How do you pronounce IKEA

[earthfriendly]

Eye Key Yah

[Brah]

eye-key-yah

Singaporean taxi drivers keep calling it "Icky-yah"

Heard the CEO interviewed and he was asked this question, he said there is no correct pronunciation.

[Steve1960]

I call it ' f*$cked up *@!' after I realise once again that I didn't read the instruction manual properly and I have to dismantle the piece of furniture and start again

[durain]

i call it ikea-la

[kaseyma]

He stopped when I asked him how he pronounced "idea"

Just because they look alike does not mean they must sound alike.

e.g. rough, bough, though

[Wd40]

Ha, if Ikea pronunciation causes so much debate (IIRC, we already had a thread on this before) I wonder how much debate we should have for Carrefour. I believe depending on which country its in, its pronounced differently. Hence there is no reason why we must follow the Swedish pronunciation of Ikea. If I am speaking with a local or asian I would expect ee kay ya to used.

[Wd40]

He stopped when I asked him how he pronounced "idea"

Just because they look alike does not mean they must sound alike.

e.g. rough, bough, though

+1. Idiot, Idea

[rdueej]

Ha, if Ikea pronunciation causes so much debate (IIRC, we already had a thread on this before) I wonder how much debate we should have for Carrefour. I believe depending on which country its in, its pronounced differently.

I do not think that Carrefour needs to have the same debate as IKEA.

Since IKEA is an acronym, the pronunciation is suspect. However, Carrefour is an actual word in the French language meaning crossroads or intersection. So following the French pronunciation would be considered correct for Carrefour.

[x9200]

He stopped when I asked him how he pronounced "idea"

Just because they look alike does not mean they must sound alike.

e.g. rough, bough, though

+1. Idiot, Idea

There is some analogy and somebody used it as a guideline. The fact that there is no absolute regularity in pronunciation in a group of words does not mean that there is no such regularity in a sub-group.

Besides, if you won't stop calling kaseyma an idiot, we will have to ban you.

[Wd40]

Chill X9200, I didnt call Kaseyma an idiot. I was just highlighting how the pronunciation of idiot and idea are different.

Besides somebody else on this forum called me a pigeon, didn't you notice?

[the lynx]

Haha to be honest, I first thought wd40 was calling someone an idiot, but I saw the comma and figured it was just an example.

[x9200]

I think I have to be more careful as apparently my sense of humor does not really fit very well to some people's perception.

[kaseyma]

He stopped when I asked him how he pronounced "idea"

Just because they look alike does not mean they must sound alike.

e.g. rough, bough, though

+1. Idiot, Idea

There is some analogy and somebody used it as a guideline. The fact that there is no absolute regularity in pronunciation in a group of words does not mean that there is no such regularity in a sub-group.

Besides, if you won't stop calling kaseyma an idiot, we will have to ban you.

No offense taken.
He was merely adding another example, in this case pronunciation of an "i" preceding a "d."

[proxymoron]

Chill X9200, I didnt call Kaseyma an idiot. I was just highlighting how the pronunciation of idiot and idea are different.

Besides somebody else on this forum called me a pigeon, didn't you notice?

yeah, you were calling me an idiot, and supporting what Kaseyman said.
Just kidding. I noticed the comma and no offense taken.

But it beats me... why would somebody call you a pigeon?

[fujixe2JJ]

e - kia, i believe most singaporean will understand that