Which means: "My head is tired!". A very useful phrase in Khmer which I made sure to learn. I can say it approximately ninety times a day when my poor brain is weary from studying and from all the general learning associated with being in a new culture. Lots of new things to absorb! As of one more tutoring session this afternoon, I will be happy to have made it through my first full week of language studies. I now am able to muddle through the entire Khmer alphabet and am starting to read and write some simple words--like going through kindergarten again! Fast fact of the day: "Khmer" is the name of the Cambodian language and is actually pronounced "kuh-my", rather than "kuh-mare". Khmer is also the word used for "Cambodian", in the way we would use "American."
And now--I have one more short study session before I get to take a break for lunch!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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