Use it or lose it?
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Use it or lose it?
So, I've been back in English speaking land (or the American approximation of it) for almost a year now. One thing I noticed on my week back in Cambodia was how rusty my Khmer (which was already nothing to break about) had gotten. It wasn't so much my vocabulary as it was my comfort at using it. Almost a constant second guessing. Has anyone else with a halfway decent grasp of the language been gone long enough to experience/not experience this? And any suggestions for online resources to keep sort of up to date on it for a novice?
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Your English doesn't sound that great either. You must make a lot people worried about you.
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Mind you it could have been worse.
For a minute I thought you had started a thread about your sex drive.
For a minute I thought you had started a thread about your sex drive.
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My Khmer language skills are almost non existent , which gives me the excuse to always speak English to my family [ and others ]. I always pretend I don't understand them if they speak to me in Khmer. For this reason everyone in my family and extended family have had to learn English, which will benefit them for many years in their future. Whereas if I learnt and spoke Khmer it would be of benefit to me till the day I die, which could be, at my age, tomorrow .
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Duncan wrote:My Khmer language skills are almost non existent , which gives me the excuse to always speak English to my family [ and others ]. I always pretend I don't understand them if they speak to me in Khmer. For this reason everyone in my family and extended family have had to learn English, which will benefit them for many years in their future. Whereas if I learnt and spoke Khmer it would be of benefit to me till the day I die, which could be, at my age, tomorrow .
except i do not need to pretend
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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You have a khmer wife right? Then why don't you just talk to her in khmer?OrangeDragon wrote:So, I've been back in English speaking land (or the American approximation of it) for almost a year now. One thing I noticed on my week back in Cambodia was how rusty my Khmer (which was already nothing to break about) had gotten. It wasn't so much my vocabulary as it was my comfort at using it. Almost a constant second guessing. Has anyone else with a halfway decent grasp of the language been gone long enough to experience/not experience this? And any suggestions for online resources to keep sort of up to date on it for a novice?
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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i didn't expect it could be that fast. You will be missed.Duncan wrote:My Khmer language skills are almost non existent , which gives me the excuse to always speak English to my family [ and others ]. I always pretend I don't understand them if they speak to me in Khmer. For this reason everyone in my family and extended family have had to learn English, which will benefit them for many years in their future. Whereas if I learnt and spoke Khmer it would be of benefit to me till the day I die, which could be, at my age, tomorrow .
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Well today is yesterday's tomorrow and he's still here. So I would take his ramblings with a pinch of salt.
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OD, just hearing Khmer daily could be useful. What about TV sitcoms or news, radio, films in Khmer - listen to/watch the news in Khmer every morning at breakfast for example - or listen to a Khmer language tape while driving to work (so you can talk to yourself outloud without being arrested.) It stops you from being totally disconnected at least.
Oh, and something I really enjoy on the net are videos of cooking lessons in Khmer on UTube etc.
Oh, and something I really enjoy on the net are videos of cooking lessons in Khmer on UTube etc.
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