Kev thov rua Mej Koob, Phis Laaj, Ris Nraa, Nam Txais Ntsuab.
Asking individuals to perform wedding positions before the wedding
References , These words change based on who you are addressing
A. The name of the person in the position you are addressing
Txiv tuam mej koob npe, Pis Laaj npe, Ris Nraa npe, Nam Txais Ntsuab npe
B. Change these middle words based on the person and position you are addressing
txiv tuam mej koob coj, tub phis laaj nrug, tub ris nraa nrug, nam txais ntsuab nrug
For both phrases, you want to address each person individually first, then address everyone all at once.
Step 1 thov dlaag thov zug
If you did not go to their house to ask them to fullfill this duty, you start by saying this.
Before leaving for the wedding
Asking each person to proceed with their position
thov koj nawb (name of person in position (reference A above)) ,
nub nua (parents name)
tsaa ob tug le ncej tsev muaj tub yuav muab sev,
nqug ob tug le nqaaj nthaab ob tug muaj tub yuav muab nyaab.
Tsi pum qaab yuav zug yuav vaam koj lub dlaag lub zug tuaj ua
(name of position (reference B above))
(groom's name)
puab nyuas moog xaus tshoob xaus kug moog laaj nam laaj txiv
es yuav muab koj lub plhu txaj plhu ntsig moog ntaiv nub ntaiv hli
es yuav muab koj laub rua txuj tsiv kev los thov koj ua sab ntev nawv.
Thaum cob lub kaus hab nyaj rua txiv tuam mej koob.
Giving the umbrella and money to the wedding lead
Muab lub kaus coj lug cob rua tug txiv tuam mej koob tes has le nuav.
Muab nam nkauj kaus cob lis nkaus rua koj npaab yuav yaam koj sawv moog ntoj kaab,
muab nam nkauj kaus cob lis nkaus rua koj teg yuav vaam koj sawv moog ntoj kev.
Taag nuav tes muab coj nyaj coj lug cob rua txiv tuam mej koob:
Nuav yog coj nyaj rua koj coj moog siv.
Qha cov nyaj Total.
Taag nuav tes has rua txiv tuam mej koob:
Has rua koj nawv, koj moog tes nam txiv los yog koj, nom tswv los yog koj, txiv tuam mej koob los yog koj
es koj moog tes muab dlaab tsi los koj laav rua es yog hcunuaj tej yam
es puab tsi kaam koj laav le nua los maam has rua peb cov ua nam ua txiv.
Has rua koj ua txiv tuam mej koob tas koj coj cov miv nyuas moog xaus.
tshoob xaus kug lawm tes peb cov ua nam ua txiv yuay nyob tsev kog koj nawv
Kev ua tsaug rua Mej Koob, Phis Laaj, Ris Nraa, Nam Txais Ntsuab.
Thanking the wedding positions after the wedding
Ua tsaug os (name of person in position (reference A above)),
(parents name)
tso nam ntaab moog ntsawj rua nwg
tso nam muv moog ntsawj thoob nwg
vaam vaam koj ua (name of position (reference B above))
cov miv nyuas moog laaj nam laaj txiv
es tau tub tau nyaab lug txug vaaj txug tsev lawm
kuas peb cawv tug ntxuag tsi muaj rua koj khaws
muab lub rooj qhuav lug lwv koj xwb es ua koj tsaug.
Ua ntej has lwm ob tes lug qha txug lub naab ntawv hab tug nqaj:
taw teg rua tes has le nuav:
nuav yog ib lub nyuas naab ntawv rua koj coj moog haus ib paas dlej,
nuav yog ib tug nyuas zaub miv miv luaj tug nyuas ntseg rua koj
coj moog ntxuag ib dlav mov ntse dlej nawv.
When you adress everyone you add this phrase below to the end of the one above
Lwm ob has tag le sau nuav tes ntxiv le nuav:
koj txhob tu sab muaj nub koj ntoo maaj tsi txawm tuaj nruab kaab
ntoo tuv tsi txawm tuaj ruab kev
muaj tub tsi muab nyaab muaj ntxhais tsi tsaws qua log tseg
muab tub muab nyaab muaj ntxhais tsaws qua koj
vaam tsi txug peb cov txiv tub los tseg
koj vaam txug peb cov txiv tub,
peb yuav tuaj paab koj ua tug ncej ruv
ua tsi tau tug ncej ruv los yuav tuaj ua tug ncej kaum,
tuaj tsi tau tug ncej kaum los yuav tuaj nrug koj
thab lub plaab theej lub thauv nawv es ua koj tsaug.