Conversation Course Outline
Main Cast of Characters
Nuj Nplhaib Vaj – A Hmong boy attending freshman in college
Lucy – An American girl attending sophomore year in college
Zhuge Liang (Leej) – A Chinese Freshman boy
Ntxawm Lis – a Hmong Freshman girl in College
The Lessons
Beginner Conversation Course^
Section 1 – Meeting Someone for the First Time^
Lesson 1 – Basic Greetings and Asking Name
Lesson 2 – Asking Someone’s Nationality and Language
Lesson 3 – Asking Someone’s Age and Residence
Lesson 4 – Asking Someone’s Family
Lesson 5 – Telling Times and Saying Goodbye
Section 1 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 2 – Going Out for Lunch^
Lesson 6 – Choosing a Restaurant
Lesson 7 – Ordering Food
Lesson 8 – These foods are good!
Lesson 9 – Hmong Food
Lesson 10 – Food that Hmong Elder Eat
Section 2 Review With Notes and Glossary
Section 3 – School Life^
Lesson 11 – Introducing Someone
Lesson 12 – Taking College Courses
Lesson 13 – School Works
Lesson 14 – College is Hard
Lesson 15 – Part Time Job
Section 3 Review With Notes and Glossary
Section 4 – Hobbies^
Lesson 16 – Watching Movies
Lesson 17 – Playing Sports
Lesson 18 – Playing Games
Lesson 19 – Partying
Lesson 20 – Learning Hmong Traditions
Section 4 Review With Notes and Glossary
Section 5 – Friends and Family^
Lesson 21 – Making Phone Call
Lesson 22 – Visiting a Friend
Lesson 23 – Meeting Someone’s Family
Lesson 24 – Greeting a Guest
Lesson 25 – Staying for Dinner
Section 5 Review With Notes and Glossary
Section 6 – Girlfriend and Boyfriend^
Lesson 26 – Chatting Online
Lesson 27 – Joking
Lesson 28 – Dating Someone
Lesson 29 – Loving Someone
Lesson 30 – Be My Girlfriend?
Section 6 Review With Notes and Glossary
End of Beginner Conversation Course
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Intermediate Conversation Course^
Section 7 – Dating & Life Career^
Lesson 31 – Friendship
Lesson 32 – Choosing Boy/Girlfriend
Lesson 33 – People’s Background
Lesson 34 – Career Jobs
Lesson 35 – Old Time Dating
Section 7 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 8 – Traveling^
Lesson 36 – Going on Vacation
Lesson 37 – Weather
Lesson 38 – Season
Lesson 39 – Buying Airline Ticket
Lesson 40 – Having Fun
Section 8 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 9 – Transportation^
Lesson 41 – Traveling by Plane
Lesson 42 – Car, Bus, & Train
Lesson 43 – Boat & Ship
Lesson 44 – Bicycle
Lesson 45 – Walking
Section 9 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 10 – Shopping^
Lesson 46 – Buying Food
Lesson 47 – Buying Clothes
Lesson 48 – Buying Household stuff
Lesson 49 – Exchanging things
Lesson 50 – Shopping Online
Section 10 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 11 – Catching a Cold^
Lesson 51 – Being Sick
Lesson 52 – Taking Medicine
Lesson 53 – Seeing a Doctor
Lesson 54 – Shamanism
Lesson 55 – History of Hmong Shamanism
Section 11 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 12 – Learning Hmong^
Lesson 56 – Stuyding Hmong
Lesson 57 – Teaching Hmong
Lesson 58 – Hmong Writing System
Lesson 59 – RPA Writing System
Lesson 60 – Pa Hawh Writing System
Section 12 Review with Notes and Glossary
End of Intermediate Conversation Course
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Advanced Conversation Course^
Section 13 – Wedding Ceremony^
Lesson 61 – Buying gifts
Lesson 62 – Wedding Ceremony
Lesson 63 – Bride and Groom
Lesson 64 – Bridge of the Two Families
Lesson 65 – History of Wedding
Section 13 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 14 – Birth Ceremony^
Lesson 66 – Giving Birth
Lesson 67 – 3 Days later
Lesson 68 – An Adult Name
Lesson 69 – 30 days
Lesson 70 – Superstitions
Section 14 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 15 – Hmong Culture & Traditions^
Lesson 71 – Hmong Clothes
Lesson 72 – Hmong Language
Lesson 73 – Hmong Ways of Living
Lesson 74 – New Year
Lesson 75 – Funeral
Section 15 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 16 – Funeral Ceremony^
Lesson 76 – Passing of an Elder
Lesson 77 – Preparing a Funeral
Lesson 78 – Attending a Funeral
Lesson 79 – Funeral Process
Lesson 80 – 13 Days after the Funeral
Section 16 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 17 – Hmong Religion & Belief^
Lesson 81 – Animism
Lesson 82 – Ancestor Worship
Lesson 83 – Shamanism
Lesson 84 – Black Magic
Lesson 85 – Reincarnations
Section 17 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 18 – Hmong New Year^
Lesson 86 – One year of farming
Lesson 87 – Harvesting
Lesson 88 – December 30th
Lesson 89 – New Year Festival
Lesson 90 – Preparing for a Brand New Year
Section 18 Review with Notes and Glossary
End of Advanced Conversation Course
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Advanced Plus Conversation^
Section 19 – Hmong History^
Lesson 91 – China
Lesson 92 – Vietnam
Lesson 93 – Laos
Lesson 94 – Thailand
Lesson 95 – America
Section 19 Review with Notes and Glossary
Section 20 – In a Hmong World^
Lesson 96 – Family
Lesson 97 – Culture
Lesson 97 – Traditions
Lesson 97 – Religion
Lesson 100 – Politics
Section 100 Review with Notes and Glossary
End of Conversation Course