How to pronounce “cansado”

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

cansadokahn-SAH-doh
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningtired
Syllablescan · sa · do (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: SA.
IPA/kan.ˈsa.do/

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Example sentences

Estoy muy cansado hoy.I'm very tired today.
Llegamos cansados a casa.We got home tired.

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