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tubarbielatina3634: New in Town; Posts: 1; Joined: May 20th, 2010 8:58 pm

Postby tubarbielatina3634 » May 22nd, 2010 8:27 pm

I'm from Puerto Rico and i want to know how to say Puerto Rico in korean.

trutherous: Expert on Something; Posts: 870; Joined: February 8th, 2010 8:55 am

Postby trutherous » May 22nd, 2010 11:08 pm

According to Naver's dictionary it would be 푸에르토리코 but we Americans pronounce it 펄터 리코

javiskefka: Expert on Something; Posts: 454; Joined: January 10th, 2008 9:01 am

Postby javiskefka » May 28th, 2010 10:17 pm

Usually the Korean name for a country is based on that country's native language pronunciation of their country's name

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