1. put , pu; e.g. Please hold this book = Hi cauk hi rak pu ta;
2. tlaih; e.g. Hold the door open = Innka kha tlai law i hung peng seh;
3. tlum; e.g. This pot can hold ten cups of water = Hi um nih hin ti hrai hra a tlum;
4. ngeih; e.g. He holds the rank of a captain = Amah cu kepten a si;
5. tuah; e.g. They are holding a meeting = Meeting an tuah lio;
6.ruah; e.g. People once held that the world was flat = Hlan ah cun mi nih vawlei hi a per tiah an rak ruah.
hold forth = a thiam ngai bantuk i chim.
hold off = i naihter lo i umter peng khawh.
hold on = fek tein i tlaihpeng.