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- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: What's your rent-to-income ratio? Poll.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 435
Re: What's your rent-to-income ratio? Poll.
I have answered based on rent alone, but I don't really think of it in terms of just rent. My electricity bill can be almost as high as my rent, so when budgeting, I think of the two as one single expense. dam, either really cheap rent and 5 air cons, 5 fridges++ running 24/7 OR VERY high rent and ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1012
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
Online and books can be useful but only as a supplement to daily use of the language. I reckon about practical usage 70% and 30% study (online or by book) to pick up the language well. I’ve had friends who picked up a functional level of language without ever looking at a book, and have had others ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1012
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
A couple of things I worked out pretty quickly is that consonants seem to fall into two categories. Those that end with an ' awww ' sound and those that end with an ' owe / oh' sound. These Oh and awe sounds are only used when reading the alphabet, and they do indeed have a function to distinguish ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1012
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
A couple of things I worked out pretty quickly is that consonants seem to fall into two categories. Those that end with an ' awww ' sound and those that end with an ' owe / oh' sound. These Oh and awe sounds are only used when reading the alphabet, and they do indeed have a function to distinguish ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1012
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
Speaking Thai when I came here never helped me , I would have thought it would . I always wondered if Learning from a thai teacher might help but it’s too late for me now Some of the words are the same , but not enough .. and you also need to learn to read - I can read thai but it’s not helpful her...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:01 am
- Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
- Topic: Is my Electricity Bill high?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2354
Re: Is my Electricity Bill high?
I experienced the same about trn years ago when I moved from the small table top fridge to the multi storey one with freezer, which surprisingly used less power.John Bingham wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:16 am My bill halved when I bought a new (and much bigger) fridge last year.
Now it's probably time to make another change.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1012
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
I wouldn't feel guilty about not learning and speaking Khmer all those years you have been here. The 99% of the Cambodians that you have been in contact with have probably learnt a lot of English from you, although you haven't realised it. When you leave this world, leave it knowing that you have i...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:35 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1012
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
I wouldn't feel guilty about not learning and speaking Khmer all those years you have been here. The 99% of the Cambodians that you have been in contact with have probably learnt a lot of English from you, although you haven't realised it. When you leave this world, leave it knowing that you have i...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1012
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
If you start learning Khmer, start with loads off attention for the pronunciation of simple words. This will take some time because the way Khmer words are pronounced feels very unnatural. Listen where in words the emphasis lies,. Once you have mastered that, your pronunciation will improve massivel...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
- Topic: Is my Electricity Bill high?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2354
Re: Is my Electricity Bill high?
Anyone else being charged 30 cents per killowatt hour?? No, I pay 610 Riel which is 15 cents. I was paying $0.30 per Kw and then I moved and now pay the same, 610R per Kw. This is my electric bill since 2017. My usage went up when I moved last Dec but my bill was still a lot lower. https://i.postim...