johnny lightning wrote:I hate this "brother" nonsense. Not quite sure where it came from but I wish they would stop. I don't even like my brother calling me brother! And no, "bro" is not on either.
Johnny
It's ok brother Johnny, relaaaaax.
Post by JohnnyScratch » Fri May 18, 2018 8:19 pm
johnny lightning wrote:I hate this "brother" nonsense. Not quite sure where it came from but I wish they would stop. I don't even like my brother calling me brother! And no, "bro" is not on either.
Johnny
Post by Jamie_Lambo » Fri May 18, 2018 10:04 pm
Post by Lucky Lucan » Fri May 18, 2018 10:26 pm
I often address drivers as "Bong", maybe just out of laziness and some are obviously younger than me. My son gave me a lot of flack a few years back for calling a driver who was was younger than me "Pu", I knew it meant "uncle" but thought it was also just a general term for drivers/ soldiers whatever. What else could anyone suggest for a driver?Jamie_Lambo wrote:
Bong: used when addressing someone of similar age to yourself or a little older, used for both male and female, basically means brother/sister, you can make it more gender specific especially to show more respect when addressing someone a little older by using the terms Bong Bros (brother) and Bong Srey (Sister)
Post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ » Fri May 18, 2018 10:38 pm
Post by Jamie_Lambo » Fri May 18, 2018 10:52 pm
i was out in the province in my friends village for the new year, and there was a large group of us eating and drinking and talking,ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:The whole thing is very flexible.
I know a couple whom I call Pu and Ming, they are around my parents age.
They also call me Pu, because that is what they wanted their son to call me. He initially called me Bong but they wanted him to call me Pu - they thought he was being too casual and not respectful enough.
So they started calling me Pu. It was weird at first but now seems normal, even if others get surprised when they do it in public.
Post by Lucky Lucan » Sat May 19, 2018 12:01 am
Post by Jamie_Lambo » Sat May 19, 2018 4:06 am
yeah thats why in my post i said of similar age or older, i guess it might be a bit different between me and you as im only 30, so i could get away with calling most lads in their 20s Bong, girls id be a bit more carefulLucky 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?
Post by violet » Sat May 19, 2018 4:12 am
That Bo-anh is what many pronounce /write in English as oun, isn't it?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?
Post by RainMan » Sat May 19, 2018 7:36 am
Does colloquialism in the Khmer language exist or would that be considered disrespectful, this is related to someone you don't know. As LL wrote, it 's hard to know which term to use.Jamie_Lambo wrote:yeah thats why in my post i said of similar age or older, i guess it might be a bit different between me and you as im only 30, so i could get away with calling most lads in their 20s Bong, girls id be a bit more carefulLucky 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?
Post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ » Sat May 19, 2018 9:03 am
You aren’t alone.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?
Post by Marinaris » Sat May 19, 2018 10:57 am
If they are younger, I just go by the name, if I don't know their name, I'd just go by "Srey Srey", I don't use "Oun" with unfamiliar people.ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:You aren’t alone.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?
I speak a lot of Khmer every day and I still feel awkward with that one.
I tend to use the more formal ‘nek’ as I feel weird using p’oun - just because I’m conscious that it may be misunderstood, especially by females.
I only use it when I know the person very well and know they won’t take it the wrong way.
Post by Ot Mean Loi » Sat May 19, 2018 1:02 pm
Post by Jamie_Lambo » Sat May 19, 2018 4:13 pm
close, P'oun is the more formal variant of Oun,violet wrote:That Bo-anh is what many pronounce /write in English as oun, isn't it?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?
Post by spitthedog » Sat May 19, 2018 4:34 pm