How to say contratiempo in Spanish

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Pronunciation

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contratiempo

setback

Latin America

Simplified: kohn-trah-TYEHM-poh

IPA: kon.tɾa'tʝem.po

Spain

Simplified: kohn-trah-TYEHM-poh

IPA: kon.tɾa'tʝem.po

Pronunciation Tips:

Syllable	How to Say It	Mouth Position and Breath Flow
con	c like unaspirated k in sky (not key)	k sound without burst of air
	o like go, but shorter	rounded lips, tongue back for o
	n like no	n similar to English
tra	unaspirated t like stop (not top)	t without burst of air, tongue touches upper teeth
	tapped r like ladder	quick tapped r with tongue tip against ridge behind teeth
	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
tiem	unaspirated t like stop (not top)	t without burst of air, tongue touches upper teeth
	i like y in yes	y sound similar to English
	e like bet	slightly spread lips, tongue forward for e
	m like mom	m similar to English
po	unaspirated p like spot (not pot)	p without burst of air
po	o like go, but shorter	rounded lips, tongue back for o