In our Khmer class, at the beginning of the year, we were learning about how to represent ourselves well in the public. That included how to use our verbal and nonverbal languages. In Khmer, some words have so many synonyms and each means differently. As an example, the word “neng”, “និង”. It has four different parts of speech: noun, preposition, pronoun, verb, and conjunction. In addition, we would use different words for the different rank of people. We won’t use the same words with friends to a teacher or to a person who works in the ministry. There is a lot for us to learn. We work on different activities to learn those skills. We discussed the lessons in teams, created role plays, and presented lessons to each other. I think it’s important for us as a Cambodian to know that information because we will use it all the time in our future.
Transforming the walls into doors and changing obstacles into opportunities – Nick Vujicic