How to pronounce “cuarto”

Hear how “cuarto (room / quarter)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

cuartoKWAHR-toh
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningroom / quarter
Syllablescuar · to (2)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CUAR.
IPA/ˈkwaɾ.to/

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Example sentences

Mi cuarto está arriba.My room is upstairs.
Son las dos y cuarto.It's a quarter past two.

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