www.lewiz.org

Capital and largest city in Cambodia.

But is it pronounced “puh-nom penn” or “nomm penn”?

Well, from what I can gather, either is fair game.

I think the same applies to my favourite laid-back south-east Asian country, where both “Laos” and “Lao” are correct.

This reminds me of the two types of visitors to Laos: those who are on their way (the “Laos” group), and those on their way back (the “Lao” group).  While both are correct, you’ll never hear a native say anything other than “Lao”, which suggests to me that the same is true of Phnom Penh.

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