I admire her. I’ve been “studying” Mandarin for over a year now and it is a bear. I’m not even trying to learn the characters – I’ve been tutored in pinyin. The hardest part for me is there is nothing to hold onto, really. You know how our Romance languages or Germanic languages have a certain familiarity which help in the learning process, right? Not the case in Mandarin at all. I wonder if Thai and Mandarin are similar in any way?
The ony thing the same, I am told, is that they are both difficult to learn!
Thai originated from Pali or Indian script as did Khmer…
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so true 🙂
I think the Cambodian script is just beautiful.
Hi Barbara,
Cambodian and Thai script is quite similar. The script above is Thai.
Ann, my partner, is learning to read and write Thai at the moment. With 44 consonants and 22 vowels, it’s a challenge!
She is determined, though…
I admire her. I’ve been “studying” Mandarin for over a year now and it is a bear. I’m not even trying to learn the characters – I’ve been tutored in pinyin. The hardest part for me is there is nothing to hold onto, really. You know how our Romance languages or Germanic languages have a certain familiarity which help in the learning process, right? Not the case in Mandarin at all. I wonder if Thai and Mandarin are similar in any way?
The ony thing the same, I am told, is that they are both difficult to learn!
Thai originated from Pali or Indian script as did Khmer…
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True and I like the way you set up the photo to make it interesting as well as true.
janet