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Hmong (𖬌𖬣𖬵, Hmoob) language is part of the Hmong-Mien language family. It's spoken by about 8 million ethnic Hmong living in Southern China, Northern Vietnam, Northern Laos, Northern Thailand, Eastern Myanmar, the U.S.A., Australia, and a few countries in Europe. It is a challenging language for non-Hmong to master, due to its tones. Any Hmong word can be pronounced with 7 or 8 different tones, resulting in 7 or 8 different meanings, depending on the context.

Writing

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Hmong language has its own writing system called Pahawh Hmong (𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵), but can also be written using the Hmong RPA (Romanized Popular Alphabet).

Pronunciation guide

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Vowels

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The vowel systems of Hmong Daw and Mong Leeg are as shown in the following charts. (Phonemes particular to Hmong Daw and Mong Leeg are color-coded respectively.)

  1. 1st Row: IPA, Hmong RPA
  2. 2nd Row: Pahawh
Monophthongs
Front vowel|Front Central vowel|Central Back vowel|Back
oral nasal oral nasal oral nasal
Close

(IPA: i) ⟨i⟩
𖬂, 𖬃

(IPA: ɨ) ⟨w⟩
𖬘, 𖬙

(IPA: u) ⟨u⟩
𖬆, 𖬇

Mid

(IPA: e) ⟨e⟩
𖬈, 𖬉

(IPA: ẽ~eŋ) ⟨ee⟩
𖬀, 𖬁

(IPA: ɔ) ⟨o⟩
𖬒, 𖬓

(IPA: ɔ̃~ɔŋ) ⟨oo⟩
𖬌, 𖬍

Open

(IPA: a) ⟨a⟩
𖬖, 𖬗

(IPA: ã~aŋ) ⟨aa⟩
𖬚, 𖬛

Diphthongs
Closing Centering
Close component is front

(IPA: ai) ⟨ai⟩
𖬊, 𖬋

(IPA: ) ⟨ia⟩
𖬔, 𖬕

Close component is central

(IPA: ) ⟨aw⟩
𖬎, 𖬏

Close component is back

(IPA: au) ⟨au⟩
𖬄, 𖬅

(IPA: ) ⟨ua⟩
𖬐, 𖬑


Consonants

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Hmong makes a number of phonemic contrasts unfamiliar to English speakers. All non-glottal stops and affricates distinguish aspirated and unaspirated forms, and most also distinguish prenasalization independently of this. The consonant inventory of Hmong is shown in the chart below. (Consonants particular to Hmong Daw and Mong Leeg are color-coded respectively.)

