Learning Khmer (Cambodian)

Started by TehBorken, Nov 27 11 11:13

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TehBorken

Nov 27 11 11:13
I'm trying to learn some basic Khmer (Cambodian) and it's hard. I mean, it's like a whole 'nother language. :(

Like, instead of saying "too much", they say "chee ra nah".
Instead of saying "let's go", they say "d'tou".
Instead of saying "hot monkey love", they say "s'vah rhoom-reh k'dow".

Why can't they just speak American, like everyone else?? Sheesh.

(As you may have guessed, I'm not good with languages.) :(


The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

Natasha

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Nov 28 11 01:26
Why say "hot monkey love" at all? Just give the international sign for "sex". Make a circle with the fingers on your left hand. Make a fist with the right hand. Leave the index finger of the right hand pointed straight then ram the index finger in and out of the circle of the left hand  :D  totally simple!

Gopher

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Nov 28 11 02:53
Surely it can't even be harder than Finnish?
A fool's paradise is better than none.

TehBorken

#3
Nov 28 11 04:00
Quote from: Natasha on Nov 28 11 01:26Why say "hot monkey love" at all?

Sometimes it's too dark to see my hand gestures. ;)   

And when my wife asks what we're doing tonight, I can yell "S'vah rhoom-reh k'dow!" in a restaurant and no one's the wiser. :)
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

DDD

#4
Nov 28 11 04:07
I will now  ::)
God is great, beer is good and people are crazy!

Natasha

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Nov 28 11 09:04
Quote from: TehBorken on Nov 28 11 04:00
Sometimes it's too dark to see my hand gestures. ;)   

And when my wife asks what we're doing tonight, I can yell "S'vah rhoom-reh k'dow!" in a restaurant and no one's the wiser. :)
:D  how romantic! 

Orik

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Dec 04 11 12:22
Alam Ko Napaka Konti Taglog

I know a little bit of Tagalog

How similar are Khmer and Taglog ?
Never give up Never surrender Fight with ur last breath Fight 2 live & Fight 2 survive. Never say never & never say die. There comes a time when all will die A time we transcend & attain our place afterlife. My Fight is not yet done, I'm tired & I'd like to go home, But I'm not ready to go just yet.

TehBorken

#7
Dec 04 11 07:43
Quote from: Orik on Dec 04 11 12:22How similar are Khmer and Taglog ?

They're both spoken languages, but I think that's about as far as it goes.
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

Orik

#8
Dec 04 11 06:06
 8) Well I kind of guessed that they are both spoken languages.  ;D

Unlike the African Language which consists of sounds such as whistles & clicks. I am not sure how many words they actually use, but it sounds like a nightmare to learn to me. TheBorken you may wish to be thankful she does not speak the Damara language. I wish you good luck, good memory and ease while you learn K'hmer.

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I can say this when it comes down to becoming fluent in another language, it is not a easy thing for me to do. The headaches and nosebleeds I get are no fun. I swear as soon as I learn something new in Tagalog, I end up forgetting something else. Then I have  to spend time relearning what I forgot only to forget something else..
Never give up Never surrender Fight with ur last breath Fight 2 live & Fight 2 survive. Never say never & never say die. There comes a time when all will die A time we transcend & attain our place afterlife. My Fight is not yet done, I'm tired & I'd like to go home, But I'm not ready to go just yet.
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