Looking for practical Sanskrit to Hmong phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit phrase first, then the Hmong translation (Hmong) — 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 Hmong.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Hmong-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
नमः
Nyob zoo(namah)
धन्यवादः
Ua tsaug(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
Zoo siab sawv ntxov(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
Zoo siab tav su(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
Zoo siab tsaus ntuj(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
Nplooj siab hmo(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
Pom dua(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
Kuv mus lawm(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
Koj lub npe hu li cas?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
Kuv lub npe hu John(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Koj nyob li cas?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Zoo siab tau ntsib koj(tvaṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhaṁ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
Koj puas tham lus Askiv?(bhavān iṅgliṣaṃ vadati kim?)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo.(ahaṃ hindīṃ kuśalataḥ na vadāmi)
अहं न बोधामि
Kuv tsis to taub.(ahaṃ na bodhāmi)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Thov tham maj mam.(kṛpayā śanaiḥ vadatu)
तत् पुनः वदतु
Koj puas hais dua?(tat punaḥ vadatu)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Chav dej nyob qhov twg?(śaucālayaṃ kutra asti?)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
Kuv yuav mus rau lub nroog li cas?(nagaraasya kendraṃ kathaṃ gacchāmi?)
वामं परिवर्तय
Tso taw mus sab laug.(vāmaṃ parivartaya)
दक्षिणं परिवर्तय
Tso taw mus sab xis.(dakṣiṇaṃ parivartaya)
सिध्यताम्
Mus ncaj.(sidhyatām)
कति मूल्यं अस्ति?
Nqe se yuav yog pes tsawg?(kati mūlyaṃ asti?)
एकं पत्रकं, कृपया
Ib daim ntawv ticket, thov.(ekaṃ patrakaṃ, kṛpayā)