  1. 1st Row: IPA, Hmong RPA
  2. 2nd Row: Pahawh
Hmong Daw and Mong Leeg consonants
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
plain lateral plain sibilant lateral plain sibilant
Nasal voicelessness (IPA: ) ⟨hm⟩
𖬣𖬵
((IPA: m̥ˡ) ⟨hml⟩
𖬠𖬰
(IPA: ) ⟨hn⟩
𖬩
(IPA: ɲ̥) ⟨hny⟩
𖬣𖬰
voiced (IPA: m) ⟨m⟩
𖬦
(IPA: ) ⟨ml⟩
𖬠
(IPA: n) ⟨n⟩
𖬬
(IPA: ɲ) ⟨ny⟩
𖬮𖬵
(IPA: ⟨ɴ⟩)
Plosive/
Affricate
tenuis (IPA: p) ⟨p⟩
𖬪𖬵
(IPA: ) ⟨pl⟩
𖬟𖬵
(IPA: t) ⟨t⟩
𖬧𖬵
(IPA: ts) ⟨tx⟩
𖬯𖬵
(IPA: ) ⟨dl⟩
𖬭
(IPA: ʈ) ⟨r⟩
𖬡
(IPA: ) ⟨ts⟩
𖬝𖬰
(IPA: c) ⟨c⟩
𖬯
(IPA: k) ⟨k⟩ (IPA: q) ⟨q⟩
𖬦𖬵
(IPA: ʔ) ⟨au⟩
𖬮𖬰
aspirated (IPA: ) ⟨ph⟩
𖬝𖬵
(IPA: pˡʰ) ⟨plh⟩
𖬪
(IPA: ) ⟨th⟩
𖬟𖬰
(IPA: tsʰ) ⟨txh⟩
𖬦𖬰
(IPA: tˡʰ) ⟨dlh⟩
𖬭𖬴
(IPA: ʈʰ) ⟨rh⟩
𖬢𖬵
(IPA: tʂʰ) ⟨tsh⟩
𖬪𖬰
(IPA: ) ⟨ch⟩
𖬧
(IPA: ) ⟨kh⟩
𖬩𖬰
(IPA: ) ⟨qh⟩
𖬣
voiced (IPA: d) ⟨d⟩
𖬞𖬰
murmured (IPA: ) ⟨dh⟩
𖬞𖬵
prenasalized (IPA: ᵐb) ⟨np⟩
𖬨𖬵
(IPA: ᵐbˡ) ⟨npl⟩
𖬫𖬰
(IPA: ⁿd) ⟨nt⟩
𖬩𖬵
(IPA: ⁿdz) ⟨ntx⟩
𖬢𖬰
(IPA: ⁿdˡ) ⟨ndl⟩
𖬭𖬰
(IPA: ᶯɖ) ⟨nr⟩
𖬜𖬰
(IPA: ᶯdʐ) ⟨nts⟩
𖬝
(IPA: ᶮɟ) ⟨nc⟩
𖬤𖬰
(IPA: ᵑɡ) ⟨nk⟩
𖬢
(IPA: ᶰɢ) ⟨nq⟩
𖬬𖬰
(IPA: ᵐpʰ) ⟨nph⟩
𖬡𖬰
(IPA: ᵐpˡʰ) ⟨nplh⟩
𖬡𖬵
(IPA: ⁿtʰ) ⟨nth⟩
𖬫
(IPA: ⁿtsʰ) ⟨ntxh⟩
𖬥𖬵
(IPA: ⁿtˡʰ) ⟨ndlh⟩
𖬭𖬵
(IPA: ᶯʈʰ) ⟨nrh⟩
𖬨𖬰
(IPA: ᶯtʂʰ) ⟨ntsh⟩
𖬯𖬰
(IPA: ᶮcʰ) ⟨nch⟩
𖬨
(IPA: ᵑkʰ) ⟨nkh⟩
𖬫𖬵
(IPA: ᶰqʰ) ⟨nqh⟩
𖬬𖬵
Continuant voiceless (IPA: f) ⟨f⟩
𖬜𖬵
(IPA: s) ⟨x⟩
𖬮
(IPA: ) ⟨hl⟩
𖬥
(IPA: ʂ) ⟨s⟩
𖬤𖬵
(IPA: ɕ) ~ (IPA: ç) ⟨xy⟩
𖬧𖬰
(IPA: h) ⟨h⟩
𖬟
voiced (IPA: v) ⟨v⟩
𖬜
(IPA: l) ⟨l⟩
𖬞
(IPA: ʐ) ⟨z⟩
𖬥𖬰
(IPA: ʑ~ʝ) ⟨y⟩
𖬤
Approximant (IPA: ⟨ɻ⟩)

Tones

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Hmong is a tonal language and makes use of seven or eight (Hmong Daw and Mong Leeg).

