How to pronounce “idioma”

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

idiomaee-DYOH-mah
Accent

Breakdown

Meaninglanguage
Syllablesi · dio · ma (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: DIO.
IPA/i.ˈdjo.ma/

Tips for English speakers

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Example sentences

¿Cuántos idiomas hablas?How many languages do you speak?
El español es un idioma bonito.Spanish is a beautiful language.

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