Classifiers Flashcards
Round, bulky, hollow, container-like objects; certain articles of clothing
Lub
(the) Car
Lub tsheb
(the) pants
Lub ris
(the) watch
Lub moo
(the) flower
Lub paj
(the) store/shop
Lub taj laj
Thin, long, skinny, cylendrical objects; living beings (not plants), certain things that closely affect people (such as illnesses)
tus
(the) woman/wife
tus pojniam
(the) tail
Tus tw
(the) pig
Tus npua
(the) shaman
Tus txiv neeb
(the) man
Tus txiv neej
(the) stick/staff
Tus pas
Flat things
Daim
Farm field
Daim teb
paper
Daim ntawv
skirt
Daim tiab
picture
Daim duab
mirror
Daim iav
Tools, instruments, utensils
Rab
Qeej (the traditional hmong reed instrument righ there at the bottom right of the screen)
Rab qeej
spoon
Rab diav
knife
Rab riam
crossbow
Rab hneev
Hoe (refers to multiple hoe-like farming tools)
Rab hlau
Things that come in lengths (wire, rope, roads, etc.), certain concepts.
txoj
string, rope
Txoj hlua
luck, fortune
Txoj hmoo
towel
Txoj phuam
life
Txoj sia
- road, path
- Also ‘the way of’
Txoj kev
Certain elongated bodily appendages, also used for pairs of objects
Txhais
feet
Txhais ko taw
legs
Txhais ceg
hands
Txhais tes
thigh
Txhais ncej puab
pair of shoes
Txhais khau
books
Phau
book
Phau ntawv
scriptures
Phau Vaj Lug Kub
dictionary
Phau txhais lus
Bible
Phau Npaiv Npaus
Collections of words meant to be told orally
Zaj
song
Zaj nkauj
folk tale, legend
Zaj dab neeg
a teaching, doctrine
Zaj lus qhuab qhia
Things that come in pairs
Nkawm
pair of shoes
Nkawm khau
a married couple
Nkawm niam txiv
Plants, bushes, foliage
Tsob
tree
Tsob ntoo
a bunch of rice stalks
Tsob nplej
a bunch of medicinal herbs
Tsob tshuaj