Tone Hmong Daw example Hmong/Mong RPA spelling Pahawh Hmong
High (IPA: ˥) (IPA: /pɔ́/) 'ball' pob 𖬒𖬰𖬪𖬵
Mid (IPA: ˧) (IPA: /pɔ/) 'spleen' po 𖬓𖬰𖬪𖬵
Low (IPA: ˩) (IPA: /pɔ̀/) 'thorn' pos 𖬓𖬲𖬪𖬵
High-falling (IPA: ˥˧) (IPA: /pɔ̂/) 'female' poj 𖬒𖬲𖬪𖬵
Mid-rising (IPA: ˧˦) (IPA: /pɔ̌/) 'to throw' pov 𖬒𖬶𖬪𖬵
Low checked (creaky) tone (IPA: ˩)
(phrase final: long low rising (IPA: ˨˩˧))
(IPA: /pɔ̰̀/) 'to see' pom 𖬒𖬪𖬵
Mid-falling breathy tone (IPA: ˧˩) (IPA: /pɔ̤̂/) 'grandmother' pog 𖬓𖬪𖬵


Phrase list

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Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

Basics

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Common signs


OPEN
𖬂𖬲𖬣 (QHIB)
CLOSED/SHUT
𖬏 (KAW)
ENTRANCE
𖬏𖬰𖬧 𖬗𖬶𖬢 (CHAWS NKAG)
EXIT
𖬏𖬰𖬧 𖬎𖬰𖬧𖬵 (CHAWS TAWM)
PUSH
𖬎𖬟𖬰 (THAWB)
PULL
𖬆𖬰𖬡 (RUB)
TOILET
𖬗𖬧 𖬈𖬲𖬞𖬰 (CHAV DEJ)
MEN
𖬂𖬶𖬯𖬵 𖬀𖬰𖬬 (TXIV NEEJ)
WOMEN
𖬒𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬔𖬰𖬬 (POJ NIAM)
FORBIDDEN
𖬙𖬯𖬵 𖬃𖬰𖬝𖬰 𖬆𖬰𖬪𖬵 (TXWV TSIS PUB)
Hello.
𖬖𖬲 𖬖𖬲𖬝 (Kab ntsab)
Hello. (informal)
𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬵 𖬍𖬥𖬰 (Nyob zoo)
How are you?
𖬒𖬲 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬮𖬵 𖬀𖬶𖬮𖬷 (Koj puas nyab xeeb?)
Fine, thank you.
𖬍𖬥𖬰, 𖬑𖬮𖬰 𖬅𖬲𖬝𖬰 (Zoo, ua tsaug.)
What is your name?
𖬒𖬲 𖬆𖬰𖬞 𖬉𖬰𖬨𖬵 𖬓𖬤 𖬖𖬲𖬞𖬰 𖬃𖬝𖬰𖬷 (Koj lub npe yog dab tsi?)
My name is ______ .
𖬆𖬲 𖬆𖬰𖬞 𖬉𖬰𖬨𖬵 𖬓𖬤 ______ . (Kuv lub npe yog ______ .)
Nice to meet you.
𖬍𖬥𖬰 𖬔𖬤𖬵 𖬧𖬵 𖬂𖬲𖬝 𖬒𖬲. (Zoo siab tau ntsib koj.)
