How to pronounce “fuego”

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

fuegoFWEH-goh

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Breakdown

Meaning	fire
Syllables	fue · go (2)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: FUE.
IPA	/ˈfwe.ɡo/

Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

No toques el fuego.Don't touch the fire.

Hacemos fuego en la playa.We make a fire on the beach.