PH Embassy Concludes Intermediate Khmer Language Classes for Filipinos in Cambodia
Vice Consul Frances Louissa Cleofas congratulates the participants who successfully finished the intermediate Khmer language classes. (Phnom Penh PE photo)
PHNOM PENH 16 December 2019 – The Philippine Embassy concluded the 20-hour Intermediate Khmer Language Class for Filipinos in Cambodia on 24 November 2019 with ten participants who were either graduates of the Basic Khmer Language Classes organized by the Embassy earlier this year, or who have been staying in Cambodia for more than a year.
In her remarks, Vice Consul Frances Louissa Cleofas congratulated the participants and encouraged them to engage more with Cambodian colleagues, clients, and neighbors using what they learned in the classes. Communicating in Khmer language helps in building relationships and breaking cultural barriers with the locals.
The language program included complex conversations on work, daily routine, or activities, renting a house, and going to a pharmacy. Offered free of charge to Filipinos, the language classes were held for two hours in ten Sundays at the Embassy.
The course was conducted by Hok Dara, a Khmer language teacher for foreigners and author of the book “Cambodian Vocabulary for Foreigners.” END
Graduates pose with their Certificates of Completion and with Khmer Lesson teacher Mr. Hok Dara (1st row, right-most). (Phnom Penh PE photo)
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