Cómo pronunciar «telex» en inglés
ˈtɛlɛks
TE·leks
Acento principal: TE
Escucha a hablantes nativos decir «telex» en contexto en clips de video reales
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “telex”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
TE
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
leks
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("TE"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "telex" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "telex is" sounds like "telex-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "telex" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Telex, believe it or not, there was still some telex machines when I started at Goldman Sachs in 1979.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“It came out of this telex tape and they fed it into a computer and then it was edited.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“A Rapha com machine to send faxes and everything else, a Twix to Telex, a plug”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“to Moscow at the time was a really dicey proposition so my job was to sit there at the Telex machine typing out messages Mees hoping on a wing and a prayer that”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Telex I mean um so we didn't have that we didn't have photocopy machines um but we had an”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“izzati the cultural attache since the police refused to reinstall previously cut off telephone and telex lines Owen”— Simple HistoryWatch clip
Practicar la Pronunciación de «telex»
Escucha la pronunciación nativa, grábate repitiendo la frase en tu micrófono y obtén puntuación de precisión en tiempo real palabra por palabra.
Telex, believe it or not, there was still some telex machines when I started at Goldman Sachs in 1979.
Escuchar en contexto: “telex”
32 clipsThe Inglés word “telex” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈtɛlɛks (phonetic respelling: TE-leks). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (TE · leks), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (TE). Grammatically, “telex” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 32 authentic Inglés video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “telex” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Khan Academy, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @47:24
“was a form to change two ledger accounts. Telex, believe it or not, there was still some telex machines when I started at Goldman Sachs in 1979. some telex machines when I started at Goldman Sachs”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #2 · @17:30
“and then it was telexed to the New York Times. It came out of this telex tape and they fed it into a computer and then it was edited. and they fed it into a computer”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @13:10
“when I was on a manual typewriter, okay? A Rapha com machine to send faxes and everything else, a Twix to Telex, a plug everything else, a Twix to Telex, a plug”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @26:51
“talking to reporters from other news organizations in Moscow and a phone call to Moscow at the time was a really dicey proposition so my job was to sit there at the Telex machine typing out messages Mees hoping on a wing and a prayer that at the Telex machine typing out messages Mees hoping on a wing and a prayer that”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @23:46
“Delhi to uh Geneva you had to send a Telex I mean um so we didn't have that we didn't have photocopy machines um but we had an we didn't have photocopy machines um but”
Definición y significado: “telex”
- A network of teletypes.
- A teletype message sent through such a network.
- To send a message over a telex network.
Oraciones de ejemplo (2)
- “Telex, believe it or not, there was still some telex machines when I started at Goldman Sachs in 1979.”
- “It came out of this telex tape and they fed it into a computer and then it was edited.”
Frases comunes y colocaciones
Pronunciación: “telex”
- Pronunciation:
- TE-leks
- Sílabas:
- TE · leks
- Written Hyphenation:
- tel · ex
- Acento principal:
- TE
- IPA:
- ˈtɛlɛks
- Escuchar en contexto
- telex
Palabras que riman con “telex”
-ɛlɛksPalabras con sonido idéntico (Homófonos)
Sonido únicoNo se conocen homófonos exactos para "telex" (⁄ˈtɛlɛks⁄).
Preguntas frecuentes sobre «telex»
¿Cómo se pronuncia «telex» en inglés?
«telex» se pronuncia ⁄ˈtɛlɛks⁄ (TE-leks). Escucha los clips de video de hablantes nativos arriba para oírla en contexto real.
¿Cuántas sílabas tiene «telex»?
«telex» tiene 2 sílabas: TE · leks.
¿Dónde está el acento en «telex»?
El acento principal en «telex» está en «TE». Presta atención a esa sílaba tónica en los videos de arriba.
¿Qué significa «telex»?
A network of teletypes.
¿Cómo puedo escuchar «telex» en frases reales?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “telex”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).