How to pronounce “cómo se dice”

Hear how “cómo se dice (how do you say it?)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

¿cómo se dice?KOH-moh seh DEE-seh (Latin America) · KOH-moh seh DEE-theh (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	how do you say it?
Syllables	có · mo se di · ce (5)
IPA (Latin America)	/ˈko.mo se ˈdi.se/
IPA (Spain)	/ˈko.mo se ˈdi.θe/

Tips for English speakers

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.

Learn more: Spain vs. Latin America · Spanish vowels

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