Please.
𖬒𖬶𖬟𖬰 (Thov)
Thank you.
𖬑𖬮𖬰 𖬅𖬲𖬝𖬰 (Ua tsaug)
Welcome.
𖬍𖬥𖬰 𖬔𖬤𖬵 𖬋𖬰𖬯𖬵 𖬓𖬲𖬧𖬵. (Zoo siab txais tos.)
Yes.
𖬓𖬤 (Yog)
No.
𖬃𖬰𖬝𖬰 𖬓𖬤 (Tsis yog)
Excuse me
(?)
I'm sorry.
𖬆𖬲 𖬒𖬶𖬟𖬰 𖬂𖬯𖬵 (Kuv thov txim)
Goodbye
𖬂𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬂𖬲𖬝 𖬑𖬞𖬰 (Sib ntsib dua)
I can't speak Hmong [well]
𖬆𖬲 𖬋𖬰𖬟 𖬇𖬰𖬞 𖬌𖬣𖬵 𖬃𖬰𖬝𖬰 [𖬀𖬰𖬦] (Kuv hais lus Hmoob tsis [meej])
Do you speak English?
𖬒𖬲 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬐𖬶𖬪𖬵 𖬋𖬰𖬟 𖬇𖬰𖬞 𖬗𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬂𖬶𖬷 (Koj puas puab hais lus As kiv?)
Is there someone here who speaks English?
𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬐𖬰𖬦 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬇𖬲𖬧𖬵 𖬁𖬲𖬬 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬋𖬰𖬟 𖬇𖬰𖬞 𖬗𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬂𖬶𖬷 (Puas muaj ib tug neeg puas hais lus As kiv?)
Help!
𖬖𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬓𖬲𖬮𖬰𖬸 (Pab os!)
Look out!
𖬊𖬰𖬤𖬵 𖬈𖬰𖬤𖬵𖬸/𖬊𖬰𖬤𖬵 𖬓𖬲𖬮𖬰𖬸 (Saib seb!/Saib os!)
Good morning.
𖬖𖬲 𖬖𖬲𖬝 𖬎𖬶𖬤𖬵 𖬒𖬶𖬢𖬰. (Kab ntsab sawv ntxov.)
Good afternoon.
𖬖𖬲 𖬖𖬲𖬝 𖬗𖬧𖬵 𖬇𖬤𖬵. (Kab ntsab tav su.)
Good evening.
𖬖𖬲 𖬖𖬲𖬝 𖬅𖬰𖬝𖬰 𖬆𖬶𖬩𖬵. (Kab ntsab tsaus ntuj.)
Good night.
𖬖𖬲 𖬖𖬲𖬝 𖬓𖬰𖬣𖬵 𖬆𖬶𖬩𖬵. (Kab ntsab hmo ntuj.)
I don't understand.
𖬆𖬲 𖬃𖬰𖬝𖬰 𖬗𖬶𖬢 𖬔𖬤𖬵. (Kuv tsis nkag siab.)
Where is the toilet?
[𖬆𖬰𖬞] 𖬗𖬧 𖬈𖬲𖬞𖬰 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬵 𖬒𖬶𖬣 𖬙𖬶𖬧𖬵𖬷 ([Lub] Chav dej nyob qhov twg?)

