How to pronounce “Aguascalientes”

Hear how “Aguascalientes (Mexican state)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Aguascalientesah-gwahs-kah-LYEHN-tehs

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Breakdown

Meaning	Mexican state
Syllables	a · guas · ca · lien · tes (5)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: LIEN.
IPA	/a.ɡwas.ka.ˈljen.tes/

Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Aguascalientes es un estado pequeño.Aguascalientes is a small state.

Su nombre significa aguas calientes.Its name means hot waters.