Other than that (I have a little background in Tibetan), the only thing I can really tell you is that the writing is sort of "frozen" in time and reflects an older form of the language.
Example: A common greeting is "tashi delek." In Tibetan, it would be written (Wylie transcription): bkra.shis.bde.legs| There are what appear to be fairly regular patterns with the syllables, so it shouldn't be too bad.
1. Verbs do vary based on person, but not exactly in the same way as in most European languages. Generally there is one construction used with first-person subjects and another used with second- and third-person subjects. Nouns do not really decline in the modern language. They take postpositions whose forms vary based on the last letter of the word.
2. As day_nick says, it is tonal, but there are only two tones.
3. There's a healthy Tibetan-speaking diaspora outside China. The Chinese have actually done quite a bit to promote the use of the Tibetan language, but only as the vehicle of secular Party culture.
Or any minority language in any Communist country. They have basically the same attitude as Christian missionaries: Learn the local language so you can better disseminate your creed.
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http://www.learntibetan.net/ (basic grammar and whatnot)
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.lasic/php/menu_mila/letters/start3.html (writing)
http://www.youtube.com/user/LamaDavidCurtis (some good videos)
Other than that (I have a little background in Tibetan), the only thing I can really tell you is that the writing is sort of "frozen" in time and reflects an older form of the language.
Example:
A common greeting is "tashi delek." In Tibetan, it would be written (Wylie transcription): bkra.shis.bde.legs| There are what appear to be fairly regular patterns with the syllables, so it shouldn't be too bad.
Good luck!
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From what I know of the grammar, it uses particles similar to other Sino-Tibetan languages and has a regular sentence order.
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2. As day_nick says, it is tonal, but there are only two tones.
3. There's a healthy Tibetan-speaking diaspora outside China. The Chinese have actually done quite a bit to promote the use of the Tibetan language, but only as the vehicle of secular Party culture.
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Sounds like Yiddish in the early days of the USSR.
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Champagneは3本くらい用意してもらう、ワインは赤だけ2本まで。
Fresh orange juice and mimosa.
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もしかしたらミモザも？
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