How to pronounce “muchacho”

Hear how “muchacho (boy / young man)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

muchachomoo-CHAH-choh

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Breakdown

Meaning	boy / young man
Syllables	mu · cha · cho (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CHA.
IPA	/mu.ˈtʃa.tʃo/

Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

El muchacho trabaja en el mercado.The young man works at the market.

Es un muchacho muy educado.He's a very polite boy.