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Common Hmong to Latin phrases

100 practical Hmong to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Hmong to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hmong phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.

The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Latin.

Tip: pick five Latin phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Nyob zoo

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ua tsaug

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Zoo siab sawv ntxov

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Zoo siab tav su

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Zoo siab tsaus ntuj

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Nplooj siab hmo

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Pom dua

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Kuv mus lawm

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Koj lub npe hu li cas?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Kuv lub npe hu John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Koj nyob li cas?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Zoo siab tau ntsib koj

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Koj puas tham lus Askiv?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo.

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Kuv tsis to taub.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Thov tham maj mam.

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Koj puas hais dua?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Chav dej nyob qhov twg?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Kuv yuav mus rau lub nroog li cas?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Tso taw mus sab laug.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Tso taw mus sab xis.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Mus ncaj.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Nqe se yuav yog pes tsawg?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Ib daim ntawv ticket, thov.

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Nws deb li cas ntawm no?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Kuv poob.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Kuv yuav mus yuav SIM card qhov twg?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Yog

    Ita

  2. Tsis yog

    Non

  3. Tej zaum

    Fortasse

  4. Kuv pom zoo

    Consentio

  5. Kuv tsis pom zoo

    Non consentio

  6. Qhov ntawd zoo

    Bene sonat

  7. Koj xav li cas?

    Quid censes?

  8. Koj puas tuaj yeem pab kuv?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Kuv xav tau kev pab

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Thov tos ib pliag

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Kuv thov txim

    Me paenitet

  12. Tsis muaj teeb meem

    Nullum problema

  13. Zoo siab

    Felicitaciones

  14. Zoo siab hnub yug

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Thov mus safely

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Qhov twg yog chaw nres tsheb?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Qhov twg yog chaw nres bus?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Qhov twg yog lub platform?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Tej zaum nws mus thaum twg?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Yog qhov no txoj kev zoo?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Nws nyob ze ntawm no.

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Nws nyob deb ntawm no.

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Koj puas qhia kuv ntawm daim ntawv qhia?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Thov nres ntawm no.

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Nws yuav siv sijhawm ntev npaum li cas?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Nqe pes tsawg?

    Quot hoc constat? (ngeh pes tsawg)

  2. Qhov ntawd pheej yig dhau

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Koj puas muaj tej yam pheej yig dua?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Koj puas kam kuv them nyiaj los ntawm daim npav?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Kuv xav tau lub rooj rau ob tug.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Daim nqi, thov.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Koj puas suav nrog kev pab?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Kuv yog neeg zaub.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Tsis muaj zaub mov qab zib, thov.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Qhov no qab zib.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Kuv puas tau txais daim ntawv qhia zaub?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Ib khob dej, thov.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Hu rau tub ceev xwm

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Hu rau tsheb thauj neeg

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Kuv xav tau tus kws kho mob

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Kuv xav tsis zoo

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Kuv muaj kab mob rau txiv av

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Qhov twg yog tsev kho mob ze tshaj?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Nws mob ntawm no

    Hic dolet

  8. Kuv poob kuv daim ntawv hla tebchaws

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Koj puas hu rau kuv lub tsev so?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Pab!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Zoo siab ntsib koj

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Cia peb npaj ib rooj sab laj

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Thov qhia seb thaum twg haum rau koj?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Kuv yuav xa daim ntawv tshaj tawm hnub no

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Koj puas kam tham hnub no?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Thov pom cov ntaub ntawv txuas ntxiv

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ua tsaug rau koj lub sijhawm

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Kuv tos ntsoov yuav ua haujlwm nrog koj

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Koj puas tuaj yeem piav qhia qhov ntawd?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Cia kuv rov qab los rau koj

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Lub sijhawm kawg yog hnub Friday

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Nug sijhawm twg lawm?

    Quot hora est? (Nug sij hawm twg lawm?)

  2. Nws yog peb teev

    Tertia hora est.

  3. Hnub no

    Hodie

  4. Hnub tom ntej

    Cras

  5. Hnub kem

    Heri

  6. Hnub Monday

    Dies Lunae

  7. Hnub Tuesday

    Dies Martis

  8. Hnub Wednesday

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Ib

    Unus

  10. Ob

    Duo

  11. Peb

    Tres

  12. Plaub

    Decem

  13. Ib puas

    Centum

  14. Ib nrab

    Dimidium

  15. Ntxiv

    Plus

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