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How do you read/pronounced #ASEAN?

Within ASEAN, 9 out of 10 member nations pronounce it as “as·yan” (if you watch/listen). But here in the #Philippines most say it as “aa·si·yan”.

I just heard a third version today: “ey·sea·yan”.

⇒ “What if ASEAN Became One Country?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DcvYOlQfgk

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BONUS:

For those not familiar with ASEAN, it is a regional group here in South-East Asia. It stands for the “Association of South-East Asian Nations”.

There are currently 10 member nations, namely:
* #Brunei
* #Cambodia
* #Indonesia
* #Laos
* #Malaysia
* #Myanmar (f. #Burma)
* Philippines
* #Singapore
* #Thailand
* #Vietnam

There are two observer (potential member) countries:
* #PapuaNewGuinea (s. 1976)
* #TimorLeste (#EastTimor; formerly part of Indonesia) (s. 2002)

There is also the #ASEANPlusThree (ASEAN+3), the +3 stands for #China, #Japan, and #Korea (#SouthKorea to be specific).

And the ASEAN+6 that, hopefully, will become the “East Asia Community”, and the added 3 nations are #Australia, #India, and #NewZealand.

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