pronunciation.x
The letter x: examen, extra, México
Between vowels x = ks (examen); before consonants it often relaxes to s (extra ≈ 'estra'). México, Oaxaca, Texas keep an old spelling: their x = j sound.
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Explanation
Default: taxi, éxito with [ks]. Pre-consonant softening to [s] is standard casual speech: explicar ≈ 'esplicar' (don't write it that way).
The Mexican-toponym rule: México = 'Méjico', mexicano = 'mejicano' — x preserved by convention, pronounced as j. Indigenous-origin words vary: Xochimilco starts with s.
Examples
El examen fue un éxito.
The exam was a success.
The exam was a success.
Region: global
Mi pareja conoce México.
My partner knows Mexico.
My partner knows Mexico.
Region: global