How to pronounce “cierto”

Hear how “cierto (true / certain)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

ciertoSYEHR-toh (Latin America) · THYEHR-toh (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	true / certain
Syllables	cier · to (2)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CIER.
IPA (Latin America)	/ˈsjeɾ.to/
IPA (Spain)	/ˈθjeɾ.to/

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.

Eso es cierto.That's true.

Hay ciertas cosas que no entiendo.There are certain things I don't understand.