How to pronounce VALLENTUNA, and what it means
VALLENTUNA is the name of an IKEA modular sofa. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
VALLENTUNA
VAHL-len-tew-nah
- Product
- Modular sofa
- Shares its name with
- Vallentuna, a municipality just north of Stockholm.
How to say VALLENTUNA
Say VAHL-len-tew-nah, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in VALLENTUNA:
- U is not English u: long, it is like "ew" with very rounded lips; short, a quick, rounded sound.
- A double consonant (ck counts as kk) makes the vowel before it short and the consonant held a little longer.
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 VALLENTUNA
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.
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