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News Words - Sri Lanka

Learn to correctly pronounce difficult world places and names in the news. Use phonetic spelling to pronounce news words from Sri Lanka.
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News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
ABEYGOONESEKERA
ah-BAY-goo-neh-SAY-keh-reh

ABEYWARDEBE, HARSHA
HAHR-shah ah-bay-WAHR-deh-neh

BALASINGHAM, ANTON
ANN-tuhn BAL-ah-sihng-hahm

BANDARANAIKE, ANURA
ah-NOOR-ah bahn-deh-rahn-EYE-eh-keh

BANDARANAIKE, SIRIMAVO
sih-ree-MAH-VOH bahn-deh-rahn-EYE-eh-keh

BAYATULLAH, MOHAMMED
moh-HAH-mehd bah-yah-TOO-lah

BOGOLLAGAMA, ROHITHA
roh-HEE-tah boh-goh-lah-GAH-mah

CHAVAKACHCHERI
CHAH-vah-KAHCH-cheh-ree

DE SILVA, NIMAN SIRIPALA
NEE-mahn sih-ree-PAH-lah deh SIHL-vah

DHANAPALA, JAYANTHA
j-eye-ANN-tah dah-nah-PAH-lah
News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
DISSANAYAKE, S.B.
dee-sahn-EYE-ah-keh

ELILAN, S.
EH-ss ee-LEE-lan

FERNANDO, TYRONNE
TEE-rohn fehr-NAN-doh

FERNANDOPULLE, JEYARAJ
jay-ah-RAHJ f-air-nahn-doh-POO-lay

FONSEKA, SARATH
SAH-raht fahn-SEH-kah

GUNESEKARA, D.
goo-neh-SAY-keh-reh

HERATH, CYRIL
SEE-rihl HAY-rat

JAYARATNE, D.M.
j-eye-ah-RAHT-nah

JAYEWARDENE, JUNIUS
JOO-nee-uhs j-eye-eh-WAHR-deh-nah

KADIRGAMAR, LAKSHMAN
LAHKSH-mahn kah-deer-GAH-mahr
News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
KARUNARATNE, NIHAL
nee-HAHL kah-roo-NAH-raht-neh

KATUNAYAKE
kuh-too-NAH-yah-kuh

KOHONA, PALITHA
pah-LEE-tah koh-HOH-nah

KUMARATUNGA, CHANDRIKA
CHAHN-dree-kah koo-mah-rah-TOONG-ah

LOKUBANDARA, W.
loh-koo-bahn-DAH-rah

MANKULAM
MUHNG-koo-luhm

MARAPONA, THILAK
TEE-lahk mah-rah-PAH-nah

MORAGODA, MILINDA
mih-LIHN-dah mohr-ah-GOH-dah

NADESON, P.
nah-DAY-suhn

PEIRIS, G.L.
PEE-rees

PRABHAKARAN, VELUPILLAI
VEH-loo-pihl-eye prahb-HAH-kah-rahn

RAJAPAKSE, GOTABHAYA
goh-tahb-HAH-yah rah-jah-PAHK-seh

RAJAPAKSE, MAHINDA
mah-HIHN-dah rah-jah-PAHK-seh

SAMARAWEERA, MANGALA
MAN-gah-lah sah-mah-rah-WEER-ah

THAMILSELVAN, S.P.
tam-ihl-SEHL-vahn

TRINCOMALEE
TRIHN-koh-mah-LEE

WICKREMANAYAKE, RATNASIRI
raht-nah-SEE-ree wihk-rah-mahn-EYE-eh-kah

WICKREMESINGHE, RANIL
rah-NEEL wihk-ruh-muh-SIHNG-hah
Source: Voice of America
 
 
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