Village Vocab

Question 1

Ih hnoi yie mbuo daaih naaiv nziaauc oc.

Answer 1

Today we came here to visit.

Question 2

Dieh hnoi yie mbuo aengx daaih naaiv nziaauc oc.

Answer 2

Another day we will come visit again.

Question 3

Ninh mv ziangv hongx

Answer 3

He/she doesn’t mind (heel).

Said of pets and children.

Question 4

kuv qangx

Answer 4

good opportunity

Question 5

Haaix dauh lorz auv bun ninh.

Answer 5

Someone find him a wife.

Question 6

uix dungz; jaex

Answer 6

feed pigs; chicken

Question 7

tengx mienh hoqc hiuv duqv-zien leiz

Answer 7

help people learn the truth

Question 8

Meih longx hnyouv haic niaa.

Answer 8

You are very kind.

Question 9

daapv biauv

Answer 9

food storage house (shed)

Question 10

jaax jouh - pronounced jioux

Answer 10

ritual bridge; to build a bridge

Question 11

yiem daauh norm laangz

Answer 11

in the first village

Question 12

a’lamh deix hnangv

Answer 12

almost the same

Question 13

ninh mv fungx daaih mbuox mbuo

Answer 13

He/she has not replied

Question 14

Yie mbuo mingh ndaangc dih nzunc aengx daaih nziaauc.

Answer 14

First we {will) go then, another time we {will} come back to visit.

Question 15

I dauh mv zeiz fi’hnangv yietc dauh…

Answer 15

Two different people not the same person…

Question 16

Ye^ho^waa hlo jiex ndaangc wuov dauh…

Answer 16

Jefovah was bigger (greater) first…

Question 17

Yie mbuo maiv lai nyauv meih…

Answer 17

We don’t want to hold you up…

Question 18

hnaang hnoi

Answer 18

The day after tomorrow

Question 19

Mv gaengh hiuv naaic.

Answer 19

I didn’t know that yet.

Question 20

…mingh ndaangc (naaic) aengx daaih nzuonx…

Answer 20

… go there first then, return again…

Question 21

mv hnangv jaax

Answer 21

not the same; different

Question 22

mv zorpc jienv

Answer 22

does not mix

Question 23

leih

Answer 23

seperate

Question 24

wuov jiex

Answer 24

over there

Question 25

Dongh wuov [jiex] bung

Answer 25

That one over there (on that side)

Question 26

wuov jiex maengc

Answer 26

over there (on that side)

Question 27

faaux bung

Answer 27

up there

Question 28

faaux jiex

Answer 28

up there

Question 29

ai

Answer 29

short; low

Question 30

hlang

Answer 30

tall; long

Question 31

muon dae dae (Thai)

Answer 31

really fun

Question 32

Yie mbuo daaih lorz meih mbuo nziaauc oc.

Answer 32

We came to look for you to visit with you(s).

Question 33

dungz youc

Answer 33

pig pin

Question 34

gorngv bun nziaaux saaux hnangv

Answer 34

speaking into the air

Question 35

gapv zunh daaih

Answer 35

come together

Question 36

lomh zoih buangh

Answer 36

gather to meet together

Question 37

Meih maaih banh zeic zoux gong.

Answer 37

You are a skilled worker.

Question 38

Naaiv dongh cie haaix dauh nyei?

Answer 38

Who's car is that?

Question 39

maeqv

Answer 39

vt. (1) to pick open, break open, peel off, tear off; (2) to mock, deride, shame someone by constantly picking at or criticizing them

Question 40

... nyei jaa sic Used to describe somethings you don't know the name of.

Answer 40

... utensil (thing) Used to describe somethings you don't know the name of.

Question 41

I have not heard of that yet.

Answer 41

Yie mv haiz jiex naaic mi'aqv.

Question 42

bieqc hnyouv niaa

Answer 42

You understand (colloquial)

Question 43

Gueix Feix daaih nziaauc a'loh!

Answer 43

Gueix Feix came to visit (loh expresses excitement)

Question 44

hnyouv jangv

Answer 44

big hearted, generous, open-handed

Question 45

Koqv hoqc Koqv jang

Answer 45

Just now, at the beginning point of something

Question 46

No le conviene montar un avion

Answer 46

Ninh maiv doix bieqc cie-ndaix

Question 47

hnangv naaiv na'maah

Answer 47

like that right?

