The letter "g"
I am confused about the letter g when it comes before an a or an e in a word. I was taught that in this situtation it is pronounced like an h. I have listened to numerous audios and they sound like h in pagina but g in logico Can someone help me? Thanks so much,Robert.
3 Answers
I recently met a Cuban gentleman in a bar in Edinburgh who found my pronunciation of 'mujer' rather amusing because he said it was very Spanish (i.e. as in European Spain). Being Scottish, the 'kh' sound poses no problem for me, because the Scots, like the Germans, use it frequently (famously as in LoCH for lake, but also frequently in words like arCHitect, meCHanic, sCHedule). However, when my Cuban friend told me how he pronounces 'mujer', the 'j' was almost silent as though the u+e form a diphthong, like 'mooer'.
I guess the pronunciation of g/j in the pre-e/i position varies from region to region.
To simplify things, the letter "g" before "e" or "i" has the same pronunciation as the Spanish "j" , which, as said, may differ from region to region. As I am Spanish my "j" is a little stronger than what you hear in la América Latina.
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