University of California
Cooperative Extension – Fresno County
Hmong and English Commonly Used
Words and Phrases
Hmong
Phonetic
English
Greeting
Richard Molinar, Farm Advisor
Michael Yang, Research Assistant
November 2002
Los ntawm no
Los hauv no
Haus
Noj
law tear naw
law-hau-naw
how
naw
Come here
Come in
Drink
Eat
Nyob zoo
nyaw-zong
Hello or Hi
Koj puas nyob zoo
Kuv
Kuv nyob zoo
Mus
Mus tsev
Kub lub npe
Sib ntsib dua
Ua tsaug
Peb
Tuaj los
Koj lub npe hu li cas
Koj mus qhov twg
Koj
Koj lub npe
ka-pu-nya-zong
ku
ku-nyaw-zong
moo
mu chae
ku lu bae
she gee dua
wa chow
pay
tua-law
kaw lu bae hu le tya
kaw mu kaw thu
kaw
koo lu bae
How are you
I / Me
I’m fine
Go
Go home
My name
See you later / Good bye
Thank you
We / us
Welcome
What is your name
Where are you going
You
Your name
Hmong
Phonetic
English
Hmong
Phonetic
Agriculture
General
Kua txob
Los Tsev
Dib
Koj puas paub
Tsis txhob txhawj
Muab rau kuv
Mus tsev
Mus tom teb
Kuv tsis paub
Kuv paub
Kuv xav paub
Kuv mam hu koj
Kuv xav tso
Nyiaj
Tsis nyob nov
Ua si
Los nag
Rov los
Cag
Hais lus
Kab tsib
Tshav ntuj kub
Kim heev
Hmab
No heev
Koj yuav ab tsi
Koj hais ab tsi
Ab tsi
kua tsa
law chay
d
kaw pua pów
chee tsa tsus
mua trhow ku
mu chay
mu taw tay
ku chee pów
ku pów
ku să pów
ku mă hu kaw
ku sa cha
nia
chee nyaw nă
wă shee
law nă
tuă law
tya
hai lu
ka chee
chandu ku
kee heng
hmăa
naw heng
kaw ūă aa chee
kaw lti aa chee
aa chee
English
Chili pepper
Come home/come in
Cucumber
Do you know
Don’t worry
Give to me
Go home
Going to the farm
I don’t know
I know
I like to know
I will call you
I will think about
Money
Not here
Play
Rainy
Return
Root
Speak
Sugar cane
Sunburn
Too expensive
Vine
Very cold
What do you need
What do you say
What is it
Koj nyob twg tuaj
Koj Mus qhov twg
Mam hu rau koj
Nrog
kaw nyaw thu tuaw
kaw mu ka tu
ma hu tau ka
a-da
Where are you from
Where are you going
Will call you
With
Pesticide Safety
Pawg 1
Pawg 2
Pawg 3
Ris tsho looj ib ce
pah e
pah aw
pah pae
dee cha long e tya
Kaus mom iav thaiv ntsej muag
Hnab looj tes
Lub iav looj qhov muag
Ntsuas
Daim qauv tshuaj
na long tae
luealong ka mua
n-jewa
die qoh chua
Cai tswjfwm kev siv tshuaj
Muaj taug
mua thau
Sijhawm tos ua ntej thaum sau qoob
Khoom siv tiv thaiv
cone shee tee thai
Sijhawm tos ua ntej thaum nkag mus
Lub lim cua ua pa
lu lee ua qua pa tya
Khau raj
kau
Muaj taug heev
mua thau hen
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Coveralls
Face shield
Gloves
Goggles
Measure
Pesticide label
Pesticide laws
Poison
Pre-harvest interval
Protective equipment
Reentry interval
Respirator
Rubber boots
