fun “lesson,” online on the pronunciation of the “x” in Portuguese<\/a>. First, there is a paragraph with a bunch of x’s – then they explain which is pronounced how and why (well, the why part sort of…)<\/p>\nAntes do EXAME, oferecem-lhe uma X\u00cdCARA de ch\u00e1, pois o EXCESSO de estudos o tinha DEIXADO em grande EXCITA\u00c7\u00c3O nervosa. Ele era um aluno EXEMPLAR, o que justifica o tratamento de EXCE\u00c7\u00c3O que recebeu dos professores.Depois de tranq\u00fcilizado, fez EXCELENTE EXAME e falou com propriedade sobre o NEXO EXISTENTE entre os traumas da primeira inf\u00e2ncia e o COMPLEXO de \u00c9dipo, inspirado na EXIG\u00caNCIA de uma educa\u00e7\u00e3o SEXUAL dos pais e dos educadores. Obteve a nota M\u00c1XIMA.So when do you pronounce which “version” of the Portuguese “x” in the above paragraph?<\/p>\n
“z” sound:<\/strong><\/p>\n– exame <\/em><\/p>\n– exemplar <\/em><\/p>\n– existente <\/em><\/p>\n– exig\u00eancia <\/em><\/p>\nWhat do all of these words have in common in relation to the x? <\/strong><\/p>\nFor the “z” sound in Portuguese, the x should be before and after a vowel, but the following vowels need to be followed by consonants. Exception: m\u00e1xima<\/em>, \u00a0which is “s” sounding.<\/p>\n“s” sound:<\/strong><\/p>\n– excesso <\/em><\/p>\n– exce\u00e7\u00e3o <\/em><\/p>\n– excelente <\/em><\/p>\n– excita\u00e7\u00e3o <\/em><\/p>\nWhat do all of these words have in common in relation to the x? <\/strong><\/p>\nThey’re all preceded by a vowel (e) and followed by a c! Easy enough, right?<\/div>\n
“ks” sound: <\/strong><\/div>\n– complexo<\/div>\n
– nexo<\/div>\n
– sexual<\/div>\n
What do all of these words have in common in relation to the x?<\/strong><\/div>\n\n
These words are also preceded by and followed by a vowel, but which is not necessarily followed by another vowel or letter at that!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
“ch” sound (but really “sshhh” sound):<\/strong><\/div>\n– x\u00edcara <\/em><\/p>\n– deixado <\/em><\/p>\nWhat do all of these words have in common in relation to the x?<\/strong><\/p>\nThis is the hardest one because there are so many ways to use it and the pronunciation can be confused with the “ch” in Portuguese as well. \u00a0Overall though, there are a few rules for this pronunciation of the “x”:<\/div>\n
– At the beginning of words – like the example,
x\u00edcara, <\/em>in the text.<\/div>\n– After a
ditongo<\/em>, which is a vowel & a “semi-vowel” in the same syllable. \u00a0So in deixado<\/em>, \u00a0the “ditongo,” is “ei” <\/em>(this rule has it’s exceptions, such as recauchutar <\/em>&\u00a0caucho, <\/em> but overall, you should be safe).<\/div>\n– After “me” – With words like,
mexer, mexe, m\u00e9xicano, mexericar, <\/em>etc. \u00a0The only exception here is “mecha<\/em>“<\/div>\n– And after “en” – Examples are –
enxada<\/em>, enxame<\/em>, etc. – The exceptions here are: encher, enchente, enchova. <\/em><\/div>\nDid that help a little? Note these aren’t scientific grammar rules, but just some assumptions we can make while trying to pronounce the x in Portuguese. \u00a0This sort of rule is not set in stone and I apologize if I missed any exceptions!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One thing that confuses a lot of people who are learning Portuguese, is when and how to use the letter “x,” as opposed to a ch, s, z, etc. So I found this really fun “lesson,” online on the pronunciation of the “x” in Portuguese. First, there is a paragraph with a bunch of x’s…<\/p>\n
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