How to pronounce “selva”

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

selvaSEHL-bah

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Breakdown

Meaning	jungle
Syllables	sel · va (2)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: SEL.
IPA	/ˈsel.ba/

v sounds the same as b. Spanish has no English-style v sound.
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Hay monos en la selva.There are monkeys in the jungle.

Viajamos a la selva amazónica.We traveled to the Amazon jungle.