Khmer Language First Book

Author: Yin Shuhua
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Khmer is an Eastern language with Phnom Penh pronunciation as the standard. The national language of Cambodia is Khmer, and modern Khmer has absorbed many loanwords, including Sanskrit, Pali, French, Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese. The phonetic system of Khmer is formed by combining consonants and vowels. Consonants are divided into high consonants, low consonants, overlapping consonants, and occlusive consonants, while vowels are categorized into high vowels, low vowels, compound vowels, and independent vowels. In the use of Khmer, there are strict social hierarchies, and the language of the royal family holds a certain proportion in Khmer. This book is a phonetics stage textbook, focusing on learning pronunciation and simple oral exercises. It requires mastering pronunciation rules, being able to read words by sight, and engaging in simple conversations and reading short texts.