placer
pleasure
Latin America
Simplified: plah-SEHRR
IPA: pla'ser
Spain
Simplified: plah-THEHRR
IPA: pla'θer
Pronunciation Tips:
SyllableHow to Say ItMouth Position and Breath Flow
pla
  • unaspirated p like spot (not pot)
  • p without burst of air
  • light l like let
  • light l with flatter tongue for brighter sound than English
  • a like father
  • relaxed a with mouth open, tongue low
cer
  • c like s in sun
  • s sound similar to English
  • e like bet
  • slightly spread lips, tongue forward for e
  • rolled r (no English equivalent)
  • rolled r by vibrating tongue tip against ridge behind teeth while exhaling