Khmer (Cambodian)
Level 1
Basic Course
Volume 1
Foreign Service Institute
Department of State
The Course Used by Diplomats
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This FSI Audio Forum® Course Features:
* 12.6 hours of audio, 45 units
* 453-page text
* Basic dialog and vocabulary
* Dialog variations and comprehension
* Response and fluency drills
* Substitution and response drills
* Transformation drills
* Progressive substitution drills
* Equivalence and monitoring drills
* Grammar usage and notes
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About the Language
Khmer, also called Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. With over 15 million native speakers worldwide, it is the second most widely spoken language in the Austro-Asiatic family, just after Vietnamese. Khmer is spoken natively in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, the United States, France, and Australia. The language displays influences from Sanskrit and Pali, and it differs from neighboring languages such as Thai, Lao, and Vietnamese in that it is not a tonal language.
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System Requirements for Enhanced PDF Features
Mac® OS X® 10.5 & up
Intel® processor
512 MB RAM
Windows® 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP
233 MHz or faster processor
128 MB RAM
Additional Courses Available through Audio Forum®:
* FSI: Basic Khmer (Cambodian) Volume 2 (Level 2)