How to pronounce “estoy emocionado”

Hear how “estoy emocionado (I'm excited)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

estoy emocionadoehs-TOY eh-moh-syoh-NAH-doh (Latin America) · ehs-TOY eh-moh-thyoh-NAH-doh (Spain)

Speed 0.8× Accent

Breakdown

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.

Estoy emocionado por el viaje.I'm excited about the trip.

¡Estoy muy emocionado!I'm so excited!