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Re: Learning Khmer
Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:02 pmIve got the .PDF mate if you want itMarcus-Darkus wrote:Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 4:06 amyeah we used this at school, they gave me it for freeMikeMike58 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:26 am Hi Ronny,
I'm using Cambodian for Beginners Book by Richard K. Gilbert & Sovandy Hang, 2nd edition. I bought mine directly from the publisher, Paiboon Publishing, and it was only $35.00 USD. That includes 3 CD's.
Link to the website for all the details. They have a list of locations all over Thailand where you can buy it. They also sell directly from their USA location. http://www.paiboonpublishing.com/
Where could I buy this book from in PP?
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Cheers mate. I have sent you a PM, but it's sitting in my outbox?!
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Re: Learning Khmer
hey mate, it sits in your outbox until the recipitant reads your message,Marcus-Darkus wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:05 pmJamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:02 pmIve got the .PDF mate if you want itMarcus-Darkus wrote:Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 4:06 amyeah we used this at school, they gave me it for freeMikeMike58 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:26 am Hi Ronny,
I'm using Cambodian for Beginners Book by Richard K. Gilbert & Sovandy Hang, 2nd edition. I bought mine directly from the publisher, Paiboon Publishing, and it was only $35.00 USD. That includes 3 CD's.
Link to the website for all the details. They have a list of locations all over Thailand where you can buy it. They also sell directly from their USA location. http://www.paiboonpublishing.com/
Where could I buy this book from in PP?
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Cheers mate. I have sent you a PM, but it's sitting in my outbox?!
ive emailed you the PDF now mate
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That was good of you, Jamie. Cheers.
I couldn't find a decent file anywhere.
I couldn't find a decent file anywhere.
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Thanks, Marcus. I'll check it out.
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Re: Learning Khmer
Don't bother wasting your hard earned cash on this book/CDs. Jamie kindly sent me the PDF of the book, but I could not find the CD's online anywhere, so I went to Monument Books and bought it for $35.00 ( seems to be the going rate everywhere). The Khmer lady on the Cd's speaks way too fast, especially with the grammar and conversation modules.
I have been living here a quite a while now and have picked up more than a total beginners level of Khmer. The CD's are not for beginners, each word and sentence is only said once and at a fast pace.
Lucky for me, my Khmer teaching assistant will be teaching me every Saturday for the rest of the school year.
The book is good, the CDs are shit......You'll find better audio on Youtube, I've had much more success on there.
I have been living here a quite a while now and have picked up more than a total beginners level of Khmer. The CD's are not for beginners, each word and sentence is only said once and at a fast pace.
Lucky for me, my Khmer teaching assistant will be teaching me every Saturday for the rest of the school year.
The book is good, the CDs are shit......You'll find better audio on Youtube, I've had much more success on there.
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Re: Learning Khmer
yeah i dont rate CDs anyway, as they dont comment on your own pronunciation, and to an inexperienced ears, you cant always hear the difference between words etc.Marcus-Darkus wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:51 pm Don't bother wasting your hard earned cash on this book/CDs. Jamie kindly sent me the PDF of the book, but I could not find the CD's online anywhere, so I went to Monument Books and bought it for $35.00 ( seems to be the going rate everywhere). The Khmer lady on the Cd's speaks way too fast, especially with the grammar and conversation modules.
I have been living here a quite a while now and have picked up more than a total beginners level of Khmer. The CD's are not for beginners, each word and sentence is only said once and at a fast pace.
Lucky for me, my Khmer teaching assistant will be teaching me every Saturday for the rest of the school year.
The book is good, the CDs are shit......You'll find better audio on Youtube, I've had much more success on there.
i went through the book with my personal tutor 3 times a week, and we focused a lot on pronunciation
always best to study with a capable tutor over a CD 100%
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Very true.
I showed my Khmer T/A the book and she said it was decent. I will use that and hopefully the CD's will be more useful when I can hold a better conversation.
I showed my Khmer T/A the book and she said it was decent. I will use that and hopefully the CD's will be more useful when I can hold a better conversation.
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I bought the book about a month ago here in Bangkok for around $20 (700 Baht), and as is to be expected, my writing has really come along and I know some basic words while reading is coming along at a slower pace. Now it's mostly about picking up basic vocabulary and listening to the locals speak when I get there next month. As for those 3 cds, you're right, they really suck and I constantly have to click "pause" because that Khmer chic speaks way too damn fast. Learning some of the vowels are also challenging as a few of them change sounds depending on what consonants they are paired with. But as one poster told me previously, my fluency in Thai really has helped me as Thai is similar to Khmer in many ways and many words are shared.Marcus-Darkus wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:51 pm Don't bother wasting your hard earned cash on this book/CDs. Jamie kindly sent me the PDF of the book, but I could not find the CD's online anywhere, so I went to Monument Books and bought it for $35.00 ( seems to be the going rate everywhere). The Khmer lady on the Cd's speaks way too fast, especially with the grammar and conversation modules.
I have been living here a quite a while now and have picked up more than a total beginners level of Khmer. The CD's are not for beginners, each word and sentence is only said once and at a fast pace.
Lucky for me, my Khmer teaching assistant will be teaching me every Saturday for the rest of the school year.
The book is good, the CDs are shit......You'll find better audio on Youtube, I've had much more success on there.
Re: Learning Khmer
Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:01 pmyeah i dont rate CDs anyway, as they dont comment on your own pronunciation, and to an inexperienced ears, you cant always hear the difference between words etc.Marcus-Darkus wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:51 pm Don't bother wasting your hard earned cash on this book/CDs. Jamie kindly sent me the PDF of the book, but I could not find the CD's online anywhere, so I went to Monument Books and bought it for $35.00 ( seems to be the going rate everywhere). The Khmer lady on the Cd's speaks way too fast, especially with the grammar and conversation modules.
I have been living here a quite a while now and have picked up more than a total beginners level of Khmer. The CD's are not for beginners, each word and sentence is only said once and at a fast pace.
Lucky for me, my Khmer teaching assistant will be teaching me every Saturday for the rest of the school year.
The book is good, the CDs are shit......You'll find better audio on Youtube, I've had much more success on there.
i went through the book with my personal tutor 3 times a week, and we focused a lot on pronunciation
always best to study with a capable tutor over a CD 100%
When I was getting familiar with spoken Thai, a whiskey bottle and a few Thai buddies were my tutors. This led to some bad habits that came back to bite me in the ass until I was able to shake them off but I never literally paid to sit down with a teacher. To each his own, I say, but why pay when there are locals all around you who don't mind teaching you the language for free?
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