How to pronounce “ascensor”

Hear how “ascensor (elevator)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

ascensorahs-sehn-SOHR (Latin America) · ahs-thehn-SOHR (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	elevator
Syllables	as · cen · sor (3)
Stress	Words ending in a consonant other than n or s stress the last syllable: SOR.
IPA (Latin America)	/as.sen.ˈsoɾ/
IPA (Spain)	/as.θen.ˈsoɾ/

The single r is a quick tap, like the "tt" in American English "butter". Don't use an English r.
c before e or i sounds like s in Latin America and like the "th" in "think" in most of Spain.
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

El ascensor no funciona.The elevator isn't working.

Tomamos el ascensor al quinto piso.We took the elevator to the fifth floor.