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Numbers

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𖭐 - 𖬊𖬲𖬢𖬰 (Ntxaiv)
1
𖭑 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 (Ib)
2
𖭒 - 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰 (Ob)
3
𖭓 - 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵 (Peb)
4
𖭔 - 𖬄𖬰𖬟𖬵 (Plaub)
5
𖭕 - 𖬂𖬲𖬝𖬰 (Tsib)
6
𖭖 - 𖬡 (Rau)
7
𖭗 - 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰 (Xya)
8
𖭘 - 𖬂𖬤 (Yim)
9
𖭙 - 𖬐𖬰𖬯 (Cuaj)
10
𖭑𖭐 - 𖬄 (Kaum)
11
𖭑𖭑 - 𖬄 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 (Kaum ib)
12
𖭑𖭒 - 𖬄 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰 (Kaum ob)
13
𖭑𖭓 - 𖬄 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵 (Kaum peb)
14
𖭑𖭔 - 𖬄 𖬄𖬰𖬟𖬵 (Kaum plaub)
15
𖭑𖭕 - 𖬄 𖬂𖬲𖬝𖬰 (Kaum tsib)
16
𖭑𖭖 - 𖬄 𖬡 (Kaum rau)
17
𖭑𖭗 - 𖬄 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰 (Kaum xya)
18
𖭑𖭘 - 𖬄 𖬂𖬤 (Kaum yim)
19
𖭑𖭙 - 𖬄 𖬐𖬰𖬯 (Kaum cuaj)
20
𖭒𖭐 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 (Nees nkaum)
21
𖭒𖭑 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 (Nees nkaum ib)
22
𖭒𖭒 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰 (Nees nkaum ob)
23
𖭒𖭓 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵 (Nees nkaum peb)
24
𖭒𖭔 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬄𖬰𖬟𖬵 (Nees nkaum plaub)
25
𖭒𖭕 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬂𖬲𖬝𖬰 (Nees nkaum tsib)
26
𖭒𖭖 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬡 (Nees nkaum rau)
27
𖭒𖭗 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰 (Nees nkaum xya)
28
𖭒𖭘 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬂𖬤 (Nees nkaum yim)
29
𖭒𖭙 - 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬐𖬰𖬯 (Nees nkaum cuaj)
30
𖭓𖭐 - 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬅𖬲𖬯 (Peb caug)
40
𖭔𖭐 - 𖬄𖬰𖬟𖬵 𖬅𖬲𖬯 (Plaub caug)
50
𖭕𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬝𖬰 𖬅𖬲𖬯 (Tsib caug)
60
𖭖𖭐 - 𖬡 𖬄𖬯 (Rau caum)
70
𖭗𖭐 - 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰 𖬄𖬯 (Xya caum)
80
𖭘𖭐 - 𖬂𖬤 𖬄𖬯 (Yim caum)
90
𖭙𖭐 - 𖬐𖬰𖬯 𖬄𖬯 (Cuaj caum)
100
𖭑𖭐𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 (Ib puas)
1,000
𖭑,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬔𖬦𖬰 (Ib txhiab)
10,000
𖭑𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬄 𖬔𖬦𖬰 (Kaum txhiab)
100,000
𖭑𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬔𖬦𖬰 (Ib puas txhiab)
1,000,000
𖭑,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬌𖬡 (Ib roob)
10,000,000
𖭑𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬄 𖬌𖬡 (Kaum roob)
100,000,000
𖭑𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬌𖬡 (Ib puas roob)
1,000,000,000
𖭑,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬈 (Ib kem)
10,000,000,000
𖭑𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬄 𖬈 (Kaum kem)
100,000,000,000
𖭑𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬈 (Ib puas kem)
1,000,000,000,000
𖭑,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐 - 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬗𖬧𖬵 (Ib tav)

Time

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Now
𖬖𖬧𖬵 𖬂𖬤𖬵 𖬓𖬰𖬬 (Tam sim no)
After
𖬒𖬧𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬦𖬵 (Tom qab)
Before
𖬑𖬮𖬰 𖬈𖬲𖬩𖬵 (Ua ntej)
Morning
𖬎𖬶𖬤𖬵 𖬒𖬶𖬢𖬰 (Sawv ntxov)
Afternoon
𖬗𖬧𖬵 𖬇𖬤𖬵 (Tav su)
Noon
𖬇𖬤𖬵 (Su)
Evening
𖬅𖬰𖬝𖬰 𖬆𖬶𖬩𖬵 (Tsaus ntuj)
Night
𖬓𖬰𖬣𖬵 𖬆𖬶𖬩𖬵 (Hmo ntuj)
Midnight
𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬗𖬶𖬧𖬵 𖬓𖬰𖬣𖬵 (Ib tag hmo)

Clock time

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1AM
𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬅𖬰𖬟𖬰 𖬎𖬶𖬤𖬵 𖬒𖬶𖬢𖬰 (Ib thaus sawv ntxov)
2AM
𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰 𖬅𖬰𖬟𖬰 𖬎𖬶𖬤𖬵 𖬒𖬶𖬢𖬰 (Ob thaus sawv ntxov)
1PM
𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬅𖬰𖬟𖬰 𖬅𖬰𖬝𖬰 𖬆𖬶𖬩𖬵 (Ib thaus tsaus ntuj)
2PM
𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰 𖬅𖬰𖬟𖬰 𖬅𖬰𖬝𖬰 𖬆𖬶𖬩𖬵 (Ob thaus tsaus ntuj)

