How to pronounce “cocinar”

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

cocinarkoh-see-NAHR (Latin America) · koh-thee-NAHR (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	to cook
Syllables	co · ci · nar (3)
Stress	Words ending in a consonant other than n or s stress the last syllable: NAR.
IPA (Latin America)	/ko.si.ˈnaɾ/
IPA (Spain)	/ko.θi.ˈnaɾ/

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.

Mi abuela cocina muy bien.My grandmother cooks very well.

Hoy cocino yo.I'm cooking today.