How to pronounce “metro”

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

metroMEH-troh
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningsubway
Syllablesme · tro (2)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: ME.
IPA/ˈme.tɾo/

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Example sentences

Tomo el metro todos los días.I take the subway every day.
La estación de metro está cerca.The subway station is nearby.

More words

díasemanameshoraminutonoche
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