g
The English letter g is written as g in Portuguese.
Did you know?
- When g precedes the letter e or i, it sounds like the English 'j', but when it precedes a, o or u, it sounds like the English 'g' in 'go'.
- The letter g is used in the Portuguese word gaivota for 'seagull', which shares a distant root with the English word 'gull'.
- In older Portuguese orthography, the letter g was sometimes swapped with j in certain words before spelling was standardized.
Examples in context
- Ligue para o disk gás e peça um novo bujão.Call Disk Gás and ask for a new cylinder.This sentence shows g as part of a proper noun, Disk Gás.Tatoeba #1691549 by alexmarcelo, translation #8279311 by XY
- A Gravidade na superfície de Titã é de 0,14 g.Titan's surface gravity is 0.14 g.This sentence shows g used as a unit for gravity.Tatoeba #4221961 by ajdavidl, translation #1647636 by nonong
- Ele ou ela tem 30 dias para recorrer à proteção prevista pela Secção 37.9(g).He or she has 30 days in which to invoke the protection of Section 37.9(g).This sentence shows g used to denote a specific subsection of a legal text.Tatoeba #10723355 by Cangarejo, translation #10723354 by Cangarejo
- GatoCat
- GentePeople
- GirafaGiraffe
- GostoI like
- GostosoDelicious
- 12 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two students are spelling out names in a classroom.
- JulianaComo se escreve o nome?How do you spell the name?
- LucasComeça com a letra g.It starts with the letter g.
- JulianaO g é maiúsculo?Is the g uppercase?
- LucasNão, é minúsculo.No, it is lowercase.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
