How to pronounce “encima”

Hear how “encima (on top / above)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

encimaehn-SEE-mah (Latin America) · ehn-THEE-mah (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	on top / above
Syllables	en · ci · ma (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CI.
IPA (Latin America)	/en.ˈsi.ma/
IPA (Spain)	/en.ˈθi.ma/

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.

El gato duerme encima de la cama.The cat sleeps on top of the bed.

Ponlo encima de la mesa.Put it on the table.