05 October 2005
Nuj neb: to mutter, mumble.
Pronunciation: new (high falling tone) nay (high tone)
Lus Piv txwv (examples):
- Nws hais lus ua nuj neb xwb.
(He's just mumbling.)
- Koj hais lus ua nuj neb dab tsi? Kuv hnov tsis tau koj os...
(What are you mumbling? I can't hear you...)
- Txhob ua nuj neb.
(Don't mumble.)
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Hmong Word-a-Day
10 October 2005
Teem kaum: perpendicular, diagonal.
Pronunciation: new (high falling tone) nay (high tone)
Lus Piv txwv (examples):
- Nws hla teem kaum tshav pov pob.
(He walked diagonally across the ball throwing field.)
- Maiv tais ntawv teem kaum.
(Mai folded the paper diagonally.)
- Ob txoj kab teem kaum, ib txog twg los yuav tsum muaj 15.
(There are two diagonal lines, one line should total 15.)
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