chilindrina
sweet roll
Latin America
Simplified: chee-leen-DREE-nah
IPA: tʃi.lin'dɾi.na
Spain
Simplified: chee-leen-DREE-nah
IPA: tʃi.lin'dɾi.na
Pronunciation Tips:
SyllableHow to Say ItMouth Position and Breath Flow
chi
  • ch like cheese
  • ch similar to English
  • i like see
  • spread lips, tongue high for i
lin
  • light l like let
  • light l with flatter tongue for brighter sound than English
  • i like see
  • spread lips, tongue high for i
  • n like no
  • n similar to English
dri
  • d like day, but softer
  • tongue touches upper teeth for Spanish d
  • tapped r like ladder
  • quick tapped r with tongue tip against ridge behind teeth
  • i like see
  • spread lips, tongue high for i
na
  • n like no
  • n similar to English
  • a like father
  • relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low