How to pronounce “presten atención”

Hear how “presten atención (pay attention)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

presten atenciónPREHS-tehn ah-tehn-SYOHN (Latin America) · PREHS-tehn ah-tehn-THYOHN (Spain)

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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.
c before e or i 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.

Presten atención, esto es importante.Pay attention, this is important.

Chicos, presten atención a la pizarra.Guys, pay attention to the board.