09-19-2020, 04:18 AM
I am always amazed at the languages of the world. Some are definitely better than others as some leave the imagination to fill in the blanks of a sentence.
Some languages do not promote the mouth forming certain words as the tongue is just not used to making a particular sound. Pbl like in the word Pbla (fish) or Nghon (work) couple with 5 different tones can make for some misunderstanding.
I still think Mandarin Chinese is one of the harder languages while Cantonese seems to be easier on my ears and tongue ??
The Thai language 45 years ago was better IMO as I can remember the King going on T.V. and speaking proper Thai to the point of most people away from Bangkok could only understand maybe 60% of what he was saying. It was a softer gentler language back then IMO but it is what it is.
For a small country it is amazing the variations in accents and even words used for the same thing.. Kinda like England only magnified. Al-loy (good tasting) or Sap sap (Isaan for good tasting) are interchangeable once you get away Bangkok. Sap sap is from the language of Laos .
Anyway nothing earth shattering as it is raining today so no golf for me..... for the last few days I have been thinking about languages; how different cultures make each other understood in spite of the things that are said that just are accepted and do not necessarily make any sense out of context.
Some languages do not promote the mouth forming certain words as the tongue is just not used to making a particular sound. Pbl like in the word Pbla (fish) or Nghon (work) couple with 5 different tones can make for some misunderstanding.
I still think Mandarin Chinese is one of the harder languages while Cantonese seems to be easier on my ears and tongue ??
The Thai language 45 years ago was better IMO as I can remember the King going on T.V. and speaking proper Thai to the point of most people away from Bangkok could only understand maybe 60% of what he was saying. It was a softer gentler language back then IMO but it is what it is.
For a small country it is amazing the variations in accents and even words used for the same thing.. Kinda like England only magnified. Al-loy (good tasting) or Sap sap (Isaan for good tasting) are interchangeable once you get away Bangkok. Sap sap is from the language of Laos .
Anyway nothing earth shattering as it is raining today so no golf for me..... for the last few days I have been thinking about languages; how different cultures make each other understood in spite of the things that are said that just are accepted and do not necessarily make any sense out of context.