Where khmer language come from Videos

• 1. ALG Khmer Language in Practice
• 2. Cambodian vipassana meditation Day 1 - Khmer language Vipassana lesson by S.N Goenka in Khmer day 01
• 3. Khmer: Languages of Southeast Asia
• 4. Learning Khmer Language Lesson 1one
• 5. Cambodian vipassana meditation Day 8 - Khmer language Vipassana lesson by S.N Goenka in Khmer day 08
• 6. US Initiative Helps Chams Retain Language and Culture (Cambodia news in Khmer)
• 7. Khmer News, Hang Meas HDTV News, 20 November 2015, Part 07
• 8. RFA Khmer News, Cambodia Political News, Night, 11 December 2015
• 9. VOA Khmer News, Cambodia Political News, Night, 11 December 2015

ALG Khmer Language in Practice

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Claptrap Claptrap commented on 17 Apr 2010

You answered one of my questions here that I asked elsewhere (it seems I found the videos in wrong order). I am just wondering how realistic it is not to try to speak at least the rudimentary phrases to the locals, in everyday living. (And let's face it, you get so much better service even with a bad language than no language at all. What are the negative effects to the learner? Would love to read your book and learn more about the method: I would like to learn another language before I die :-)

Claptrap Claptrap commented on 26 May 2010

So my understanding is that if I lived in a country, for the first 2 months or so, I use the point method or do business in places where I can use my own language? That is, if I only have an access to my translator limited hours each day? But how do I choose my translator, does s/he have to be someone qualified and how do you gauge how much you can trust him/her translating what actually been said?

Claptrap Claptrap commented on 27 May 2010

Starting to talk, would I start with individual words or start making sentences? How can I get sounds come out right that are strange to my language? I know that a lot of babies babbling is to train the tongue and throat to produce the sound of their language - and adults applause when the baby makes a sound aching to a real word... Is is ok to try to try and make individual sounds, e.g. ch+ng?

Claptrap Claptrap commented on 27 May 2010

I guess that after 20 years of living in the country of my current second language, not speaking (and after a couple of years not thinking) in my own language - and still sounding like a bloody foreigner + making grammatical mistakes a native wouldn't - is to do with the fact that I had to attempt to speak the language as soon as possible?

brooklynmonk1 commented on 26 May 2010

@oakstrong1 the important thing about ALG is, you need to listen to as much of the foreign language, with context, as possible and refrain from speaking it till you are ready. dealing with your translators and friends is the same as dealing with anyone else. tell them what you need and make sure they help you. and remember to pay them.

brooklynmonk1 commented on 26 May 2010

@oakstrong1 As I said, this is an excellent way of learning. If you want to learn, you need to create this situation for yourself. If you don't, you can't learn. Yes, people want to learn English, but you need to just make demands of them or pay them. I always pay my teachers, then I teach them how to teach me.

brooklynmonk1 commented on 20 Aug 2010

@KhmerBayon I explained in the video that the learning method is to listen, but not speak the foreign language, until your pronunciation is perfect, which only comes from months and months of constant listening. That was thoroughly explained in the video. You claim to speak English, why didn't you listen?

brooklynmonk1 commented on 27 May 2010

@oakstrong1 If you have done your listening, the right sounds will come out. as for speaking in words or sentences. Are you and adult? how do you speak your native language? in words or sentences? so you must speak the foreign language the same way. ALG doesn't believe in words.

Claptrap Claptrap commented on 25 May 2010

I accept what you are saying, but what are the chances of doing that when you live in a country and don't have a translator or a Khmer friend is happy to play along... ? (Most are too keen to miss a chance of practising their English.) Any advice on how to overcome the problem?

brooklynmonk1 commented on 19 Apr 2010

@oakstrong1 if you want to become fluent, it is better NOT to try and speak the language at all until you have completed your 800 hours of listening. in the case of khmer, i only speak when i need to, if my translator is not around, otherwise i only use my khmer listening.

brooklynmonk1 commented on 27 May 2010

@oakstrong1 generally if you are being true to ALG principles you will know when you are ready. but remember it wont be till after 800 hours of listening. until then, if you are tempted to talk, ask yourself, do i sound like someone who has had 800 hours of listening.

Claptrap Claptrap commented on 27 May 2010

Thanks for being so patient with me brooklynmonk1. I have one more stupid question, if you don't mind: how do I know when I'm ready? What should I expect to sound like when I first try to communicate in the new language? I mean in terms of pronunciation and grammar.

brooklynmonk1 commented on 29 Mar 2010

@Ivanchapimuay no it takes years to learn a language. i studied khmer at school in cambodia for three months only but then i was in the field doing interviews a lot and that is where my listening improved. but i dont speak as well as i listen.

Claptrap Claptrap commented on 27 May 2010

Trying to avoid the same happening again, how can best explain to the people that I am not being rude by not trying to talk with them, for those times I cannot have a translator with me? Get someone to write a note to explain perhaps?

Claptrap Claptrap commented on 26 May 2010

How do you train your teacher to teach you, how easy is it? Is it just a question of explaining your objective and then reminding him of this, e.g. that s/he should not speak your native language to you at all, even if s/she can?

Cambodian vipassana meditation Day 1 - Khmer language Vipassana lesson by S.N Goenka in Khmer day 01

Khmer: Languages of Southeast Asia

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Qvintvs Didivs commented on 24 Feb 2015

Austroasiatic including Tai-Kadai, Vietnamese, Mon, Khmer, Wa, etc BUT the Tai-Kadai is formed from mix between Baipu 百濮 & Baiyue 百越 therefore become Tai-Kadai as we have today and the Baiyue 百越 language is the proto language of Austronesia Zhuang 壯族 are majority of Haplogroup O2a1 (M95) and this Haplogroup are mostly found among the Khmer population.... but the Zhuang also have high amount of Haplogroup O1a (M119) wich is the DNA marker of Austronesian...

