How to pronounce “otra cerveza por favor”
Hear how “otra cerveza por favor (another beer, please)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.
otra cerveza, por favorOH-trah sehr-BEH-sah pohr fah-BOHR (Latin America) · OH-trah thehr-BEH-thah pohr fah-BOHR (Spain)
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Breakdown
| Meaning | another beer, please |
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| Syllables | o · tra cer · ve · za por fa · vor (8) |
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| IPA (Latin America) | /ˈo.tɾa seɾ.ˈbe.sa poɾ fa.ˈboɾ/ |
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| IPA (Spain) | /ˈo.tɾa θeɾ.ˈbe.θa poɾ fa.ˈboɾ/ |
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Tips for English speakers
Common mistake: Say "sehr-BEH-sah" (Spain: "thehr-BEH-thah"), not "ser-VAY-zuh".
- The single r is a quick tap, like the "tt" in American English "butter". Don't use an English r.
- v sounds the same as b. Spanish has no English-style v sound.
- z and c before e or i sound 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.
Learn more: Spanish R and RR · Spain vs. Latin America · Spanish vowels
Example sentences
Camarero, otra cerveza, por favor.Waiter, another beer, please.
Otra cerveza, por favor, bien fría.Another beer, please, nice and cold.
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