esplendor y todos sus derivados (splendor and all its derivatives).We get the English X sound in: Las palabras que empiezan por la sílaba ex seguida del grupo pr (Words that start with the syllable ex followed by the pr) :Īlmost all words that begin with the syllable ex followed by the group pl:Ĭasi (almost), because we have exceptions like: Some other words where X sounds like the Spanish J: Then the Spanish Royal Academy said it should be written “Mejico”…but we said: No, gracias.
However, as languages evolve the Sh sound starts disappearing from the Spanish language, to the point where in the XVII century people didn’t pronounce it Meshico anymore but Mexico. When the Spaniards invaded Mexico, they heard the name Meshico and they applied this rule made by King Alfonso the tenth, whereby the sound sh should be represented by the letter X. So, the original name of my beautiful and beloved nation was Meshico. (Remember that it’s not MeXico but México.) (The most famous example is the word Mexico.) Recuerda que no es MeXico but México. Quite often, words with X will sound like they were written with a J.Įl ejemplo más famoso es la palabra México. Remember that J sounds like a H in Spanish. In this video, I, Spring Spanish teacher Paulisima, will teach you what makes the X so challenging to pronounce and useful tricks to make sure that you always get it right!
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