Vocab List 1-3 Flashcards
Kuv
I or me
Koj
you
nws
him, her, it
nyob
to exist, to be
no
this, here
loj
big, large
qub
old
pom
to see
hnub no
today
mus
to go
los
to come
rau
to, for, six
ua
to do, to be, to make
lub tsev
(the) house, building
ib
1
ob
2
peb
3
plaub
4
tsib
5
rau
6
xya
7
yim
8
cuaj
9
kaum
10
nees nkaum
20
ib/ob/peb/plaub/tsib/cuaj puas
rau/xya/yim pua
100-500, 900
600-800
ib txhiab
1,000
ib vam
10,000
lub
(clf) round, hollow, bulky objects
daim
(clf) flat things
rab
(clf) tools
txoj
(clf) long in shape or duration, concepts
tus
(clf) people, animals, skinny
txhais
(clf) certain elongated bodily extremities (hands, feet, etc.)
phau
(clf) collection of papers (books)
zaj
(clf) spen words (or written words meant to be spoken, i.e. verse, phrase, stanza, paragraph, songs, stories, etc.)
nkawm
(clf) pairs
tsob
(clf) plants
lub tsheb
(the) car
lub siab
(the) liver (center of emotions)
daim ntawv
(the) piece of paper
daim teb
(the) field of farmland
rab phom
(the) gun
rab txiav
(the) scissors
txoj hlua
(the) string, rope
txoj cai
(the) rule or law
tus neeg
(the) person
tus dej
(the) river
txhais tes
(the) hand
txhais ceg
(the) leg
phau ntawv
(the) book
zaj lus
(the) paragraph, verse, etc.
zaj hu nkauj
(the) song
nkawm khau
(the) pair of shoes
nkawm niam txiv
(the) married couple
tsob ntoo
(the) tree
ntau
many
coob
many (animate beings)
tsawg
few (in number)
sawv daws
everyone/everybody
txhua
all, every
tej
a few, some, certain (people, things)
wb
us/we (2 individuals)
peb
us/we (3 individuals)
neb
you (2 individuals)
nej
you (3 individuals)
nkawd/nkawv
they, them (2 individuals)
lawv/puab
they, them (3 or more)
yus
one, you (used to politely refer to one’s self)
luag
others, other people
peb/plaub/tsib caug
rau/xya/yim/cuaj caum
30-50, 60-90
ib plhom/lab
1,000,000