How to pronounce MANDAL, and what it means
MANDAL is the name of an IKEA bed. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
MANDAL
MAHN-dahl
- Product
- Bed
- Shares its name with
- Mandal, a town on the southern coast of Norway.
How to say MANDAL
Say MAHN-dahl, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice. MANDAL is not a Swedish place, so locals say it the Norwegian way; the respelling gives the Swedish reading.
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 MANDAL
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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