Lezersvraag: Wordt er in Cambodja nog veel Frans gesproken?

Nee. Wel door wat ouderen, maar die zijn betrekkelijk zeldzaam, aangezien 50% van de bevolking jonger dan 22 is.
Wikipedia zegt er het volgende over:
“French, once the language of government in Indochina, is still spoken by many older Cambodians, and is also the language of instruction in some schools and universities that are funded by the government of France. There is also a French-language newspaper and some TV channels are available in French. Cambodia is a member of La Francophonie. Cambodian French, a remnant of the country’s colonial past, is a dialect found in Cambodia and is sometimes used in government, particularly in court. However, since 1993, there has been a growing use of English, that has been replacing French as the main foreign language. English is widely taught in several universities and there is also a significant press in that language, while street signs are now bilingual in Khmer and English.[168] Due to this shift, English is now mostly used in Cambodia’s international relationships and has replaced French both in Cambodia’s stamps, since 2002, and currency.”