Very poisonous
Hmong
Phonetic
English
Hmong
Phonetic
English
Agriculture
Agriculture
Tsiaj
Txiv espaum
Dib iab
Kuaj av
Tshuaj
Txiv lws suav
Zaub ntug hauv paus
Khawb
chia
tzee (apple)
d ia
kua aa
chua
tzee lu shua
zao d how pao
kow
Animal
Apple
Bitter melon
Check soil
Chemicals
Cherry tomato
Daikon
Digging
Tsiaj
Txiv espaum
Dib iab
Kuaj av
Tshuaj
Txiv lws suav
Zaub ntug hauv paus
Khawb
chia
tzee (apple)
d ia
kua aa
chua
tzee lu shua
zao d how pao
kow
Animal
Apple
Bitter melon
Check soil
Chemicals
Cherry tomato
Daikon
Digging
Laij teb
lai te
Disking
Laij teb
lai te
Disking
Hlua dej
Qhuav
Lws kub tshis
Chiv
Khoom noj
Tshuaj tua kab mob
Mus muag zaub
Ntxiab cuab nas
Txiv (grape)
Nyom
Taum lag
Tshuaj tua nroj
Rab hlau
Kub
Kab noj zaub
Tshuaj tua kab
Tso dej
Txiv maj kab tha
Kua
Nqaij
hlua day
qwă
lu ku chee
tea
kong naw
chua tua ka ma
mu mua jow
Drip line
Dry
Eggplant
Fertilizer
Foods
Fungicides
Going to sell vegetable
Gopher traps
Grape
Grass
Green bean
Herbicides
Hoe
Hot
Insect
Insecticides
Irrigating
Jujube
Liquid
Meat
Hlua dej
Qhuav
Lws kub tshis
Chiv
Khoom noj
Tshuaj tua kab mob
Mus muag zaub
Ntxiab cuab nas
Txiv (grape)
Nyom
Taum lag
Tshuaj tua nroj
Rab hlau
Kub
Kab noj zaub
Tshuaj tua kab
Tso dej
Txiv maj kab tha
Kua
Nqaij
hlua day
qwă
lu ku chee
tea
kong naw
chua tua ka ma
mu mua jow
Drip line
Dry
Eggplant
Fertilizer
Foods
Fungicides
Going to sell vegetable
Gopher traps
Grape
Grass
Green bean
Herbicides
Hoe
Hot
Insect
Insecticides
Irrigating
Jujube
Liquid
Meat
tzee (grape)
nyaa
tao laa
chua tua dwa
tay lao
ku
ka naw jow
chuar tua ka
chow day
txee ma ka ta
kua
n-guy
tzee (grape)
nyaa
tao laa
chua tua dwa
tay lao
ku
ka naw jow
chuar tua ka
chow day
txee ma ka ta
kua
n-guy
Hmong
Phonetic
English
Hmong
Agriculture
Taub twg ntev
Txiv duaj do plaub
Roj
Txiv duaj
Tsheb thauj khoom
Cog
Ntaub yas
Nphau
Pob zeb
Tshuab laij teb
Roj hmob
Rab teev
Noob
Av
Taub
Tshuaj lom nas
Txiv pos (strawberry)
Qos (sunchoke)
Qos liab
Cheb laij teb
Ntoo
Txiv (plum)
Zaub
Dej
Dib liab
Nthua nroj
Nroj
Tsawg moo lawm
Koj cog thaum twg
tao tu thae
tzee dua daw plao
thought
tzee dua
che tow kong
tiough
dow ya
pow
paw-jay
chua lai tay
dyo
tia theng
nong
ah
tao
chua lo na
tzee po strawberry
kaw (sunchoke)
kaw lia
chae-lie-tae
n-dong
tzee plum
jow
day
dee lia
too-n-da
n-daw
chur mong lur
kaw tya thau tu
Phonetic
English
Agriculture
Moqua
Nectarine
Oil
Peach
Pickup
Planting
Plastic
Plowing
Rock
Rototiller
Rubber
Scale
Seeds
Soil
Squash
Squirrel bait
Strawberry
Sunchoke
Sweet potato
Tractor
Trees
Tzee Plum
Vegetable
Water
Watermelon
Weeding