Duration

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Second(s)
𖬃𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬊𖬲𖬢𖬰 (Tis ntxaiv)
Minute(s)
𖬕𖬲𖬩𖬵 𖬂𖬶𖬩𖬵 (Ntiag ntiv)
Hour(s)
𖬅𖬰𖬟𖬰 (Thaus)
Day(s)
𖬆𖬰𖬩 (Hnub)
Week(s)
𖬑𖬟𖬵 (Plua)
Month(s)
𖬃𖬥 (Hli)
Year(s)
𖬍𖬧𖬰 (Xyoo)

Days

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today
𖬆𖬰𖬩 𖬓𖬰𖬬 (Hnub no)
yesterday
𖬗𖬶𖬬 𖬒𖬰𖬣𖬵 (Nag hmo)
tomorrow
𖬗𖬶𖬧𖬵 𖬃𖬰 (Tag kis)
day after tomorrow
𖬗𖬶𖬬 𖬃𖬰 (Nag kis)
[two, three, few, etc.] days ago
[𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰, 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵,...] 𖬆𖬰𖬩 𖬞𖬵 𖬓𖬲𖬞 ([Ob, peb,...] hnub dhau los)
last week
𖬆𖬰𖬞 𖬑𖬟𖬵 𖬞𖬵 𖬓𖬲𖬞 (Lub plua dhau los)
next week
𖬆𖬰𖬞 𖬑𖬟𖬵 𖬒𖬧𖬵 𖬈𖬲𖬩𖬵 𖬓𖬰𖬬 (Lub plua tom ntej no)
Sunday
𖬘𖬲𖬥𖬰 𖬆𖬰𖬩 (Zwj hnub)
Monday
𖬘𖬲𖬥𖬰 𖬃𖬥 (Zwj hli)
Tuesday
𖬘𖬲𖬥𖬰 𖬑𖬶𖬦𖬵 (Zwj quag)
Wednesday
𖬘𖬲𖬥𖬰 𖬀𖬶𖬜𖬵 (Zwj feeb)
Thursday
𖬘𖬲𖬥𖬰 𖬀𖬶𖬧𖬵 (Zwj teeb)
Friday
𖬘𖬲𖬥𖬰 𖬐𖬶 (Zwj kuab)
Saturday
𖬘𖬲𖬥𖬰 𖬗𖬶𖬯 (Zwj cag)

Months

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January
𖬀𖬰𖬤 𖬀𖬶𖬯 (Yeej ceeb) (Informal: 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬃𖬥 (Ib hli))
February
𖬆𖬰 𖬀𖬶𖬮 (Kub xeeb) (Informal: 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰 𖬃𖬥 (Ob hli))
March
𖬖𖬰𖬤 𖬔𖬲 (Yaj kiav) (Informal: 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬃𖬥 (Peb hli))
April
𖬀 𖬒𖬯 (Keem com) (Informal: 𖬄𖬰𖬟𖬵 𖬃𖬥 (Plaub hli))
May
𖬆𖬰 𖬆𖬶𖬬 (Kub nuj) (Informal: 𖬂𖬲𖬝𖬰 𖬃𖬥 (Tsib hli))
June
𖬒𖬶𖬧𖬵 𖬔𖬶𖬞 (Tov liaj) (Informal: 𖬡 𖬃𖬥 (Rau hli))
July
𖬐𖬰𖬟 𖬀𖬶𖬮 (Huaj xeeb) (Informal: 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰 𖬃𖬥 (Xya hli))
August
𖬀𖬶𖬯 𖬑𖬯 (Ceeb cua) (Informal: 𖬂𖬤 𖬃𖬥 (Yim hli))
September
𖬔𖬝𖬰 𖬆𖬰 𖬀𖬰𖬞 (Tsiab kub leej) (Informal: 𖬐𖬰𖬯 𖬃𖬥 (Cuaj hli))
October
𖬀𖬪𖬵 𖬋𖬰𖬪𖬰 (Peem tshais) (Informal: 𖬄 𖬃𖬥 (Kaum hli))
November
𖬌𖬲𖬞 𖬀𖬲 𖬀𖬦𖬰 (Looj keev txheem) (Informal: 𖬄 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬃𖬥 (Kaum ib hli))
December
𖬑𖬶𖬨𖬵 𖬎𖬯 (Npuag cawb) (Informal: 𖬄 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰 𖬃𖬥 (Kaum ob hli))

