How to pronounce “llame a la policía”

Hear how “llame a la policía (call the police)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

llame a la policíaYAH-meh ah lah poh-lee-SEE-ah (Latin America) · YAH-meh ah lah poh-lee-THEE-ah (Spain)

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Breakdown

ll sounds like the y in "yes" in most countries. In Argentina and Uruguay you'll hear "sh".
c before e or i sounds like s in Latin America and like the "th" in "think" in most of Spain.
The accent on í keeps it in its own syllable, so policía has 4 syllables.
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

¡Llame a la policía, por favor!Call the police, please!

Me robaron, llame a la policía.I was robbed, call the police.