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- Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:26 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12094
Re: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
That thing is called ដើមបាយស្រី derm bai srey or បាយស្រី bai srey, it's an offering and usually made of banana parts, flowers and other food offerings.
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:16 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12094
Re: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
Little shrines, they call them Katoom Nek Taa, they're in front of house. I didn't mean those shrines, I meant the small ones made of plant materials you see near trees, streams etc that are probably more related to Neak Ta. Oh that. They give offerings to the spirits that lives in those areas to a...
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:04 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12094
Re: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
There's even more of a crossover when it comes to beliefs in ancient tree-spirits, water-spirits, the ghost that inhabits the base of Buddha statues etc. Pchum Ben is a good example, as far as I know it doesn't exist outside the kingdom and has no basis in any Buddhist canons. If you've spent a bit...
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:36 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12094
Re: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
Thai letters. It's yaa maa.
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:17 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Parenting in Cambodia
- Replies: 63
- Views: 11709
Re: Parenting in Cambodia
Thai, I assume.
He's look kreuang.
He's look kreuang.
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:45 am
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Parenting in Cambodia
- Replies: 63
- Views: 11709
Re: Parenting in Cambodia
I suspect it's to do with her school peers and other people. Cambodians can be very...insidious. They'll probably tease her about being half caste or korn kat.
- Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:47 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12094
Re: Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
Somewhat true.
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:05 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: "koah kshal" Rubbing away the sickness...
- Replies: 68
- Views: 22775
Re: RE: Re:
Can you give us a run down on your experience ? How does it feel ? Does it hurt ? Make you sweat or what ? Is it what you expected, and how does it make you feel better ? Signed Curious :popcorn: Doesn't hurt much. Doesn't make me sweat. It's expected. I don't know how it makes me feel better, prob...
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:24 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Important Conjunction Words
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4449
Re: Important Conjunction Words
well after reading the conversation from the link provided, i think my conclusion is that what taabarang learnt, is the speech of kompong chaam people, that's how they talk, you can say peasaa nek kompong chaam ភាសាអ្នកកំពង់ចាម. we have to remember that every province in cambodia have their own way ...
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:12 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Phnom.Penh dialect
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8492
Re: Phnom.Penh dialect
my wife wouldn't know, to be honest. she's the young generation as in, born in the 1980s. shes like your typical PP young generation who doesn't know much about the history sometimes. my father, who's from the prince sihanouk era, knows a bit, well, from what he has heard. according to what he heard...