How to pronounce “silencio”

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

silenciosee-LEHN-syoh (Latin America) · see-LEHN-thyoh (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	silence
Syllables	si · len · cio (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: LEN.
IPA (Latin America)	/si.ˈlen.sjo/
IPA (Spain)	/si.ˈlen.θjo/

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.

Silencio, por favor.Quiet, please.

Me gusta el silencio.I like silence.