How To Pronounce Argentina

In British English, Argentina is pronounced /ˌɑː.dʒənˈtiː.nə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɑːʴ.dʒə̃nˈtʰiː.nə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɑːr.dʒənˈtiː.nə/.

Argentina has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.