How to pronounce “Yesenia”

Hear how “Yesenia (female first name)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Yeseniayeh-SEH-nyah

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Breakdown

Meaning	female first name
Syllables	ye · se · nia (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: SE.
IPA	/ʝe.ˈse.nja/

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.

Yesenia estudia contabilidad.Yesenia studies accounting.

Yesenia llegó temprano hoy.Yesenia arrived early today.