Hi NeegDawb! You are great! (Your style reminds me of Green Day circa '94 to '96) Keep up the wonderful work ! I'm also a little envious - lol, I'm a Hmong girl and my Hmong isn't as good as I'd like it to be... and I can barely sing an entire Hmong song. You're inspiring me to keep practicing as well!
PS my boyfriend said you're making him look bad! haha
I think I'll be trolling your videos and you will hate me for it...lol...
...You can't shorten Hmong words like how you can in English. It makes no sense. I understand you're trying to fit it to the melody, but it won't work. 'But' is always 'tiamsis' and 'face' is always 'ntsejmuag'...you can't shorten it because the meaning will be lost... :/
@yellbuttflyaway I had a friend from Laos who teaches Hmong help me to translate this song. And my understanding is that there are certain Hmong words can be shortened without losing meaning because of the context, particularly in music.
@NeegDawb No, no, I understand why you would shorten words and sometimes the meaning can be taken from the context given that it's music and still understandable. But at the same time, Hmong is a language that is monosyllabic so when you shorten words, you get different meanings and unless someone was really paying attention to the lyrics they wouldn't know. (And because the language is already monosyllabic, people don't really shorten words.) -- I hope I'm not offending you. >.<
I'm gonna have to agree with you on this. It does sound kind of weird that you shorten it; it's rather a bit confusing. And yes, we do understand it base on the context so it's not like the whole meaning is lost; but it feels incomplete, and it doesn't give the whole feeling to the words. But overall, I admire that you are taking the time to learn and understand the Hmong Language. It really makes me happy. :) And I still love the song.
YOUR HMONG SUCK!!!! BUT YOUR STYLE OF SINGING RULE!!!! :D YOU ARE PRO AT SINGING. JUST WORK ON YOUR HMONG A BIT AND YOU WILL DO GREAT!! LOVE YOUR STYLE.
@NeegDawb I think that u r good. For a caucasian thats not bad at all. True! U have to work harder on ur hmong pronunciation, but from what i see, U r on the right track. Hey! peb cov hmoob uas sau ntawv rau tus mis kas dawb no txhob hais lus siab tsis tau nws nawb mog vim nws yeej keej kawg lawm es nws thiaj li hu tau li no yog muab xav txog peb ib cov tub ntxhais hluas hmoob uas twb yog lawv cov lus hmoob kiag lawm twb tsis paub hais tsis paub sau li na. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MISTER NEEGDAWB.
oh wow... i'm gonna have to tell all my non-hmong friends to come look at this videos...they always ask me "what is hmong?" because i'm from the NW and noone knows what hmong is... Great job! did u write this song?
@janvoos Well, I wrote an English version of this song, then I wrote the Hmong version. But since I was still just starting to learn at the time, I had a friend of mine look it over and change a word here and there.
@KJOYBoi The word is "cogtseg". In the English version, that line is "I promise you this." Thanks for your comment! I appreciate any help I can get. :D
iam pretty amaze! how look did it take you to learn hmong? i'm hmong and you know more hmong than me :X!
Silliesunflower 1 month ago
@Silliesunflower Well, I'm still learning, but I guess I've been learning for about a year and four months now.
NeegDawb 1 month ago
@NeegDawb was it hard for you to learn Hmong? i mean what made you want to learn how to speak hmong?
Silliesunflower 1 month ago
Even though your Hmong is not very clear, you still sing better in Hmong than me. =)
oinkSsOink 1 month ago
Hi NeegDawb! You are great! (Your style reminds me of Green Day circa '94 to '96) Keep up the wonderful work ! I'm also a little envious - lol, I'm a Hmong girl and my Hmong isn't as good as I'd like it to be... and I can barely sing an entire Hmong song. You're inspiring me to keep practicing as well!
PS my boyfriend said you're making him look bad! haha
DoWnAzZAzN 1 month ago
I think I'll be trolling your videos and you will hate me for it...lol...
...You can't shorten Hmong words like how you can in English. It makes no sense. I understand you're trying to fit it to the melody, but it won't work. 'But' is always 'tiamsis' and 'face' is always 'ntsejmuag'...you can't shorten it because the meaning will be lost... :/
yellbuttflyaway 1 month ago
@yellbuttflyaway I had a friend from Laos who teaches Hmong help me to translate this song. And my understanding is that there are certain Hmong words can be shortened without losing meaning because of the context, particularly in music.
