How to say alentar in Spanish

Pronunciation

alentar

encourage

Latin America

Simplified: ah-lehn-TAHR

IPA: a.len'taɾ

Spain

Simplified: ah-lehn-TAHR

IPA: a.len'taɾ

Pronunciation Tips:

Syllable	How to Say It	Mouth Position and Breath Flow
a	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
len	light l like let	light l with flatter tongue for brighter sound than English
	e like bet	slightly spread lips, tongue forward for e
	n like no	n similar to English
tar	unaspirated t like stop (not top)	t without burst of air, tongue touches upper teeth
	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
	tapped r like ladder	quick tapped r with tongue tip against ridge behind teeth