Vocab List 7&8 Flashcards
1
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tus xib fwb
A
(the) teacher/professor; priest; master
2
Q
tus npua
A
(the) pig
3
Q
txiv
A
father
4
Q
niam
A
mother
5
Q
leej twg
A
who
6
Q
yog (hais tias)
A
- is/am/are- refers to what something truly is.
2. if/ be it the case
7
Q
lub hnab
A
(the) bag
8
Q
tus qaib
A
(the) chicken
9
Q
lub qe
A
(the) egg
10
Q
thiab
A
and; also, as well, too.
11
Q
zoo siab
A
happy
12
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tu siab
A
sad
13
Q
zoo siab ntsib koj
A
‘happy to meet you’
14
Q
lub rooj
A
(the) table
15
Q
lub qhov rooj
A
(the) door/doorway
16
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deb
A
far (distance wise)
17
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ze
A
close (distance wise)
18
Q
puas yog?
A
is that the case/right?
19
Q
lub xov tooj
A
(the) phone
20
Q
laus
A
old (people and animals only)
21
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hluas
A
young (people and animals only)
22
Q
kaw
A
to close (doors, etc.)
23
Q
qhib
A
to open (doors, etc.)
24
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txawj
A
able to, skilled at (referring to things that require training/studying to learn i.e. speaking, sports, etc.)
25
paub
know
26
tiam sis
but/however
27
txhaum
to sin/make a mistake
28
khoom
to be available
29
saib
to look at; to watch
30
pom
to see
31
yuav tsum
must
32
puas tau?
may I?; could I?; could you? (used in making polite requests)
33
dua
again
34
hais dua puas tau
‘could you please say it again?’
35
tsis
negative particle (negates the verb it is placed directly before
36
mas
1. affirmative particle (placed at the end of a phrase);
| 2. filler word (similar to ‘um’ in English).
37
(tus) hluas nkauj
(the)
1. young, unmarried woman
2. girlfriend
38
(tus) hluas nraug
(the)
1. young, unmarried male
2. boyfriend
39
(tus) me ab
(the) baby, infant
40
tas lawm
particle indicating an action/process has been completed/finished.
41
tsis tau
1. indicates something has not yet taken place/been finished (this phrasing has a few other meanings but we’ll just stick with this one for now).
42
twg
which
43
vim li cas/ ua li cas/ ua cas
why(?)
44
vim (rau qhov hais tias)
because (remember that there are multiple combinations of the words in ‘because’ that can be used to also mean ‘because’).
45
yuav
1. will
2. to buy
3. to aquire/accept/take
46
Koj muaj pes tsawg tus me nyuam?
‘How many children do you have?’
47
Kuv muaj ___ tus me nyuam.
‘I have ___ children.’
48
Koj los qhov twg los?
'Where are you coming from?’
49
Koj tuaj qhov twg tuaj?
‘Where do you come from?’
50
Kuv tuaj (teb chaws Amesliskas) tuaj
‘I am from (America).’
51
Koj yog haiv neeg dab tsi?
‘What type of people are you?'
52
Kuv yog haiv neeg _____.
‘I am ______.’
53
Koj yog Hmoob xeem dab tsi?
‘Which Hmong clan are you?’
54
Koj hnub nyoog pes tsawg?
‘How old are you?’
55
Kuv hnub nyoog muaj ___ xyoo.
‘I am ___ years old.’
56
Kuv yog ib tug tub/ntxhais kawm ntawv.
‘I am a (male/female) student.’
57
Kuv tsis nkag siab, thov hais dua os.
‘I do not understand, please say it again.’
