Vocab List 3 Flashcards
open-minded
muaj lub siab nthuav ntxeev
new moon, waxing moon (n)
lub hli xiab (n)
to make a down payment or initial deposit (v)
nias (v)
to reserve or mark (an area, for example) as being taken (v)
hom (v)
left over, unused portion (adj)
seem (adj)
fully (adv)
npo (adv)
Ex. nws noj tsau npo
mad, upset, angry (adj)
meem txom (adj)
to puncture, esp. with a needle (v) (slang)
ntshij (v) (slang)
hot-tempered (adj)
siab kub kub (adj)
co-worker (n)
tus neeg uas [pronoun] nrog ua haujlwm (n)
- To go and stay or live permanently with others. (V) 2. To go to other people’s place to seek assistance (v)
thawj (v)
cluster, bunch, bundle (n, cl)
tauv (n, cl)
- withdraw, to move or step back (v)
2. lessen, esp. as in referring to pain (v)
thim (v)
maybe, perhaps (adv)
tsam (adv)
Block, obstruct (v)
Roos (v)
Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree (proverb equivalent)
Nplooj yoog kav, noob yoog tsav
Grab, take, grasp (v)
Nthos (v)
To quote (someone’s words) (v)
qog (v)
a sound when someone is swallowing water
qim qoom
wiggle (v)
qoj (v)
to tan; to expose directly to the sun (v)
ziab (v)
bank, of a river or a lake for example (n)
ntug (n)
enclose, surround (v)
vij (v)
to cry, esp. like an orphan
quaj ntsuag (v)
