Question, Grammar, Common Emotion & Time

Tsis

Negates previous word

Tsis tas li ntawd

In addition to that …..

Uas

Connects two clauses with “Which blah blah or That blah blah blah

The house which burn down

Nws ntshai heev uas ua rau nws tshee.

• Translation: He was very scared, which made him shive

Ib ntsis

In a bit

txawm (clause) los

Even though (clause) happens los

Adding us before a noun can tin it into an verb

Nrog

With

tseem

Before verb - Still

Tabsis

but

Lawm

After verb- already

Adj/adv

Tend to go after verb

Tabtom

-ing to next word

Thiab

And, also

Yuav

Will

Rau

To, for

Dabtsi?

What?

Question words

Come at the end

Vim li cas?

Why?

Pes Tsawg

How much, how many

Li Cas

How

Leej twg

Which person/ who

Qhov twg

Which place/ where

Thaum

When

Thaum twg?

When?

Twg

Which?

Puas

Yes or no question

Lossis

Two options question marker

Li

• Shows possessive

• Question

• Comparison

Cov

•also shows possessive

Or makes word before it plural

Mas

Adds new info to previous clause

Hnub no

Today

Tog kis

Tomorrow

Nog hmo

Yesterday

Tu siab

Sad

Zoo siab

Happy

Nkees

Sleepy

Npau taws

Angry

Sim

To try + verb

Heev

(something)Very

Ces

If something happens ces this will happen

Tiam

Too

• double adj means very adj

Muaj

• has a name or pronoun means has/ have

• no name or pronoun means there is/are

Ib

A or 1

Yog

Is/am/are/was

Puas tau (-) dua li

Have/has done (-)

Nkaus

Only/exactly/absolutely

•xwb

Ntau

More

Tsawg

Less

Me

Small

Big

Loj

Tam sim no

Right now

•nim no

tej zaum

might do said verb

yuav tsum

must do/ supposed to do/ should do

tsis phem

not as bad

phem meaning to be bad / ugly / not okay

no

pointer word for this and that