How to pronounce “Mendoza”

Hear how “Mendoza (common surname)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Mendozamehn-DOH-sah (Latin America) · mehn-DOH-thah (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	common surname
Syllables	men · do · za (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: DO.
IPA (Latin America)	/men.ˈdo.sa/
IPA (Spain)	/men.ˈdo.θa/

z sounds like s in Latin America and like the "th" in "think" in most of Spain.
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

El profesor Mendoza enseña física.Professor Mendoza teaches physics.

La señora Mendoza nos saludó.Mrs. Mendoza greeted us.