Learning Khmer

taabarang · Post by **taabarang** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:41 am

"The sounds are quite difficult, "

The Khmer alphabet has vowel sounds that foreigners emit only when they are extremely ill

Barang chgout · Post by **Barang chgout** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:17 am

taabarang wrote:"The sounds are quite difficult, "

The Khmer alphabet has vowel sounds that foreigners emit only when they are extremely ill

This!

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bobsboots · Post by **bobsboots** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:28 am

I have been home studying Khmer for two months with what I think is the best material available on the net. Jamie and others may know of this course but if not , take a look. As a teacher of academic English for 20 years, I can safely say that the exercises and drills following each lesson are very well structured and extremely effective in the learning process

Go to https://www.livelingua.com/project/fsi/Cambodian/ and click on the 4th book (picture)....Contemporary Cambodian.

I of course may be wrong about how 'correct' this book is as I have yet to step foot in the country ; maybe Jamie can give his opinion on the books accuracy.
All I can say is that I have learned a lot of basic structure, and very basic pronunciation from it.

taabarang · Post by **taabarang** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:38 am

"All I can say is that I have learned a lot of basic structure, and very basic pronunciation from it."

Glad to hear it and keep on keeping on. A word of caution about language acquisition tho. Self assessment isn't at all valuable. The proof is in communication and only native speakers are reliable judges.

bobsboots · Post by **bobsboots** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:02 pm

taabarang wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:38 am "All I can say is that I have learned a lot of basic structure, and very basic pronunciation from it."

Glad to hear it and keep on keeping on. A word of caution about language acquisition tho. Self assessment isn't at all valuable. The proof is in communication and only native speakers are reliable judges.

I know, mate. I learned Dutch while living in Holland even though it took a good 2 years to really learn the pronunciation. Indonesian was much easier as it is a basic language, but no matter the language, the best method is to hang out with local people as much as you can, as I am sure you know.

taabarang · Post by **taabarang** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:30 pm

"the best method is to hang out with local people as much as you can, as I am sure you know."

i took a short cut and married a smart one. Actually your point is well taken. I learned German in Berlin where I was exposed to dialectical deviations from Hoch Deutsch and also lost the fear of making mistakes. Both have played a role in my learning of Cambodian. Plus, it's a lot more fun than studying.

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:49 pm

Brewer wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:26 am
Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:08 pm then in the last month we focused on the alphabet and reading,
(doing it this way was my choice at first as i wasnt fussed about reading to start with,
then after a while realised how important it actually is, due to there being no Romanization of Khmer and as you advance it becomes increasingly difficult)
That's a bummer. I don't know when I'll get back to the KOW but I intended to become as fluent as possible if and when I did. I was rather hoping the written language would be an optional thing I could opt out of because the script looks hellishly difficult to learn.

tbh i learnt a fair bit before i could learn to read, plus i managed 3 months at school without reading, but we did focus hard on pronunciation,
and with Khmer it can be hard just relying on your ears as there are so many unfamiliar sounds
being able to read though just makes it so much easier to learn words, its the Vowels that are the big influence to how the words sound

i find Khmer a language to where the more you learn the more you realise you dont know haha
im still constantly learning, which does keep it interesting, the past year/year n a half ive come a long way, and my confidence in reading has played a bit part/help

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:56 pm

bobsboots wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:02 pm
taabarang wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:38 am "All I can say is that I have learned a lot of basic structure, and very basic pronunciation from it."

Glad to hear it and keep on keeping on. A word of caution about language acquisition tho. Self assessment isn't at all valuable. The proof is in communication and only native speakers are reliable judges.
I know, mate. I learned Dutch while living in Holland even though it took a good 2 years to really learn the pronunciation. Indonesian was much easier as it is a basic language, but no matter the language, the best method is to hang out with local people as much as you can, as I am sure you know.

yeah this is a big thing, one regards to the pronunciation, its not easy
and the other regards to speaking with the locals, they speak a lot differently than you will learn in any book, the books teach you real formal speak and not the common tongue lol

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:57 pm

bobsboots wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:28 am I have been home studying Khmer for two months with what I think is the best material available on the net. Jamie and others may know of this course but if not , take a look. As a teacher of academic English for 20 years, I can safely say that the exercises and drills following each lesson are very well structured and extremely effective in the learning process

Go to https://www.livelingua.com/project/fsi/Cambodian/ and click on the 4th book (picture)....Contemporary Cambodian.

I of course may be wrong about how 'correct' this book is as I have yet to step foot in the country ; maybe Jamie can give his opinion on the books accuracy.
All I can say is that I have learned a lot of basic structure, and very basic pronunciation from it.

ill have a look into this later after work, will be interesting cheers

hatchelt · Post by **hatchelt** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:02 pm

Any audio books/podcasts/youtube clips on speaking Khmer? (I won't be out there until December and want to try and get a head start)

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