How to say aspirado in Spanish

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Pronunciation

aspirado

vacuumed

Latin America

Simplified: ahs-pee-RAH-doh

IPA: as.pi'ɾa.ðo

Spain

Simplified: ahs-pee-RAH-doh

IPA: as.pi'ɾa.ðo

Pronunciation Tips:

Syllable	How to Say It	Mouth Position and Breath Flow
as	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
as	s like sun	s similar to English
pi	unaspirated p like spot (not pot)	p without burst of air
pi	i like see	spread lips, tongue high for i
ra	tapped r like ladder	quick tapped r with tongue tip against ridge behind teeth
ra	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
do	d like th in weather	tongue lightly touches upper teeth for d
do	o like go, but shorter	rounded lips, tongue back for o