 Re: Vietnamese, Thai and Cambodian students and pronunciation
I'm new to the board so I'm over a year late posting on this one. I have recently started helping SE Asian students. From what I've studied, there are no words in their language (Lao) with such word endings as "th". (As Susan53 mentioned, correctly)
There are quite a few sounds that as a native English speaker I had a very hard time learning. The "ng" was one of them. It's like saying "sing" but then flowing into an "ah" sound at the end. Say singa and you almost have the "ng". "Ny" is a whole other consonant sound. So, I can empathize with students on the final and/or beginning consonant combinations. You just realize you will have to spend more time on it and that it is more work for them.
My two cents.. but I'm pretty new to all this myself so more tips welcome. : ) |