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Almost every English word that starts with an X has a "z" sound. e.g. xenon, xylophone, xiphoid. In fact, I can't think of any exceptions. "zigh" as a pronunci
by Retr0spectrum 9y ago
Almost every English word that starts with an X has a "z" sound. e.g. xenon, xylophone, xiphoid. In fact, I can't think of any exceptions.
"zigh" as a pronunciation seems natural to me.
- dhimes 9y agoYeah, but when you ask a Chinese person how to pronounce Xi or Xiu the X -> sh. That's why I went with Shee also when I read this.
- mixmastamyk 9y agoPortuguese also.
- erikb 9y agoThat's really good to know (although I'm not sure how the "z" is pronounced in that case either). I always say "ksenon", "ksülofown" (ü is a sound between -e and -u and funnily exists in German and Chinese but not English), "ksifoid".