How to pronounce “difícil”

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

difícildee-FEE-seel (Latin America) · dee-FEE-theel (Spain)

Speed 0.8× Accent

Breakdown

Meaning	difficult
Syllables	di · fí · cil (3)
Stress	The written accent marks the stress: FÍ.
IPA (Latin America)	/di.ˈfi.sil/
IPA (Spain)	/di.ˈfi.θil/

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.

Esta pregunta es difícil.This question is difficult.

Fue un día difícil.It was a hard day.