mhn237 0 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 When 'g' is in the middle of a word e.g. Delegacion, is it pronounced as hard 'g' or 'h'?? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
More Liana 941 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 It depends. 'G' followed by a, o, or u is always a hard sound, like the 'g' in gato, gobernador, gusto, or delegación--whether it is at the beginning or in the middle of a word. Place makes no difference. 'G' followed by e or i is always like a slightly guttural 'h', no matter where it is placed in the word. Giro, gimnasio, ingeniero, all the slightly guttural 'h' sound. It's the vowel that follows the 'g' that makes the difference, not the placement of the 'g' in the word. Link to post Share on other sites
mhn237 0 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Ah, not as simple as I thought, but now I get it! Gracias, well explained and easily understood, as usual. Link to post Share on other sites
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bdlngton 368 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 It depends. 'G' followed by a, o, or u is always a hard sound, like the 'g' in gato, gobernador, gusto, or delegación--whether it is at the beginning or in the middle of a word. Place makes no difference. 'G' followed by e or i is always like a slightly guttural 'h', no matter where it is placed in the word. Giro, gimnasio, ingeniero, all the slightly guttural 'h' sound. It's the vowel that follows the 'g' that makes the difference, not the placement of the 'g' in the word. To go a little further: To make a "g" hard before an "e" or "i" add a silent 'u" between them: guerra, entregué, guitarra, guiso To make that "u" pronounced, to form a diphthong with the "e" or "i" you put a diéresis over the "u." A diéresis is two little dots over the "u"--you might know it as the umlaut in German: güero, vergüenza, This give a "gw" sound. A "g" followed by a combination of "ua" or "uo" make the hard sound and the vowels form a diphthong giving a "gwa" or "guo" and no diéresis is needed as the "g" always makes the hard sound before a "u." : agua, guava agua Link to post Share on other sites
More Liana 941 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 To go a little further: To make a "g" hard before an "e" or "i" add a silent 'u" between them: guerra, entregué, guitarra, guiso To make that "u" pronounced, to form a diphthong with the "e" or "i" you put a diéresis over the "u." A diéresis is two little dots over the "u"--you might know it as the umlaut in German: güero, vergüenza, This give a "gw" sound. A "g" followed by a combination of "ua" or "uo" make the hard sound and the vowels form a diphthong giving a "gwa" or "guo" and no diéresis is needed as the "g" always makes the hard sound before a "u." : agua, guava agua In Mexico, the 'diéresis' is colloquially known as the cremita. Link to post Share on other sites
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