Weeds
What time is it
When did you plant
Taub twg ntev
Txiv duaj do plaub
Roj
Txiv duaj
Tsheb thauj khoom
Cog
Ntaub yas
Nphau
Pob zeb
Tshuab laij teb
Roj hmob
Rab teev
Noob
Av
Taub
Tshuaj lom nas
Txiv pos (strawberry)
Qos (sunchoke)
Qos liab
Cheb laij teb
Ntoo
Txiv (plum)
Zaub
Dej
Dib liab
Nthua nroj
Nroj
Tsawg moo lawm
Koj cog thaum twg
tao tu thae
tzee dua daw plao
thought
tzee dua
che tow kong
tiough
dow ya
pow
paw-jay
chua lai tay
dyo
tia theng
nong
ah
tao
chua lo na
tzee po strawberry
kaw (sunchoke)
kaw lia
chae-lie-tae
n-dong
tzee plum
jow
day
dee lia
too-n-da
n-daw
chur mong lur
kaw tya thau tu
Moqua
Nectarine
Oil
Peach
Pickup
Planting
Plastic
Plowing
Rock
Rototiller
Rubber
Scale
Seeds
Soil
Squash
Squirrel bait
Strawberry
Sunchoke
Sweet potato
Tractor
Trees
Tzee Plum
Vegetable
Water
Watermelon
Weeding
Weeds
What time is it
When did you plant
Hmong
Phonetic
English
Hmong
Agriculture
English
Agriculture
Tsiaj
Txiv espaum
Dib iab
Kuaj av
Tshuaj
Txiv lws suav
Zaub ntug hauv paus
Khawb
chia
tzee (apple)
d ia
kua aa
chua
tzee lu shua
zao d how pao
kow
Animal
Apple
Bitter melon
Check soil
Chemicals
Cherry tomato
Daikon
Digging
Laij teb
lai te
Disking
Hlua dej
Qhuav
Lws kub tshis
Chiv
Khoom noj
Tshuaj tua kab mob
Mus muag zaub
Ntxiab cuab nas
Txiv (grape)
Nyom
Taum lag
Tshuaj tua nroj
Rab hlau
Kub
Kab noj zaub
Tshuaj tua kab
Tso dej
Txiv maj kab tha
Kua
Nqaij
hlua day
qwă
lu ku chee
tea
kong naw
chua tua ka ma
mu mua jow
Drip line
Dry
Eggplant
Fertilizer
Foods
Fungicides
Going to sell vegetable
Gopher traps
Grape
Grass
Green bean
Herbicides
Hoe
Hot
Insect
Insecticides
Irrigating
Jujube
Liquid
Meat
tzee (grape)
nyaa
tao laa
chua tua dwa
tay lao
ku
ka naw jow
chuar tua ka
chow day
txee ma ka ta
kua
n-guy
Phonetic
Taub twg ntev
Txiv duaj do plaub
Roj
Txiv duaj
Tsheb thauj khoom
Cog
Ntaub yas
Nphau
Pob zeb
Tshuab laij teb
Roj hmob
Rab teev
Noob
Av
Taub
Tshuaj lom nas
Txiv pos (strawberry)
Qos (sunchoke)
Qos liab
Cheb laij teb
Ntoo
Txiv (plum)
Zaub
Dej
Dib liab
Nthua nroj
Nroj
Tsawg moo lawm
Koj cog thaum twg
tao tu thae
tzee dua daw plao
thought
tzee dua
che tow kong
tiough
dow ya
pow
paw-jay
chua lai tay
dyo
tia theng
nong
ah
tao
chua lo na
tzee po strawberry
kaw (sunchoke)
kaw lia
chae-lie-tae
n-dong
tzee plum
jow
day
dee lia
too-n-da
n-daw
chur mong lur
kaw tya thau tu
Moqua
Nectarine
Oil
Peach
Pickup
Planting
Plastic
Plowing
Rock
Rototiller
Rubber
Scale
Seeds
Soil
Squash
Squirrel bait
Strawberry
Sunchoke
Sweet potato
Tractor
Trees
Tzee Plum
Vegetable
Water
Watermelon
Weeding
Weeds
What time is it
When did you plant