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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

John Bingham wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:16 am My bill halved when I bought a new (and much bigger) fridge last year.

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.
Now it's probably time to make another change.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Can anybody recommend a cheap flight to DMK from PP? I think there may be some here who travel to DMK on a regular basis? I have an early morning flight to catch out of DMK on May 2. Thanks. If you have luggage and travel on a shoestring it might be cheaper to go to BKK with a 'classic airline' )wh...