Writing time and date

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Colors

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Color
𖬒𖬰 (Kob)
Blue
𖬔𖬲𖬮 (Xiav)
Yellow
𖬖𖬰𖬞𖬰 (Daj)
Green
𖬐𖬶𖬝 (Ntsuab)
Red
𖬔𖬞 (Liab)
Brown
𖬗𖬮𖬰/𖬗𖬲 𖬉𖬲𖬜𖬵 (Av/Kas fes)
Black
𖬆𖬰𖬞𖬰 (Dub)
Orange
𖬖𖬲 𖬙𖬢𖬰 (Kab ntxwv)
White
𖬎𖬞𖬰 (Dawb)
Purple
𖬖𖬝𖬰 𖬈𖬮 (Tsam xem)
Grey
𖬓𖬰𖬦𖬰 (Txho)
Pink
𖬖𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬀𖬶𖬤 (Paj yeeb)

Transportation

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Bus and train

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Directions

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Street
𖬒𖬲𖬯𖬵 𖬉 (Txoj kev)
Right
𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬂𖬮 (Sab xim)
Left
𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬅𖬲𖬞 (Sab laug)
Straight
𖬖𖬰𖬤𖬰 [𖬊𖬜𖬰] (Ncaj [nraim])
North
Formal: 𖬈𖬪𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬜𖬵 (Pem fab); (Informal: 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬄𖬦𖬵 𖬈𖬰𖬧𖬵 (Sab qaum teb))
South
Formal: 𖬂𖬲𖬮 𖬖𖬲𖬜𖬵 (Xib fab); (Informal: 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬦𖬵 𖬈𖬰𖬧𖬵 (Sab qab teb))
East
Formal: 𖬖𖬰𖬞 𖬖𖬲𖬜𖬵 (Laj fab); (Informal: 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬆𖬰𖬩 𖬐𖬰𖬧𖬵 (Sab hnub tuaj))
West
Formal: 𖬌𖬧𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬜𖬵 (toob fab); (Informal: 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬆𖬰𖬩 𖬌𖬪𖬵 (Sab hnub poob))
Northwest
Formal: 𖬈𖬪𖬵 𖬌𖬧𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬜𖬵 (Pem toob fab); (Informal: 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬄𖬦𖬵 𖬈𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬆𖬰𖬩 𖬌𖬪𖬵 (Sab qaum teb hnub poob))
Northeast
Formal: 𖬈𖬪𖬵 𖬖𖬰𖬞 𖬖𖬲𖬜𖬵 (Pem laj fab); (Informal: 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬄𖬦𖬵 𖬈𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬆𖬰𖬩 𖬐𖬰𖬧𖬵 (Sab qaum teb hnub tuaj))
Southwest
Formal: 𖬂𖬲𖬮 𖬌𖬧𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬜𖬵 (Xib toob fab); (Informal: 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬦𖬵 𖬈𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬆𖬰𖬩 𖬌𖬪𖬵 (Sab qab teb hnub poob))
Southeast
Formal: 𖬂𖬲𖬮 𖬖𖬰𖬞 𖬖𖬲𖬜𖬵 (Xib laj fab); (Informal: 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬦𖬵 𖬈𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬆𖬰𖬩 𖬐𖬰𖬧𖬵 (Sab qab teb hnub tuaj))
There/Over there
[𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬵] 𖬒𖬱/[𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬵] 𖬂𖬱 ([Nyob] tod/[Nyob] tid)
Here/Over here
[𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬵] 𖬎𖬱𖬩𖬵 ([Nyob] ntawd)
Up there
[𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬵] 𖬄𖬱𖬤𖬵 ([Nyob] saud)
Down there
[𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬵] 𖬄𖬲𖬟 ([Nyob] Hauv)

