How to pronounce “Playa del Carmen”

Hear how “Playa del Carmen (Mexican beach town)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Playa del CarmenPLAH-yah dehl KAHR-mehn

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Breakdown

The single r is a quick tap, like the "tt" in American English "butter". Don't use an English r.
y sounds like the y in "yes" in most countries. In Argentina and Uruguay you'll hear "sh".
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Playa del Carmen está cerca de Cancún.Playa del Carmen is near Cancún.

Tomamos el ferry desde Playa del Carmen.We took the ferry from Playa del Carmen.