Qvintvs Didivs commented on 24 Feb 2015

Vietnamese maybe a pure Baipu 百濮 languge from Pearl river valley in Guangxi, China....the evidence are in the Old Chinese language of "KRONG" 江 (River) wich are from the Austroasiatic (Baipu 百濮)the Baipu 百濮 people once lived in middle of Yangtze river near Yangshao culture 仰韶文化

Qvintvs Didivs commented on 24 Feb 2015

Austroasiatic = Baipu 百濮  |  Austronesia = Baiyue 百越

Qvintvs Didivs commented on 24 Feb 2015

@KhmerAZnetthe first guy is look like Thai (Tai-Kadai)

Learning Khmer Language Lesson 1one

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Rith Na commented on 12 Aug 2012

Because there's only 2 sounds in the consonants. "AW' and 'ORR" Facebook: LearnKhmerOnline

vang van re ya commented on 14 Oct 2011

Thank !! I hope i have time to did more !! and i hope all of you like it !!

CNVideos commented on 06 Aug 2011

Wow, the alphabetical order comes directly from Sanskrit! Cool!

Zakku Ling commented on 05 Jan 2011

my khmer accent is gone now, khmer accent is funny..lol

vang van re ya commented on 23 Jun 2011

Ok i wille try more , thank you everyone, Good luck

pieries commented on 18 Jan 2011

holy crap…every 3 consents sound the same!!!

Robert El-Adham commented on 29 Apr 2013

they all basically sound the same...uh oh

kyin phway commented on 19 Jul 2013

Mon Language are 35 consonant a present

cheata chan commented on 01 Feb 2011

you didn't say all of it correctly.

EthanSecondServe commented on 29 Jan 2012

@pieries Not exactly.

Roland Richardson commented on 27 Sep 2013

great thank you :)

Ejakulyptus commented on 27 Jan 2012

O khun cheran

Sophalsc Leang commented on 23 Jun 2011

bien ....

vang van re ya commented on 23 Jun 2011

Thank

Cambodian vipassana meditation Day 8 - Khmer language Vipassana lesson by S.N Goenka in Khmer day 08

US Initiative Helps Chams Retain Language and Culture (Cambodia news in Khmer)

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SithSereyPheap1 commented on 27 Dec 2012

They cannot and must not forget their language and history.They all must be taught their tragic history as well,the lost of their homeland and the anihilation of their people,tradition,heritage and culture.They all must be reminded of what they once were as Cham people.There was a time when they had their own homeland and thriving community.But today they are fully accepted as Khmer citizens and Cambodia love our Cham citizens,many Khmer had converted to Islam and taken a Cham wives.

bov chen commented on 29 Dec 2012

oly stupid Khmer go to married with chame and you never get out from fucking lady .They not how to used curse evil spirit on you .some of them good chame but most of them bad They like to lived away from other community wich is a real khmer and they like to ceparat and diffirent chame want to have their own land who ever love champ need to look very close ..to the futher

PreahVihear1 commented on 29 Dec 2012

I believe that the Champ people in Cambodia, they are originally Cambodian, there'are many Champ people left from Pol Pot era. The Champ people were not lot lived in Cambodia before the war 1975. Now most of the Khmer people pretend to be Champ, and pretend to be Chinese and Vietnamese. They are 'KHMER'.

SithSereyPheap1 commented on 07 Jan 2013

We never had any problems with the Cham population in Cambodia before until the communists khmer rouge,communists vietnam and now communist hun sen took over.The communists killed off alot of Cham population and back in vietnam the Cham population lost their entire homeland...

SithSereyPheap1 commented on 01 Jan 2013

Muslim in Cambodia are very good people.They treated us better than hun sen,the viet congs,the thais and the Khmer Rouge.The Muslim in Cambodia had alway co-existed peacefully with fellow citizens.We never had any problem before and we dont intend to have any in the future.

SithSereyPheap1 commented on 16 Jan 2013

I applaud the U.S for reaching out to the Cham population in Cambodia in friendship and the Cham people of Cambodia will not be the first to refuse an outreached hands of friendship !! Islam is about humble..

Rattanak Reach commented on 02 Jan 2013

Surely, US's policy about helping Cham im Cambodia due of the US want to take sympathy from the Islamist World only -> this is a cheated policy of the US.

SithSereyPheap1 commented on 27 Dec 2012

Cambodia practice religious tolerance and peaceful co-existent.We honor documented and legal citizens of every race,religion,color and creed..

SithSereyPheap1 commented on 27 Dec 2012

ISLAM IS COMPASSION !! Ask Allah and ask Muhamad his messenger if you dont believe me.Islam is not about bombing embassy okay ? ;))))))

webnavigator000 commented on 27 Dec 2012

I am glad to hear that they still hold on to their dignities because they don't just accept any gift that has string attach.

bov chen commented on 02 Jan 2013

Good luck khmer people .....with your chams friend i don't care any more...

Virak Thong commented on 03 Dec 2015

Just don't bring Arab to my country if you want to live peacefully.

Khmer News, Hang Meas HDTV News, 20 November 2015, Part 07

RFA Khmer News, Cambodia Political News, Night, 11 December 2015

VOA Khmer News, Cambodia Political News, Night, 11 December 2015

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vet thoeurn commented on 12 Dec 2015

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