Question 48

lungh muonz maaiz ga'naaiv nyei dorngx

Answer 48

night market

Question 49

tiuv hnyouv se aqc nyei

Answer 49

to change (heart; mind; ways) is hard

Question 50

dongh haaix dauh

Answer 50

who, which person, which one functions like "lo que" in spanish

Question 51

dongh naaic/naaiv; wuov

Answer 51

v. to be (according to Purnell's dictionary) note: it acts as a hybrid between the direct object pronoun (it) the verb (to be) and the demonstrative pronoun (this) or (that). e. g. 1. Dongh haaih dauh mbing? = Which monkey is it? lit. 'it is' which one monkey 2. Dongh naaiv dauh mienh. = It is this person. lit. 'it is this one person 3. Dongh naaic aqv! = That's it! lit. 'it is that {aqv}! 4. Dongh naaic la'maah. = That's exactly right. lit. 'it is' that of course 5. Dongh wuov maengc norm. = It's that one over on that side. lit. 'it is' that side one. 6. Naaic dongh cie haaih dauh nyei? = Who's car is that? lit. That 'it is' car which one (person) 's?

Question 52

Aengx maaih haaix nyungc nyei fai?

Answer 52

is there anything else?

Question 53

hnamv mv cuotv waac gorngv

Answer 53

to not be able to think of a word

Question 54

Yie mbuo yiem camv norm guoqv daaih.

Answer 54

We come from many countries.

Question 55

Meih buoz dauh longc

Answer 55

You are skilled at ...

Question 56

Yiem biauv nyei fai oc? Daaih nziaauc.

Answer 56

Anybody home? Came to visit.

Question 57

Bun jienv

Answer 57

Give(ing-ish) Said when giving something to someone

Question 58

Maaih ziex baeqv waac mienh mingh caux yie mbuo _ yiem ih norm hnoi

Answer 58

There are several 100 language groups go with us _ on that day.

Question 59

njeic

Answer 59

smile

Question 60

guon (gaengh)

Answer 60

shut (door)

Question 61

Mienh gox mienh (Poo yai baan)

Answer 61

Village leader

Question 62

Ninh mbuo muo? dingh laaih nyei.

Answer 62

They lost it.

Question 63

ziouc zeiz

Answer 63

exactly, specifically, definitely, precisely, right

Question 64

borqv maengc

Answer 64

to lengthen or extend someone's life (through medicine, killing pigs for ceremonies etc.). Ndie haih borqv duqv ninh nyei maengc ndaauv deix. {The medicine can extend her life a bit.)

Question 65

a'laamh mingh

Answer 65

will go soon lit. (almost go)

Question 66

ndaauv nqaang liuz faaux mbong

Answer 66

turn around, go back and then go up the...

Question 67

Yie mv gengh duqv daaih yietc nzunc.

Answer 67

I have not come here yet.

Question 68

tutv heh

Answer 68

take off shoes

Question 69

Buangh jaax njang hnoi.

Answer 69

See you tomorrow.

Question 70

jauv waaic nzengc a'loh

Answer 70

horrible road

Question 71

Yiem siang lungh ndiev mbuo maiv nyanc orv a'loh

Answer 71

In the new world we won't eat meat (surprise)

Question 72

ong gaeqv zaangh niaa

Answer 72

Grandpa gathers firewood

Question 73

Yie a'lamh daic aqv.

Answer 73

I'm almost dead.

Question 74

I'm almost dead.

Answer 74

Yie a'lamh daic aqv.

Question 75

Ninh mingh ziouh wuom mi'aqv.

Answer 75

She went swimming.

Question 76

She went swimming.

Answer 76

Ninh mingh ziouh wuom mi'aqv.

Question 77

Yie gorngv zien waac, meih nyei luic nzueic nyei. Yie gorng zien waac (USED AS A WAY TO COMPLIMENT)

Answer 77

I tell you truly, your sweater is pretty. Yie gorng zien waac (USED AS A WAY TO COMPLIMENT

Question 78

I tell you truly, your sweater is pretty.

Answer 78

Yie gorngv zien waac, meih nyei luic nzueic nyei. Yie gorng zien waac (USED AS A WAY TO COMPLIMENT)

Question 79

Would you like to know more?

Answer 79

(Meih) oix hiuv camv faaux nyei fai?

Question 80

(Meih) oix hiuv camv faaux nyei fai?

Answer 80

Would you like to know more?