How to pronounce “Andalucía”
Hear how “Andalucía (region in southern Spain)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.
Andalucíaahn-dah-loo-SEE-ah (Latin America) · ahn-dah-loo-THEE-ah (Spain)
Accent
Breakdown
| Meaning | region in southern Spain |
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| Syllables | an · da · lu · cí · a (5) |
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| Stress | The written accent marks the stress: CÍ. |
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| IPA (Latin America) | /an.da.lu.ˈsi.a/ |
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| IPA (Spain) | /an.da.lu.ˈθi.a/ |
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Tips for English speakers
- c before e or i sounds like s in Latin America and like the "th" in "think" in most of Spain.
- The accent on í keeps it in its own syllable, so andalucía has 5 syllables.
- Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.
Learn more: Spain vs. Latin America · Stress and accent marks · Spanish vowels
Example sentences
Sevilla es la capital de Andalucía.Seville is the capital of Andalusia.
Andalucía es famosa por el flamenco.Andalusia is famous for flamenco.
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