How to pronounce “sesenta”

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

sesentaseh-SEHN-tah

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Breakdown

Meaning	sixty
Syllables	se · sen · ta (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: SEN.
IPA	/se.ˈsen.ta/

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

Mi abuela tiene sesenta años.My grandmother is sixty years old.

Una hora tiene sesenta minutos.An hour has sixty minutes.