How to pronounce “guayaba”

Hear how “guayaba (guava fruit)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

guayabagwah-YAH-bah

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Breakdown

Meaning	guava fruit
Syllables	gua · ya · ba (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: YA.
IPA	/ɡwa.ˈʝa.ba/

y sounds like the y in "yes" in most countries. In Argentina and Uruguay you'll hear "sh".
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

El jugo de guayaba es dulce.Guava juice is sweet.

Compré pastelitos de guayaba.I bought guava pastries.