How do YOU pronounce Latakia?

Until yesterday I had only ever read this word. I read it, and my brain says:

la-TACK-ee-ah

But I was in a pipe shop the other day, two guys were talking, and they called it:

LAT-ah-key

So, how do YOU say it?

here ya go! You can even hear how it's pronounced

I always pronounce it LIGHT-UH-KIA, not sure if that’s right.

[replicant_argent]

Originally Posted by Darrell

I always pronounce it LIGHT-UH-KIA, not sure if that’s right.

How do you get LIGHT out of l-a-t? or do you just have a burning desire to arsonize a Korean car?

Originally Posted by yellowgoat

here ya go! You can even hear how it's pronounced

I thought I had it right. I've only heard someone else pronounce it once and it didn't sound right. She pronounced it "la Tackee ah"

[Curly Cut]

Originally Posted by yellowgoat

here ya go! You can even hear how it's pronounced

i was gonna link that if someone hadn't already. i wanted to make sure i was saying it right when i heard someone say it pronounced, La-TACKY-uh, which is incorrect.

i also looked up Perique once a long time ago.

Originally Posted by Curly Cut

i also looked up Perique once a long time ago.

Pah reek?

Originally Posted by TheJ

Pah reek?

No, it's PEAR-UH-KEE.

No, not right? Damn.

I was one of those people that pronounce(d) it LA-TAH-KIA. Sounds better to me, but I'll say it the "right" way if it makes y'all happy.

WWhermit.

[DrDubzz]

I used to say Lah- tAkia

I've been saying it correctly since I started watching Subotaj's youtube videos, and I figured the dude from Israel knew how to pronounce the tobacco grown in that general vicinity

[croatan]

Correctly, apparently

Originally Posted by yellowgoat

here ya go! You can even hear how it's pronounced

[BigFrank]

I usually end up say it like LAT-TICA

[RevSmoke]

La-tah-KEY-ah

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

La-tah-KEY-ah