a brother of one’s parent or a brother-in-law of one’s parent.

The English word “lion” is translated into Hmong as tsov ntxhuav. tsov ntxhuav refers to the big cat of the species Panthera leo.

The Hmong word for sun is hnub. The word hnub refers to the star around which the Earth revolves.

In Hmong, the word for rice is mov. The term mov is used to refer to rice that is being used as food.

The Hmong word for white is dawb. dawb is used to refer to the color white as a noun.

Laos in Hmong is expressed as Nplog Teb or Los Tsuas. Both terms are used to refer to the country in Southeast Asia.

The Hmong word for yes is yog. yog is used as a particle to indicate agreement or acceptance.

The Hmong word for blue is xiav. xiav is used to describe things that are blue-coloured.

The Hmong word for ‘tomorrow’ is tagkis. tagkis is an adverb used to refer to the day after the present day.

The Hmong phrase for “hi, my name is” is Nyob zoo, kuv lub npe yog. Within the phrase, kuv means “I” and yog means “is”.