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St.
Lucia Pronunciation Guide To Place Names |
Here's a quick course in French. | |||
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St. Lucia's city and place names are not easy for many visitors to pronounce. Blame it on the island's history. Before independence, St. Lucia was an English colony but its city and place names reflected the long period of French ownership. The French city and place names often are a challenge, but with this pronunciation guide should help. Print a copy and carry it with you. Anse de Sables ants deh SAb Anse-la-Raye Ants lay ray Babonneau BAH boh noh Barre de l'Isle bahr deh LiL Cas en bas KAHS eh bah Canaries kah nah REES Choiseul shwah ZEHL Coubaril koo bah RiL Dennery dehn REE Des Cartiers dehs kahr tee YAY Fond D'or foh DOOR Fond Galet FOHN gah LAY Gros Islet grow zee-LAY Hewanorra hyew ah NOR ah Jalousie zha loo ZEE Jounen Kweyol zhoo nay KWAY ohl Laborie LAH bree Marigot MAH ree goh Mahaut mah HO Micoud mee KOO Moule A Chique mool ah SHEEK Mount Gimie mount JIM mee Praslin PRAH leh Reduit Beach ray-DWEE Beach Savannes SAH vahn Soufrière soo frAY St. Lucia St. LOO-sha , not St. LOO-see-a Vigie vee GEE To St. Lucia Cultural Tourism
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