Lettre X en portugais – Comment la prononcer
Concernant la prononciation, la lettre X est assez difficile pour ceux qui apprennent le portugais. Voici pourquoi :
En portugais, la lettre X représente quatre sons de langue différents, à savoir le /ʃ/-le son (comme dans shape), le /ks/-le son (comme dans tax), le /z/-le son (comme dans zen), et le /s/-le son (comme dans sun).
Luckily, a few spelling patterns will make it easier for you. Learning these patterns and keeping them in the back of your mind will allow you, in most cases, to guess it right. Read on.
/ʃ/-son
Mots commençant par X
- xeque (check)
- xarope (syrup)
- xerife (sheriff)
- xenofobia (xenophobia)
- xícara (tea-cup)
- . . .
X devant une consonne
- texto (text)
- explorar (explore)
- extremo (extreme)
- expectativa (expectation)
- exterior (exterior)
- . . .
X entre les voyelles
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