How to say calcitonina in Spanish

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Pronunciation

calcitonina

calcitonin

Latin America

Simplified: kahl-see-toh-NEE-nah

IPA: kal.si.to'ni.na

Spain

Simplified: kahl-thee-toh-NEE-nah

IPA: kal.θi.to'ni.na

Pronunciation Tips:

Syllable	How to Say It	Mouth Position and Breath Flow
cal	c like unaspirated k in sky (not key)	k sound without burst of air
	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
	light l like let	light l with flatter tongue for brighter sound than English
ci	c like s in sun	s sound similar to English
ci	i like see	spread lips, tongue high for i
to	unaspirated t like stop (not top)	t without burst of air, tongue touches upper teeth
to	o like go, but shorter	rounded lips, tongue back for o
ni	n like no	n similar to English
ni	i like see	spread lips, tongue high for i
na	n like no	n similar to English
na	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low