Hmong Word-a-Day
25 June 2004
Tsheej Qas Hnub: All day long
Tsheej: complete, all, entire
Qas: ?
Hnub: Day
Tej lus piv txwv (examples):
Kuv nyob tsheej qas hnub hauv tsev. (I was at home the whole day)
Koob pw tsheej qas tag hnub. (Kong slept all day long)
Npis mus yos tsheej qas tag hnub. (Bee went out the entire day)
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Hmoob Word-a-Day
26 June 2004
Kom Yees: came up to
This word is often used in conjunction with txij as seen below.
Tej lus piv txwv (examples):
Dej kom yees txij caj dab. (The water came up to my neck)
Poj kws kom yees txij taub hau. (The corn came up to my head)
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Hmoob Word-a-Day
27 June 2004
Puam Fab: to exagerate, boast, (in excess)
Tej lus piv txwv (examples):
Neeg puam fab, Ncauj puam fab. (boastful)
Koob! Ua cas koj ncauj puam fab ua luaj! (Kong! Why are you so stinking boastful!)
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Hmoob Word-a-Day
29 June 2004
Chiv Thawj: at first, in the beginning.
This phrase is almost exclusively used with the word thaum preceding it.
variation: thaum chiv ntxoov
Tej lus piv txwv (example):
Thaum chiv thawj nws mob me me xwb, ntev mus mas mob loj. (At first he was only sick a little. As time went on he got worse.)
Thaum chiv thawj tsuas muaj ib tug poj niam thiab ib tug txiv neej xwb. (In the beginning, there was only one woman and one man.)
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Hmoob Word-a-Day
30 June 2004
Fam: to blind.
Tej Lus Piv txwv (examples):
Lub teeb fam kuv qhov muag. (The lamp is blinding me.)
Ceg xyoob fam kuv qhov muag ces kuv pom tsis tau kev. (The bamboo stick blinded me and I couldn’t see.)
Thaum hnub poob qho, rauv taws mas fam tsov qhov muag. (When the sun goes down, add logs to feed the fire and it will blind the tigers.
Qhov muag fam (Conjunctivitis)
