when do you pronounce a g like an h?

Question

Sometimes a g seems to sound like a "g" as in gato. But other times it sounds like an "h" like in inteligente. Does it sound like h when it is inside a word but like g when beginning or is there some other rule?

Answer 1

When the vowels E and I directly follow the G.

Answer 2

What does Mellamama mean? SpanishDict has that on my profile (MellamamaKate) and I can't seem to find the meaning?

this was suposed to be a Question, not an Answer? First time blooper. - MellamaKate, Oct 24, 2012

No problem..welcome to the forum! - rac1, Oct 24, 2012

Answer 3

In Spanish, when followed by e or i:

G sounds H

C sounds C (not K). (by the way, this applies to English as well - cent, civil)

Z sounds Z (not S)

I hope that helps!

That's only in Latin american spanish isn't it? C sounds more like th in european spanish, so I'm told - Hyena27, Oct 16, 2011

Answer 4

And don't forget "agua" where it sounds like neither.