Pronunciation Notes 28
             

The following are some more geographical names.  Learn to pronounce them in the Lao way. 

pathèet ປະເທດ   or mýaŋ ເມືອງ   means 'country'.  It precedes the name of a country.  

kɔ́ ເກາະ    means 'island'.  It precedes the name of islands.  

        
    
  ປະເທດຈີນ pathèet ciin China
 ປະເທດຟິລິປິນ pathèet filipìn The Philipines
 ປະເທດເກົາຫຼີ pathèet kawlǐi  Karea
 ປະເທດມາເລເຊຍ pathèet maléesía Malaysia
 ປະເທດເຍອລະມັນ pathèet jǝǝlamán Germany
         
       
   
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