How to pronounce “iglesia”

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

iglesiaee-GLEH-syah
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningchurch
Syllablesi · gle · sia (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: GLE.
IPA/i.ˈɡle.sja/

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Example sentences

La iglesia es muy antigua.The church is very old.
La iglesia está en la plaza.The church is on the square.

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