How to say paleontología in Spanish

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Pronunciation

paleontología

paleontology

Latin America

Simplified: pah-leh-ohn-toh-loh-HEE-ah

IPA: pa.le.on.to.lo'xi.a

Spain

Simplified: pah-leh-ohn-toh-loh-HEE-ah

IPA: pa.le.on.to.lo'χi.a

Pronunciation Tips:

Syllable	How to Say It	Mouth Position and Breath Flow
pa	unaspirated p like spot (not pot)	p without burst of air
pa	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
le	light l like let	light l with flatter tongue for brighter sound than English
le	e like bet	slightly spread lips, tongue forward for e
on	o like go, but shorter	rounded lips, tongue back for o
on	n like no	n similar to English
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
lo	light l like let	light l with flatter tongue for brighter sound than English
lo	o like go, but shorter	rounded lips, tongue back for o
gí	g like h in hat	h sound similar to English
gí	i like see	spread lips, tongue high for i
a	a like father	relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low