The official language spoken in Cambodia is called Khmer, though you may also hear it referred to as ‘Cambodian’. Belonging to the Mon-Khmer languages family, an indigenous collection of languages native to south-east Asia, it is spoken by 13 million people! It is even common amongst northern parts of Thailand and also in southern Vietnam. The first thing to say is Khmer is written very differently from English. Rather than the types of letters used in the latin and germanic alphabet, it looks, to the untrained eye, like a series of squiggles, dots and lines. As such, spelling interpretations of Khmer into the latin-derived English can differ. However, so long as you follow the pronunciation guide, and are willing to work with a bit of trial and error, you will be fine. This is what learning languages is all about anyway, and the more you immerse yourself, the faster you will flourish!