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Argentina Pronunciation
Argentina is pronounced ahr-juhn-TEE-nuh, IPA /ˌɑrdʒənˈtinə/.
ahr-juhn-TEE-nuh
US /ˌɑrdʒənˈtinə/
Syllables: ahr · juhn · TEE · nuh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
proper noun: The second largest country in South America, with Buenos Aires as its capital.
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Argentina in a Sentence
- Argentina grows most of its wheat on the pampas.
- She spent two winters in Argentina.
- Argentina shares a very long border with Chile.
Common Mispronunciations of Argentina
Not ahr-jen-TY-nuh
Read the i of tina as a long ee, following the Spanish spelling rather than the English habit.
Not AHR-juhn-tee-nuh
Save the peak for TEE, three syllables in, and let the first two run flat.
Tip: Spanish says ar-hen-TEE-na with a breathy h for the g, and English swaps in a j.
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