| Mien | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Ih hnoi | Today | |
| Naaic | Is | |
| Mbuo | Us/Our | |
| Mienh | Mien | |
| Nyei | Possessive | |
| Jaapc | The first Heavenly Stem | |
| Hmz | The seventh Earthly Branch | |
| Hnyangx | Year | |
| Njang hnoi | Tomorrow | |
| Cuotv seix hnoi | Birthday | |
| Aqc hnoi | Yesterday | |
| Ninh | He/She/Him/Her | |
| Doic | Friend | |
| Maaiz | Buy | |
| Duqv | Obtained | |
| Norm | Counter for inanimate objects and two legged animals | |
| Jae | Chicken | |
| Maaih | Have | |
| Deix | Some | |
| Daaih | Come | |
| Bun | Give | |
| Kaeqv mienh | Guest | |
| Mbaatc Mbiauz | Fishing | |
| Mbiauz | Fish | |
| Ndorm | Morning | |
| Mingh | Go | |
| Zih hlaax | January | |
| Nyeic hlaax | Febrary | |
| Faah hlaax | March | |
| Feix hlaax | April | |
| Hmz hlaax | May | |
| Luoqc hlaax | June | |
| Cietv hlaax | July | |
| Betv hlaax | August | |
| Juov hlaax | September | |
| Ziepc hlaax | October | |
| Ziepc yietv hlaax | November | |
| Ziepc nyeic hlaax | December |
Ih hnoi naaic mbuo Mienh nyei jaapc hmz hnyangx feix hlaax ziepc betv
Njang hnoi naaic Gauv nyei cuotv seix hnoi
Aqc hnoi Gauv gan ninh
nyei doic nyei maa maaiz duqv norm jae
Njang hnoi ndorm Gauv oix mingh mbaatc mbiauz
Gauv oix maaih deix
mbiauz daaih caux jae bun
kaeqv mienh nyanc
Today is our Mienh's Jaapc Hmz Year April 18th.
Tomorrow is Gauv's birthday
Yesterday, Gauv bought a chicken from
his friend's mother
Tomorrow morning Gauv wants to go fishing
Gauv wants to have some fish and chicken for the guest to eat