How to pronounce Iraq?

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Pronunciation of Iraq

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Iraq is pronounced as

IH - r AH k

ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'


Iraq is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ IH - r AH k ]

IH - r AH k
it   rat car key



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Pronunciation of Iraq

ih-rakh, ih-rack or eye-rack (rack rhymes with back)

Interesting take on the pronunciation:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105154962


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