How to pronounce “Guatemala”

Hear how “Guatemala (country in Central America)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Guatemalagwah-teh-MAH-lah

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Breakdown

Meaning	country in Central America
Syllables	gua · te · ma · la (4)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: MA.
IPA	/ɡwa.te.ˈma.la/

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

Guatemala tiene muchos volcanes.Guatemala has many volcanoes.

Viajamos por Guatemala en autobús.We traveled around Guatemala by bus.