Hmong (White Hmong)	English
kuv	I; my
koj	you (singular); your
nws	he, she, it; his, her, its
wb	we two (first person dual); our (dual)
neb	you two (second person dual); your (dual)
nkawv	they two, the two of them (third person dual)
peb	we (three or more); our
nej	you (three or more); your
lawv	they, them; their
dab tsi	what
tsi	used in dab tsi 'what'
twg	which?
thaum twg	when? at what time?
li cas	how, what
tus	classifier for long objects, animals and beings
tug	classifier for long objects, animals and beings (variant of tus)
lub	classifier for bulky or round objects; buildings; abstract ideas
daim	classifier for flat objects — sheets, pages
txoj	classifier for lengths and abstractions — strings, strips, paths
cov	classifier for groups and plurals; a plural marker
leej	classifier for people, especially honoured people
rab	classifier for tools and implements with a handle
txhais	classifier for arms, hands and feet
nkawm	classifier for pairs of objects
nplooj	classifier for leaf-like objects
tsob	classifier for plants and foliage
tsev	classifier for households
zaj	classifier for sayings, speeches, poems, chapters, litters of young
thooj	classifier for chunks and pieces; sections of a log
ceg	classifier for lengths or sections of a journey
fab	classifier for sections and divisions
diav	classifier for spoonfuls
kaus	classifier for bites or bitefuls
tauv	classifier for clouds and clusters of fruit
plas	classifier for a wide expanse or large area
ntuj	classifier for something of vast expanse, as the heavens
yav	classifier for the time of day
kev	nominalising classifier — 'the way of', -ness
ib	one
ob	two
peb (number)	three
plaub (number)	four
tsib	five
rau	six
xya	seven
yim	eight
cuaj	nine
kaum	ten
nees nkaum	twenty
pua	hundred
puas	hundred (variant of pua)
txiv	father; husband; also 'fruit', and a prefix forming fruit names
tub	son; child; kid
ntxhais	daughter; young girl
kwv	younger brother
nus	brother (as called by his sister)
me nyuam	a child (classifier: tus)
menyuam	a child (written solid)
nyuam	child, baby, kid
tsev neeg	family
tswv tsev	head of household
hluas nkauj	an unmarried or young woman; a girlfriend
hluas nraug	a single man; a boyfriend
phooj ywg	a friend
tswv	lord; master; owner
tswv rooj	chairperson; president of a republic
hau	the head; a leader, head person; a lid, a cover
kws	corn, maize
laib	gang, outlaw
tus kws txhais lus	interpreter, translator
huablab	farang, westerner
tuamham	a Thai soldier
nwj (noun)	slave
hau pliaj	the forehead
pliaj	the forehead
plhu	cheek
qhov muag	eye(s)
plaub muag	eyebrows; eyelashes
ntsej	ear
qhov ntsej	ear; ear canal
ntswg	nose
qhov ntswg	nose; nostril
qhov ncauj	mouth
hniav	tooth
ntsej muag	the face
qa	the throat, vocal cord
hauv siab	the chest
plab	stomach; abdomen; gut, belly
plawv	heart; the centre, the middle
ntsws	lung(s)
hlwb	brain; marrow
paj hlwb	the brain
hnyuv	intestines, guts
hnyuv dawb	small intestine
hnyuv dub	large intestine
txiav	the pancreas; the spleen
txha	bone(s); skeleton
ntshav	blood
plaub	hair, fur, feathers
plaub hau	hair of the head
hauv caug	knee
luj taws	the heel of the foot
luj tshib	the elbow
qaum	the back
ntsag	the hips; the buttocks
tw	tail
qhov tsos	armpit
txaj	a room; a bed, a sleeping platform; a mattress
qhov rooj	door; gate
qhov rais	window
qhov cub	cooking fire; stove; fireplace
lub phaj	dish (food vessel)
hub	a clay pot or vase for storing food or water
hwj	bottle; flask; kettle
hwj kais	teapot, tea kettle
tsom iav	mirror
txiab	scissors
txaug	chisel
hwvtaus	hatchet
liag	sickle
hlau	iron; steel; metal; also a hoe or spade
duav	spatula, paddle; shovel
piab	adze
hneev	Hmong crossbow
hmuv	spear, lance
phom	gun; firearm; cannon
hnab	bag, sack, sheath
hnab tshos	pocket
hlua	rope
hlab	a belt, sash, cord
hlab nyiaj	a traditional sash hung with silver coins
tsho	shirt, jacket, coat
tsho loj	coat
tsho tiv nag	a raincoat
tsho tiv no	a sweater, a warm jacket
phuam	a cloth, a rag; a towel; a turban
nyias	a cloth for carrying a baby on the back
tsheb	vehicle; car
log	wheel; tyre
tshuab	machine
nyiaj	silver; money, cash; a silver neck ring
paj ntaub	paj ntaub — Hmong story-cloth embroidery
qeej	the qeej, the Hmong reed mouth organ
pluas mov	a meal
fawm	pho; noodles generally
qe	egg (classifier: lub); cocoon
ntses	fish
ntsev	salt
qej	garlic
qhiav	ginger
dos	onion, leek
dib	cucumber; melon
lws	eggplant
hwj txob	black pepper
huabxeeb	peanut
lauj pwm	tuber, root vegetable; turnip
txiv hmab	grape
txiv cawv	grape
