g
/ɡ/from spelling rules
The phrase g in Spanish refers to the seventh letter of the English alphabet.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡ/
Did you know?
- The Spanish g sound before e and i is phonetically identical to the sound of the letter j in Spanish.
- When g appears before u and is followed by e or i, the u is often silent. This creates the gue and gui combinations to preserve the hard 'g' sound.
- In old Spanish texts, you may find the g used in ways that would be considered spelling errors today, as the orthography for g and j was not fully standardized for centuries.
Examples in context
- La poesía de Góngora se caracteriza por el uso de cultismos y frases complejas.Góngora's poetry is characterized by erudition and complex sentences.This sentence is useful for seeing how the letter g appears in the name Góngora.Tatoeba #7864705 by Seael, translation #13596026 by frpzzd
- Algunos países miembros se han mostrado poco rigurosos al seguir los acuerdos del G-7.Some member countries have been lax in abiding by G-7 agreements.This sentence shows the use of g in the international designation G-7.Tatoeba #7783059 by Eremon, translation #24403 by CK
- El alfabeto del alto sorabo contiene treinta y cuatro letras: a, b, c, č, ć, d, dź, e, ě, f, g, h, ch, i, j, k, ł, l, m, n, ń, o, ó, p, r, ř, s, š, t, u, w, y, z, ž.The Upper Sorbian alphabet consists of 34 letters: a, b, c, č, ć, d, dź, e, ě, f, g, h, ch, i, j, k, ł, l, m, n, ń, o, ó, p, r, ř, s, š, t, u, w, y, z, ž.This sentence lists the letter g as part of the Upper Sorbian alphabet.Tatoeba #10078882 by manufrutos, translation #9832088 by Dominika7
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Example conversation
María and Mateo are playing a word game.
- María¿Cómo se escribe esa palabra?How do you spell that word?
- MateoEmpieza con la letra g.It starts with the letter g.
- MaríaAh, ¿la letra g?Oh, the letter g?
- MateoSí, la letra g.Yes, the letter g.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
