White girls speak khmer
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Re: White girls speak khmer
hahaha alright mate, because French and Khmer are even remotely similar languagesphuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:03 am sorry Mate, ur wrong, what the fuck does compatible have to do with anything???
The only way to learn a foreign language, ( the way the US state dept teaches all their officials, the peace corps and the language school in Monterrey,Ca) is your teacher cannot explain anything in the language you understand.
otherwise you will Always be translating back and forth from ur language to the one ur trying to learn.
it will take twice as long...
If ur teacher says "Vous tous, fermez-la et asseyez-vous"
he/she does not translate it so u understand, he/ she ACTS it out so you will always combine the act with the words and not
translate the above to
"All of you, just shut up and sit down"
When i learned french in Africa we were not allowed to speak English anywhere on campus and our teachers did not speak a word of english
you might get past the basics doing that, but actually understanding Khmer and which words to use depending on context, and grammar, its gonna take a while to pick up any fluency, why try and learn a language the caveman way when you can have someone explain it properly to give you a greater understanding and learn far quicker, but you are right, of coarse...
i will agree with one thing though "otherwise you will Always be translating back and forth from ur language to the one ur trying to learn. it will take twice as long..." this bit is correct, as i said Khmer and English are not compatible, and you need someone who understands english to help give the true meaning, otherwise you will think that one word just means that one thing, when in fact, it can mean many things depending on context
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Re: White girls speak khmer
this is how the US state dept teaches for all its people at the Monterrey language school.
every language. not just french or Spanish or Russian or.....
PS:i learned Swahili the same way
You learn by listening and it sinks in...
so always rather than just replying in a conversation to what someone says, ur needing to translate in ur head from the word to english an than u can reply
time consuming and u will never become fluent that way
every language. not just french or Spanish or Russian or.....
PS:i learned Swahili the same way
You learn by listening and it sinks in...
exactly... u learning it<( having it explained to you ) in english an than translatingwhen you can have someone explain it properly
so always rather than just replying in a conversation to what someone says, ur needing to translate in ur head from the word to english an than u can reply
time consuming and u will never become fluent that way
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Re: White girls speak khmer
It's called immersion apparently.phuketrichard wrote:this is how the US state dept teaches for all its people at the Monterrey language school.
every language. not just french or Spanish or Russian or.....
PS:i learned Swahili the same way
You learn by listening and it sinks in...
exactly... u learning it<( having it explained to you ) in english an than translatingwhen you can have someone explain it properly
so always rather than just replying in a conversation to what someone says, ur needing to translate in ur head from the word to english an than u can reply
time consuming and u will never become fluent that way
Cambridge seem very pro not speaking at all as a teacher and "eliciting".
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Re: White girls speak khmer
Why do you think she'll be a great pediatrician?newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:47 am
Good luck to her on residency. She’ll be a great pediatrician.
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Re: White girls speak khmer
what way works for some people, doesnt always work for others mate, its just your usual "the ONLY way to learn a foreign language" quote that i disagree with, because clearly its not, "preferred" might have been a better word to usephuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:59 am this is how the US state dept teaches for all its people at the Monterrey language school.
every language. not just french or Spanish or Russian or.....
PS:i learned Swahili the same way
You learn by listening and it sinks in...
exactly... u learning it<( having it explained to you ) in english an than translatingwhen you can have someone explain it properly
so always rather than just replying in a conversation to what someone says, ur needing to translate in ur head from the word to english an than u can reply
time consuming and u will never become fluent that way
Khmer isnt an easy language to learn, due to the fact theres not much learning material out there, and the only way people learn, is often by the methods you have stated, but their knowledge of the language isnt always the best, just my opinion the same as you have yours, just talking from experience with the Khmer language
im learning Thai now and planning on going to school here at some point this year, maybe September, should find it much easier as ive got Khmer to compare it with, surprising how similar the language is in parts tbh
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Re: White girls speak khmer
You can learn Khmer with someone who doesn't speak English.
Most khmer people learn English from foreigners that don't speak Khmer.
Most khmer people learn English from foreigners that don't speak Khmer.
explorer wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:27 pmWhen you learn Khmer you need a person or people who speak Khmer and English to teach you. All of the people who taught me where Khmer.
The primary benefit is that you can communicate with Cambodian people.
Sometimes you meet barang girls who want to learn Khmer, and you can teach them. Sometimes you meet barang girls who are glad to have someone to translate when traveling in Cambodia. Sometimes barang girls are just happy to meet new friends.
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Re: White girls speak khmer
Khmer is toneless, right? vs thai, which has 5 tonesKhmer isn't an easy language to learn,
Best of luck learning>
I find many khmer words are the same as thai, BUT they dont always mean the same
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Re: White girls speak khmer
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:38 pmKhmer is toneless, right? vs thai, which has 5 tonesKhmer isn't an easy language to learn,
Best of luck learning>
I find many khmer words are the same as thai, BUT they dont always mean the same
i could reel off a load of words that are the same, or pronounced slightly different, usually due to pronouncing vowels slightly differently, its easy and confusing all at the same time, as yeah they also have words that mean something different in Khmer, once im able to read, learning will be far easier
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Re: White girls speak khmer
These are called false friends.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:38 pm
I find many khmer words are the same as thai, BUT they dont always mean the same
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