BP #2

1. My name is Tsomo / so muh/

2. The first syllable of "Tsomo" has the onset of a voiceless alveolar fricative and a back mid vowel, "so" The second syllable in my name has an onset of a voiced, biblabial Nasal with mid central vowel,"muh".

3. To pronounce my name, you have to put your front of the tongue onthe alveolar ridge to create an "s" sound, follwed by "o" sound. Then you have to use both upper and lower lips follwed by short "schwa".
 "So-Muh)

BP #1

My name is Tsomo and I was born in India. My parents are from Tibet and I have never been there. I lived in Darjeeling, a small town in India, which is very close to the border of Nepal.  I lived in Darjeeling for about 15 years and growing up I learned Tibetan (Native), Hindi, English and Nepali simultaniously. I spoke Tibetan with my parents, Hindi with my Indian friends, Nepali with my Nepali friends and English speaking was compulsory at school. 


I have been in United States for about 10 years now and I am more fluent in English. Since I speak so many languages and all are different from one another, sometimes I wonder which language I am most comfortable in or which language I think in. 


I learned all the languages mentioned above, when I was young and now I speak them fluently but when I tried to learn Spanish in high school, I found it very difficult. I really struggled with the grammer and now I am taking Spanish again.  Learning a foreign language is very difficult, young children may be able to learn and pick up a new language but once one grows older, it becomes even more difficult. I think that learning others languages are very important and also useful in not only to have conversations but also to know their culture. 

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