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writes:I turned 16 last week and my parents died a couple of months ago. I am moving to live with my godfather. About a year and a half ago he married a Thai lady who doesn't speak English more than a "hello" and "yes". She doesn't understand English people - I'm pretty sure she doesn't understand my godfather either. I don't know why they married, probably financial; she has two 20-something year old children she left back in Thailand and my godfather followed the culture/custom and paid for a house to be built for them when he married her. She has friends here who have married his friends (before my godfather met his wife) so she just stopped her English course.How am I supposed to communicate with her? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 September 2013): learn some basics of her language, to start off just learn some keywords, use google translate and forvo.com to listen how the words are pronounced and go from there, but of course it would be much easier if she learned some English, considering how it's now the place she lives...
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reader, CMMP  +, writes (10 September 2013):
The same way he does; with hand gestures and by speaking your language to her slowly and clearly. She'll learn some, as will you. You don't need to have a deep and meaningful relationship with her. And don't let her set you up with a Thai girl when you turn 18 (jk).
I'm shaking my head right now, I don't understand why people do this (she obviously did it for financial reasons as you indicated).
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reader, YoungButNotNaive  +, writes (10 September 2013):
 Learn her language. It's better the sooner you do it, too. You're still young enough where learning a second language wouldn't be too difficult to do. The younger a person learns a language, not only is it easier for them to learn it, but the longer they hold onto it. There are also programs like Rosetta Stone that speed up the process. Granted, it's not cheap, but it's effective. Talk to your godfather about this, and see if it's something he's willing to invest in. It should make him happy that you'd like to be able to communicate with his wife.
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