NeegDawb 1 month ago
@NeegDawb No, no, I understand why you would shorten words and sometimes the meaning can be taken from the context given that it's music and still understandable. But at the same time, Hmong is a language that is monosyllabic so when you shorten words, you get different meanings and unless someone was really paying attention to the lyrics they wouldn't know. (And because the language is already monosyllabic, people don't really shorten words.) -- I hope I'm not offending you. >.<
yellbuttflyaway 1 month ago
@yellbuttflyaway
I'm gonna have to agree with you on this. It does sound kind of weird that you shorten it; it's rather a bit confusing. And yes, we do understand it base on the context so it's not like the whole meaning is lost; but it feels incomplete, and it doesn't give the whole feeling to the words. But overall, I admire that you are taking the time to learn and understand the Hmong Language. It really makes me happy. :) And I still love the song.
pakthao 1 month ago
Love a guy who speak Hmong! Sexy!
sweetmzmeeh 1 month ago
I am very impressed!
sweetmzmeeh 1 month ago
Keej kawg! Very good! Keep it up!
asuChoir 1 month ago
I think you were hmong before...because what you write is totally hmong...thanks for the songs...
amieshan 2 months ago in playlist Originals
very nice ur hmong is much much better than some hmong pple.
yuavmuajkoj1leegxwb 2 months ago
Ur cute. N u could sing in hmon tats even HOTTER
cindyhang26 2 months ago
U are sooo coool
jUJUtHOJ 2 months ago
no hard feeling its the truth. :D and good stuff. keep it up
xaolikoj 2 months ago
Hey man Big PROPS!! I love the beat you rocking it good!
YTL21 2 months ago
YOUR HMONG SUCK!!!! BUT YOUR STYLE OF SINGING RULE!!!! :D YOU ARE PRO AT SINGING. JUST WORK ON YOUR HMONG A BIT AND YOU WILL DO GREAT!! LOVE YOUR STYLE.
xaolikoj 2 months ago
@xaolikoj Um.... Thank you? hehe I appreciate the input and I'll definitely work more on my Hmong every day. Glad you enjoyed the song.
NeegDawb 2 months ago 2
@NeegDawb I think that u r good. For a caucasian thats not bad at all. True! U have to work harder on ur hmong pronunciation, but from what i see, U r on the right track. Hey! peb cov hmoob uas sau ntawv rau tus mis kas dawb no txhob hais lus siab tsis tau nws nawb mog vim nws yeej keej kawg lawm es nws thiaj li hu tau li no yog muab xav txog peb ib cov tub ntxhais hluas hmoob uas twb yog lawv cov lus hmoob kiag lawm twb tsis paub hais tsis paub sau li na. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MISTER NEEGDAWB.
nkaujhnubcilisxyooj 1 month ago
Great job!
seeyeexiong1 2 months ago
Nice song hehehe... Making me sing alond :P.
ASilverPeony 2 months ago
@ASilverPeony I meant "along."
ASilverPeony 2 months ago
surprising! fuck damn good, your hmong is very very good.!
tallistao 3 months ago
amazing!
simpleNerds 3 months ago
oh wow... i'm gonna have to tell all my non-hmong friends to come look at this videos...they always ask me "what is hmong?" because i'm from the NW and noone knows what hmong is... Great job! did u write this song?
janvoos 4 months ago 3
@janvoos Well, I wrote an English version of this song, then I wrote the Hmong version. But since I was still just starting to learn at the time, I had a friend of mine look it over and change a word here and there.
NeegDawb 4 months ago
wow!! impressive ;] u should try singing at the Fresno Hmong New Years? keep up the good work there
-nalee
naleebyy 4 months ago
wow. Niceeeee... :)
cloudlee7 4 months ago
Your hmong is better than minee , and im hmong . Whats wrong with me ? Lol .
fashionchickable 5 months ago
This has been on replay for the past week. :) Keep it up!
mxGULLIBLE 5 months ago
wow, good job! keep it up!!
misstongable 5 months ago
very nice man.
ImForeverHmong 5 months ago
Hey this is good.. Nice pronunciation and singing voice..:)
mzSh3ngyy012 5 months ago
you sing better than most hmong bands out there! thump UP
RAREhmongsongs 5 months ago 4
hello bro: ur word is tso steg li no or cogtseg li no if the word cogtseg that mean premise but if the word say tso tseg mean koj muab stop...
KJOYBoi 5 months ago
@KJOYBoi The word is "cogtseg". In the English version, that line is "I promise you this." Thanks for your comment! I appreciate any help I can get. :D
NeegDawb 5 months ago
nco qab koj lub npe os. very nice song.
niamtxiv 5 months ago
Not bad! Nice work
noudleshersta 5 months ago
your hmong ain't that bad
pen817 5 months ago 3
Mm...Likin the melody.
tshajrock 5 months ago
dude! i like ur lyrics, keep it up!
voojyaj 5 months ago
@voojyaj Ua tsaug! This was my first Hmong song ever. Kuv phoojywg Pheej pab kuv txhais.
NeegDawb 5 months ago