How to say aceituna in Spanish

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Pronunciation

aceituna

olive

Latin America

Simplified: ah-say-TOO-nah

IPA: a.sei'tu.na

Spain

Simplified: ah-thay-TOO-nah

IPA: a.θei'tu.na

Pronunciation Tips:

Syllable	How to Say It	Mouth Position and Breath Flow
a	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
cei	c like s in sun	s sound similar to English
cei	ei like day	day sound similar to English
tu	unaspirated t like stop (not top)	t without burst of air, tongue touches upper teeth
tu	u like boot	strongly rounded lips, tongue back for u
na	n like no	n similar to English
na	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low