? pronunciation of sintieron
? pronunciation of certain stems in 3rd person plural? sintieron - ? sin-t - iero or ieron?
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Seen-tyeh-ron. Very approximately. Any English spelling/explanation of how to pronounce it will be off, though. The only real way to do it is to learn how the letters sound in Spanish. Then you can just sound it out, as pronunciation is very predictable.
Type in the word/phrase you wish to hear pronounced. Avoid all "crappy" pseudo- English approximations (unless your goal is to learn to sound like a gringo).
? pronunciation of certain stems in 3rd person plural? sintieron - ? sin-t - iero or ieron?
Well... sarcastic as it may sound, you pronounce the S, then the I, then the N, then the T,... until you reach the end, since the pronunciation of Spanish letters is 100% predictable, unlike in English, where spelling is a riddle. Like samdie said, avoid reading things like "seen-tyeh-ron", because any similarity between that and the real sound is purely coincidental. Only the N at the end will sound the same in Spanish and English. The rest of the sounds will not resemble Spanish to a native. The S is fairly close, the ee is far too long, the T is very different, the R has nothing to do, and the O will have a sound that does not even exist in Spanish.
Come one! Learn how to read the letters. The rules are simply and without exceptions. Get used to the sound, and you will be able to read ALL Spanish words with 100% certainty.
In Spanish pronunciation is not split at consonants like you suggested (sin-t-ieron). Syllables always have at least a vowel or group of vowels, with consonant(s) on either side (or both):
eg: Ar-ti-lu-gio / As-fi-xia / Sim-bio-sis / Tor-ti-lla / Can-tar
