How to pronounce LOHALS, and what it means
LOHALS is the name of an IKEA rug. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
LOHALS
LOO-hahls
- Product
- Rug
- Shares its name with
- Lohals, a small harbour town on the Danish island of Langeland. IKEA's rugs are typically named after Danish places.
How to say LOHALS
Say LOO-hahls, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice. LOHALS is not a Swedish place, so locals say it the Danish way; the respelling gives the Swedish reading.
The sounds to watch in LOHALS:
- O is often a long "oo" (as in food), sometimes a short "o" as in hot.
Our guide to Swedish pronunciation explains these sounds in more detail, and the Swedish keyboard lets you type å, ä and ö.
Why it is called LOHALS
Many IKEA products are named after real places in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Sofas and armchairs typically get Swedish place names, beds Norwegian ones and rugs Danish ones.
Sources
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