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The Chinese are right! Ikea: Australians always mispronounce our names

What does Ikea say in English? A few days ago, Ikea launched a sleep-friendly podcast, in which the Swedes read "Ikea," which left many Australians confused, "how is it different from what I usually read?"

It was really "Eee-KEH-Yah,"

However, the Australian accent is generally a "Aijia" (Eye-KEH-Yah).

Ikea's speaker said IKEA was the name of founder Ingvar Kamprad, the name of the family farm, the name of Elmtaryd, 's hometown village, Agunnaryd, and the Swedish (Sweden) initials.

The term "Ikea" is the name of IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad, as well as his family farm Elmtaryd and his hometown Agunnaryd.

When Kamprad founded Ikea in 1943, he announced Ikea's name, "Eee-KEH-Yah," in a Swedish accent. The typical Swedish accent is "Eee-KEH-Yah" (Ikea).

Before that, even well-known English blogger Yang Jiacheng made the same mistake. It turns out that the Chinese were right. Ha!

Ikea speaker also comforted Australians, it's okay. There are a lot of ideas about our names in the world. It's not a problem.

Ikea sells well in 49 markets around the world, so it's natural to think differently around the world.

Netizen comment: my roommate has been in Singapore for a few years and I laughed at him

Comments by netizens: is Uber wu or you??

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