How to pronounce “cerdo”

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

cerdoSEHR-doh (Latin America) · THEHR-doh (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	pig
Syllables	cer · do (2)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CER.
IPA (Latin America)	/ˈseɾ.do/
IPA (Spain)	/ˈθeɾ.do/

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 cerdo vive en la granja.The pig lives on the farm.

Hay tres cerdos en el campo.There are three pigs in the field.