txiv duaj	peach
txiv ev paum	apple
txiv kab ntxwv	orange
txiv kab ntxwv loj	grapefruit
txiv lws suav	tomato
txiv maj naus	lemon
txiv maj mib	jackfruit
txiv maj phaub	coconut
tshuaj yej	tea
hnyuv ntxwm	sausage
hnav	perilla; sesame
ntuj (noun)	the sky, the heavens
hnub	sun; day
hli	moon; month
hli ntuj	a month
hnub qub	star
huab	cloud; fog
huab cua	the weather
tshav	sunlight, the light of the heavens; a broad level plain
tshav ntuj	daylight, daytime
hmo	night
hmos	night
ntug	daybreak, the light of day; edge, rim; shore, bank
pa dej teev	lake
nyom	grass; weed
hmab	vine, creeper
paj	flower; floral pattern; interest (on money)
ntxhuav	clumps of moss or short grass
qhov	hole, pit; slot; tunnel; place; thing
tsiaj	animal
nyuj	cow or bull
twm	buffalo, water buffalo
tshis	goat
qaib	chicken
lau qaib	rooster
os	a duck
tsov	tiger
tsov ntxhuav	a lion
ntxhw	elephant
liab	monkey
hma	wolf, jackal, fox, coyote — wild dog-like animals
luav	a rabbit, hare; a donkey
tsuag	mouse, rat
ntshuab	otter
qav	frog
qav kaws	toad; frog
ntses nab	eel
ntses qa	lizard
ntsaum	ant
tuv	louse
plas (noun)	owl
tus uab lag	crow; raven
vaub kib	turtle
lim piam	a week
lim tiam	a week
lwm xyoo	next year
pliag	an instant, a moment
hnub ntseg	noon
hnub qaij	afternoon
ob hlis ntuj	February
peb hlis ntuj	March
plaub hlis ntuj	April
tsib hlis ntuj	May
cuaj hlis ntuj	September
mus	to go
nyob	to reside, dwell, live, stay
noj	to eat
hu	to call
hu ua	to be called or named
nug	to ask; to question
nyeem	to read
kawm	to study, to learn
kawm ntawv	to study books; to attend school
nkag siab	to understand
nco	to remember, to memorise; to miss someone
nco ntsoov	to remember; to miss someone
ntsoov	to remember; to miss someone
ntseeg	to believe; to trust
nyiam	to like, to favour, to care for
ntxub	to hate
nwj	to kiss
nyiag	to steal
ntxuav	to wash
ntxhua	to scrub, to wash by scrubbing
tsaug (verb)	to rinse; to wash by shaking in water
khawb	to dig; to excavate
kaw	to close, to shut; to saw
kav	to manage, govern, rule; to protect
kam	to be willing, agreeable
kaus (verb)	to gouge out, to scrape
kaws	to gnaw, to chew upon
khaub	to wind around, to encircle
khaub thuas	to have a cold
npaj	to devise, prepare, get ready
npau	to bubble up, to boil; to be angry
nphau	to tip over
nkag	to crawl, to go beneath
ncig	to encircle, to go completely around
mus kav khw	to shop, to go shopping
ncig yuav khoom	to go shopping, to buy goods from a store
ntoo (verb)	to wear on the head, to put on a hat
ntuav	to vomit
ntug (verb)	to grow, to enlarge
ntsws (verb)	to wither, to shrink
su	to swell, to rise; to increase in volume
suav	to count
tas	to finish
tau	to get, gain, obtain; perfective marker; potential mood marker
tauv (verb)	to dam up, to hold back
tav	to herd animals; to lay down across; to prune
teev	to build a dam; to fill up a cup
tiam	to worship, to make offerings to
tig	to turn; to revolve, to rotate
tiv	to oppose, to resist, to endure
tiv thaiv	to protect, defend, prevent
tom	to bite
tshaib plab	to be hungry
tshee	to shiver, to tremble
tshuab (verb)	to blow
ua tsaug	thank you (literally 'to do thanks')
zoo	good, fine, well
zoo nkauj	beautiful, admirable
qub	old
hluas	young; single, without a partner
hlob	older
yau	younger, smaller, lesser
siab	high, tall
deb	far
ze	near, close by
dav	broad, wide
hnyav	heavy
du	smooth
txhav	stiff
qhuav	dry
qaub	sour
qab	sweet, pleasant; usefulness, worthiness
txaus	enough, sufficient
yoojyim	easy; simple; convenient
raug	correct, accurate
dawb	white; clean; free of charge
dub	black; dark
daj	yellow
xiav	blue; green — one term covering both (grue); also sad
xim kab ntxwv	orange (the colour)
zuag	pointed, sharp; dim, dark
nkhaus	crooked
qaij	slanting
txaj (adj)	ashamed, embarrassed
txaj muag	shamefaced, ashamed
qab siab	happy, at ease, satisfied
raug siab	pleased, satisfied; pleasing
siab kaj	satisfied, pleased, refreshed
siab ceev	quick-tempered, prone to anger
xu siab	undesirable, off-putting
twm (adj)	single, lone, alone
ub	distant, far away; of the distant past
xwb	only, alone, just
tsis	not
yog	right, correct; to be
heev	very much
kawg	extremely; lastly, finally; the end of
dua	again; another; more than
rov	again
ceev	swiftly, quickly; forcibly
ntxov	early; hurry, quick
maj mam	slowly
meej	clearly
khoom	freely
ib txhis	forever, always
kaxv kaxv	occasionally
sib	mutually, acting together or against each other
dhau	through; beyond; to pass
tsaug zog	asleep, sleepy
tsuag (adv)	used in tsuag tsuag 'quickly'
nyuam (adv)	being small