Taxi

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Where do you want to go?
𖬒𖬲 𖬗𖬮 𖬇𖬰𖬦 𖬒𖬶𖬣 𖬙𖬶𖬧𖬵𖬷 (Koj xav mus qhov twg?)

Lodging

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How much is for a [one, two, etc.] bedroom?
[𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰, 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰,...] 𖬗𖬧 𖬙𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬓𖬤 𖬉𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬏𖬲𖬝𖬰𖬷 ([Ib, Ob,...] chav pw yog pes tsawg?)
Is lunch free?
𖬒𖬲𖬬 𖬇𖬤𖬵 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬓𖬤 𖬆𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬎𖬞𖬰𖬷 (Noj su puas yog pub dawb?)
Is breakfast free?
𖬒𖬲𖬬 𖬋𖬰𖬪𖬰 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬓𖬤 𖬆𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬎𖬞𖬰𖬷 (Noj tshais puas yog pub dawb?)

Money

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What's the price?
𖬇𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬃𖬬𖬰 𖬓𖬤 𖬃𖬞 𖬗𖬲𖬯𖬷 (Tus nqi yog li cas?)
That's too expensive!
𖬂 𖬑𖬮𖬰 𖬐𖬶𖬞𖬸 (Kim ua luab!)
It looks too cheap
[𖬙𖬲𖬬] 𖬀𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬃𖬲𖬤 𖬇𖬰𖬮𖬰 𖬐𖬶𖬞 ([Nws] Pheej yig ua luab)

Eating

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Fruits
𖬂𖬶𖬯𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬣𖬵 𖬂𖬶𖬯𖬵 𖬍𖬩𖬵 (Txiv hmab txiv ntoo)
Vegetables
𖬄𖬰𖬥𖬰 (Zaub)
Apple
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Breakfast
𖬒𖬲𖬬 𖬋𖬰𖬪𖬰 (Noj tshais)
Lunch
𖬒𖬲𖬬 𖬇𖬤𖬵 (Noj su)
Dinner
𖬒𖬲𖬬 𖬓𖬰𖬣𖬵 (Noj hmo)
Chicken
𖬊𖬰𖬦𖬵 (Qaib)
Beef
𖬊𖬶𖬬𖬰 𖬆𖬶𖬮𖬵 (Nqaij nyuj)
Meat
𖬊𖬶𖬬𖬰 (Nqaij)
Fish
𖬉𖬲𖬝 (Ntses)
Cheese
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Egg
𖬉𖬰𖬦𖬵 (Qe)
Salad
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Bread
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Rice
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Noodles
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[Very] delicious
𖬖𖬲𖬦𖬵 [𖬀𖬲𖬟] (Qab [heev])
Meal
𖬑𖬲𖬟𖬵 𖬒𖬶𖬦 (Pluas mov)

Bars

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Can I buy you a drink?
𖬒𖬲 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬖 𖬆𖬲 𖬐𖬲𖬤 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬒𖬰𖬩𖬰 𖬈𖬲𖬞𖬰 𖬡 𖬒𖬲𖬷 (Koj puas kam kuv yuav ib khob dej rau koj?)

Shopping

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Is there a discount for this?
𖬒𖬶𖬣 𖬓𖬰𖬬 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬐𖬰𖬦 𖬆𖬲𖬞 𖬃𖬬𖬰𖬷 (Qhov no puas muaj luv nqi?)

Driving

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Authority

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