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Cup cake Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Phonetic sound for the letter Q

Hi Everyone,

What is the international phonetic symbol for the letter Q?
There doesn't seem to be one from my research.

Thanks
Cup Cake Emotion: embarrassed
  

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The IPA does not assign a pronunciation for letters in any particular alphabet. Rather, it assigns a pronunciation for a sound . Examples: s in one language will be pronounced differently from the same letter in another language.

— Philip

  • The IPA does not assign a pronunciation for letters in any particular alphabet.
  • Rather, it assigns a pronunciation for a sound .
  • Examples: s in one language will be pronounced differently from the same letter in another language.
  • In English, qu is normally pronounced as /kw/, but in Spanish or French, it is pronounced /k/.
  • In Arabic, q is altogether different.
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The IPA does not assign a pronunciation for letters in any particular alphabet. Rather, it assigns a pronunciation for a sound. Examples: s in one language will be pronounced differently from the same letter in another language. In English, qu is normally pronounced as /kw/, but in Spanish or French, it is pronounced /k/. In Arabic, q is altogether different
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Thanks Philip.
Have a great day. Emotion: yes
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Whoops, one more check in question: what would you say is the best phoneme for X?
My guess is E-ks, but of course this may not work for many.
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Do you mean the IPA symbol? Do you the pronunciation of the letter? /?ks/ would be the IPA for the letter in English.
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Cup cakethe best phoneme for X?
There is no such thing as a phoneme for a letter symbol.

The IPA transcription for X in "tax" or "box" is /ks/.

The IPA transcription for X in "xylophone" is /z/.

CJ
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