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Post by RainMan » Mon May 21, 2018 8:23 am

spitthedog wrote:After the brother number one experience i'm thinking ''brother'' can mean alot of things.

Moto's and tuktuk drivers often call me brother.
Yep, a reason I feel uncomfortable with brother after the book.
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Post by violet » Mon May 21, 2018 8:32 am

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Lucky Lucan wrote:Is it normal to call someone "bong" when they might be a little bit younger or older than you ? I feel a bit weird using "Bo-anh" unless it's someone obviously much younger than me. I know all the common terms of address but sometimes find it hard to know which to use. What should you call someone on an equal standing? Does such a concept even exist in the culture here? 8-)
That Bo-anh is what many pronounce /write in English as oun, isn't it?
close, P'oun is the more formal variant of Oun,
Oun is used between close friends and loved ones,
P'oun would be used when talking to/about people other than close friends, or if wanting to show more respect when talking with/about friends or family
Cheers... What is the term that LL used then?
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Post by Lucky Lucan » Mon May 21, 2018 1:06 pm

it's the same word, just different transliteration.
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Post by Jamie_Lambo » Mon May 21, 2018 1:08 pm

violet wrote:
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violet wrote:
Lucky Lucan wrote:Is it normal to call someone "bong" when they might be a little bit younger or older than you ? I feel a bit weird using "Bo-anh" unless it's someone obviously much younger than me. I know all the common terms of address but sometimes find it hard to know which to use. What should you call someone on an equal standing? Does such a concept even exist in the culture here? 8-)
That Bo-anh is what many pronounce /write in English as oun, isn't it?
close, P'oun is the more formal variant of Oun,
Oun is used between close friends and loved ones,
P'oun would be used when talking to/about people other than close friends, or if wanting to show more respect when talking with/about friends or family
Cheers... What is the term that LL used then?
im guessing its the same word just transliterated it differently but in Khmer script they are spelt very similar ប្អូន P'oun and អូន Oun, the more formal has the double consonant ប + អូ = ប្អូ i think the way LL wrote it is the more colloquial way of saying it
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