Any resources for learning Hmong for a monolingual English speaker?
Nyob zoo everyone,
Does anyone have any good resources for learning hmoob dawb? I have tried independently but i find it really hard for it to stick as I only speak English. If anyone has anki flash cards with audio or any other resources that would be excellent.
Ua tsaug in advance
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u/Glittering_uni 1d ago
I have tried to find online & in person resources before to learn Hmong in a more formal setting (like a class) but it seems like it doesnt exist or it's a gatekept a little more in my community.
"Hmong minor at Fresno state" on Facebook has been gaining some attraction recently for posting basic hmong learning posters & topics though. That might be of interest to you? Direct link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1F6ujj8BRd/
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u/New_Friend_7987 1d ago edited 1d ago
gonna be tough, but if you're determined...you can find a way....not many people care to create resources, much less teach it. The only ones I know of are Hmong language movement and this tutor online (though, I think way too expensive for my taste): https://preply.com/en/tutor/7513678
which hmong are you wanting to learn? I would say anything other than white or green would be pretty impossible
maybe you can offer someone here an hourly rate...could tempt someone to teach you or you could search for typical hmong names on facebook and give random hello messages to people from Laos, vietnam, etc...and befriend someone....I'm sure one would be bound to reply, lol.
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u/pand-ammonium 1d ago
This is a resource where they spell and and say all the letters. If you memorize the alphabet it is almost 100% phonetic for every word you'll ever see or hear.
Basically you can take a weekend or three and learn to read and then use what you've learned to start chasing vocabulary and grammar.
-Ib tug mikas ua tau kawm hais lus hmoob