How to pronounce “celebrar”

Hear how “celebrar (to celebrate)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

celebrarseh-leh-BRAHR (Latin America) · theh-leh-BRAHR (Spain)

Speed 0.8× Accent

Breakdown

Meaning	to celebrate
Syllables	ce · le · brar (3)
Stress	Words ending in a consonant other than n or s stress the last syllable: BRAR.
IPA (Latin America)	/se.le.ˈbɾaɾ/
IPA (Spain)	/θe.le.ˈbɾaɾ/

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.

Celebramos mi cumpleaños en casa.We celebrated my birthday at home.

¡Vamos a celebrar!Let's celebrate!