X
Qubee letter X
Sounds like a hard, glottalized t.
X is letter 29 of the 31 Qubee letters of Afaan Oromo. It is one letter with one sound, so a child learns it once and traces it as one shape.
- Sounda hard, glottalized t
- How to make itLike t, with a catch in your throat first.
- Where it sitsLetter 29 of 31, before Y, after W
xaaxee
A reference word for this letter, taken from the standard Qubee alphabet. The app's own word for X is on its way.
Teaching X to a child
Say the sound first, then let the child trace it. Like t, with a catch in your throat first. Ask for one more word that starts with X — a name in the family counts — and the letter becomes a game rather than a lesson.
In the app the whole stop takes a minute or two: trace X, hear it, pick it out of four letters, then watch the hut on the road raise its flag.