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Originally Posted by right-track
The only language I have a incling about is Thai. Most words are monosyllable and easy to remember, so long as you get the tone right for the particular word. Thai has 5 tones...low/flat/high/rising and falling. Therefore 1 word can mean 5 different things, depending on the tone.
I spent about 6 months in South East Asia and learned enough to struggle through. Pointless really as their English is quite good.
Made the effort though.
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Most Asian languages are
tonal languages
One of the worst tonal languages is Cantonese (Chinese dialect). half the time it sounds like a bunch of grunts and snorts.
But Thai is a simple language. Compared to japanese or korean. I don't think I have enough room in my brain to learn another language.