How to pronounce “lentes”

Hear how “lentes (glasses (Latin America))” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

lentesLEHN-tehs
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Breakdown

Meaningglasses (Latin America)
Syllableslen · tes (2)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: LEN.
IPA/ˈlen.tes/

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Example sentences

Uso lentes para leer.I wear glasses to read.
Olvidé mis lentes en casa.I forgot my glasses at home.

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