How to say celestina in Spanish

Pronunciation

celestina

procuress

Latin America

Simplified: seh-lehs-TEE-nah

IPA: se.les'ti.na

Spain

Simplified: theh-lehs-TEE-nah

IPA: θe.les'ti.na

Pronunciation Tips:

Syllable	How to Say It	Mouth Position and Breath Flow
ce	c like s in sun	s sound similar to English
ce	e like bet	slightly spread lips, tongue forward for e
les	light l like let	light l with flatter tongue for brighter sound than English
	e like bet	slightly spread lips, tongue forward for e
	s like sun	s similar to English
ti	unaspirated t like stop (not top)	t without burst of air, tongue touches upper teeth
ti	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