How do you pronounce IKEA?

Question

Is it like "eye-kee-uh" or "ee-kay-uh"? I'm trying to prove my friend wrong about the pronunciation...

Answer 1

its like "eye-kee-uh". if u listen to the comercials they say it and u know that they have to pronouce it right.

Answer 2

EYE---KEY--A  (SHORT A)

Answer 3

It's pronounced "eye-kee-uh".  For your sake, I hope that's what you were insisting it was!

Answer 4

I pronounce it "eye-kee-uh" =]

Answer 5

eye-kee-yah

Answer 6

it is pronounced  like the first one

Answer 7

in english: "eye-key-ah"

in french: "ee-kay-uh"

i guess none of you were wrong.

Answer 8

your both probility right,heres another way  ike-uh- hope it helps....THE"IS"

Answer 9

eye key ah

Answer 10

I say "eye-kee-uh". I DO NOT use the "Swedish" pronunciation "ee-kay-uh".

AND...if you listen to their advertisements, they clearly say "eye-kee-uh".

You should pick me as the best answer, 'cuz I know you in real life and I know exactly who you're talking about!

Answer 11

Umm....you guys are all wrong!

*it is EE-KAY-UH!*

and hannah...you can go jump off a cliff!

oh and by the way, your not a very good friend!

Answer 12

Its 'ee - key - er'

Answer 13

I think the first one is right.  I have some friends from Norway and they pronounce it the first way.  They just opened one by the Airport in Portland...Not cool.

Answer 14

the first one is correct!!!

Answer 15

I KEE A

Answer 16

eye-kee-uh

Answer 17

eye-key-uh

Answer 18

eye-kee-ya