How to say murciélago in Spanish

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Pronunciation

murciélago

bat

Latin America

Simplified: moor-SYEH-lah-goh

IPA: muɾ'sʝe.la.ɣo

Spain

Simplified: moor-THYEH-lah-goh

IPA: muɾ'θʝe.la.ɣo

Pronunciation Tips:

Syllable	How to Say It	Mouth Position and Breath Flow
mur	m like mom	m similar to English
	u like boot	strongly rounded lips, tongue back for u
	tapped r like ladder	quick tapped r with tongue tip against ridge behind teeth
cié	c like s in sun	s sound similar to English
	i like y in yes	y sound similar to English
	e like bet	slightly spread lips, tongue forward for e
la	light l like let	light l with flatter tongue for brighter sound than English
la	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
go	soft g like sugar	back of tongue close to soft palate (but doesn't touch) for g
go	o like go, but shorter	rounded lips, tongue back for o