Est. July 25, 2023 By: Lucy Lug Vaaj

Instagram: @moobleeglearning

Hi, I first want to thank you for stopping by my blog. My name is Lucy Vang. I am Moob Leeg — Moob Tab Dlub Sayaboury and was born in Zog Qhov Tsua, also known as Wat Tham Krabok in the Phra Phutthabat District of Saraburi Province, Thailand. This blog is a platform where you can access the free language booklet Moob Leeg Learning (MLL) that I've written. My booklet opens as a PDF in Google docs. In the Google docs app, switch the upper right corner setting to the mode 'print layout' as it displays the best format for reading. Here on the blog, I also provide audio recordings where you can listen to my pronunciations to learn most accurately. You are more than welcome to share my resource with friends & family! :)

The 2 ways to access my Moob Leeg Learning Resource: 

1) PDF: Use the green button above that says "Click Here for my Booklet" where you can view and download a copy, if you'd like!
2) AUDIO: Go to the upper right corner or top of my blog and click "My Booklet Paired with Audio" to listen to my voice recordings. 

My Words to You 

With this Moob Leeg resource, I hope to inspire the Hmong community to continue learning, speaking, and preserving our beautiful language. I wrote my Moob Leeg Learning booklet out of my passion for speaking and teaching Moob Leeg (Hmong Green/Hmong Leng), my first language and mother dialect. All the information and material I have written are simply out of my own creativity, knowledge, and experience of being Moob Leeg and speaking it. 𝗜 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆. My booklet is an ongoing passion project and I am always adding to it; it encompasses a range of general and in-depth Moob Leeg concepts that I believe are fundamental to the dialect. Along with my booklet, I record audios here on my blog, found in the upper right tab, for those who may need it. Both my parents are Moob Leeg and I grew up learning English as my second language at school but spoke Hmong at home. I truly believe that doing so taught me to preserve both languages from a young age.

The Hmong language, as a whole, holds great meaning to me due to its long and prominent role within our widespread community. Our stories, knowledge, and experiences have been orally passed down and kept alive for generations as a result of our languange. Oral communication is an aspect that has always been rooted deeply within our Hmong culture. The Hmong people have two main groups and dialects: Hmong White and Hmong Green. Growing up, I have always noticed an abundant number of online learning resources that teach Hmoob Dawb (Hmong White); however, there are not a lot of learning materials that teach Moob Leeg extensively.

Today, I simply want to be a resource for my peers and community. Although my booklet may not be perfect, as I have created a general learning framework only, everything I provide is to the best of my knowledge. I hope this resource finds the right people & can help anyone who is interested in learning Moob Leeg. For current Moob Leeg individuals, I hope my resource can enhance your articulation of the dialect. I want to reiterate that whether you speak Hmoob Dawb or Moob Leeg, what matters is that we are all Hmong. Peb yog ib haiv neeg Hmoob taag nrho tsis has Hmoob Dlawb los Moob Leeg, qhov nuav yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaaj plawg. Ua tsaug os!