--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, chela sanchez <schlurpmann@...> wrote:

>
> Hi!
>
> I'm also studying Sinhala, simultaneously with Pali. i have

noticed similarities and differences between two languages. But i
think learning Sinhala can also help in learning Pali. As I am
about to go to SL this coming July (hopefully), i need to study
Sinhala and Pali.

Undisputedly the best way to learn a language. I hope that goes
well for you! That is one reason I was considering Sinhalese. The
second best way to learn a language is to read lots of it, which
really is our only option with Pali.

> the only thing that can be bothering, especially when studying two

similar languages at the same time, is that you can confuse one word
from another.

That's why I would like to wait awhile before I pursue anything
else. I am also considering learning Thai. I wonder if somebody
might comment on the connection there? Less similar I think than
Sinhalese but still very many connections.

My first interest in Therevada Buddhism came out of the Thai
tradition, so I have always had a notion to visit there. There are
also great texts in the Thai tradition that it would be great to
read in the original language.

-DaveK