lub lim tiam
The Hmong word for week is lub lim tiam.
The term lub lim tiam refers to a period of seven days.
Meaning: period of seven days (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is preceded by the classifier lub, which is required when counting or specifying a single unit of time like a week. To express a number of weeks, place the number before the classifier lub, as in ob lub lim tiam for two weeks.
Did you know?
- Hmong traditionally used a lunar calendar, so the concept of a seven-day lub lim tiam was adopted later through contact with other cultures.
- The classifier used in lub lim tiam to count weeks, lub, is the same word used to classify 'bowls' or 'houses'.
- The classifier lub might actually be related to words meaning 'child' or 'offspring' in several other languages, such as Thai or Lao.
Examples in context
- Lub lim tiam no, kuv zoo siab heev.This week, I am very happy.
- Kev ua hauj lwm hauv lub lim tiam no nyuaj.The work this week is difficult.
- Kuv yuav mus deb ib lub lim tiam.I will go away for one week.
Example conversation
Yee and Kao are talking about their schedules.
- YeeKao, koj puas yuav tuaj xyuas kuv lub lim tiam no?Kao, will you come visit me this week?
- KaoKuv tsis khoom, kuv ua hauj lwm hnyav heev.I cannot, I am working very hard.
- YeeUa li, koj puas tuaj tau lub lim tiam tom ntej?Then, can you come next week?
- KaoYee, lub lim tiam tom ntej kuv tuaj tau.Yee, I can come next week.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries lub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
