Pronunciation of " G "

Question

****How can i pronounce " G " in Spanish?****

Thank you

Answer 1

I've found this explanation to be helpful....

Pronunciation of G:

1. When G is followed by E or I, you pronounce it like soft H (gente, gitano)

2. When G is followed by A, O or U, you pronounce it like a hard G in "girl" (gato, gusto, goma).

3. GUE and GUI - you don't pronounce the U (it's silent in these cases) and the G sounds hard like in "girl" (guerra, guitarra).

Answer 2

Ga (Gah) gato [gah’-to]

Ge (Hay) gema [hay’-mah]

Gi (Hee) giro [hee’-ro]

Go (Go) gota [go’-tah]

Gu (Goo) gusano [goo-sah’-no]

Need to add a u in between the g and the weak wovels e and i to get a soft g sound.

Gue (Gay) guerra [gayr’-rah]

Gui (Ghee) guisar [ghee-sar’]

Answer 3

It depends on the vowel which follows it.

Sometimes very close to English G, as in Good.

And other times more like an English H.

There also seems to be a bunch of subtle regional changes.

I´ll see if I can´t find a link.

here it is

Answer 4

You can type in words that contain the letter 'g' in Spanish in the SD dictionary. Then there is an option for the voice pronunciation. Just click the sound icon and it will pronounce it for you. If g is followed by e or i, its usually a softer gutteral sound that the Spanish 'j'. If it's followed by a or o, it generally sounds like the English 'g' sound like in gone.

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