How to pronounce “edificio”

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

edificioeh-dee-FEE-syoh (Latin America) · eh-dee-FEE-thyoh (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	building
Syllables	e · di · fi · cio (4)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: FI.
IPA (Latin America)	/e.di.ˈfi.sjo/
IPA (Spain)	/e.di.ˈfi.θjo/

c before e or i sounds like s in Latin America and like the "th" in "think" in most of Spain.
A d between vowels is soft, close to the "th" in "this".
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Vivo en un edificio alto.I live in a tall building.

El edificio tiene diez pisos.The building has ten floors.