How to pronounce “diecisiete”

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

diecisietedyeh-see-SYEH-teh (Latin America) · dyeh-thee-SYEH-teh (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	seventeen
Syllables	die · ci · sie · te (4)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: SIE.
IPA (Latin America)	/dje.si.ˈsje.te/
IPA (Spain)	/dje.θi.ˈsje.te/

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 hermano tiene diecisiete años.My brother is seventeen.

Son diecisiete dólares.It's seventeen dollars.