{"id":176,"date":"2009-06-30T12:25:19","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T16:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=176"},"modified":"2009-06-30T12:25:19","modified_gmt":"2009-06-30T16:25:19","slug":"%c2%bfjirafa-o-girafa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/%c2%bfjirafa-o-girafa\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfJirafa o girafa?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The letters g<\/strong> and j<\/strong> are pronounced the same way in some cases and in others they represent different phonemes. Here are some useful rules so you don\u2019t get them wrong anymore!<\/p>\n

1. The letter g, before the vowels e<\/strong> and i<\/strong>, is pronounced like the h in hat<\/em> (but harder), and in this case it coincides with the pronunciation of the letter j:<\/p>\n

Agitar (to stir) \u2013 engendrar (to cause) \u2013 geranio (geranium) \u2013 gitano (gypsy)<\/p>\n

2. Before the vowels a, o, and u,<\/strong> the letter g sounds like the g in the word get<\/em>:
\nAgua (water) \u2013 alg\u00fan (some, any) \u2013 gato (cat) \u2013 gorra (cap, hood)<\/p>\n

3. When you want the e and i <\/strong>to sound like the g in gato, add the letter u; however, the u sound is not uttered:
\nAguerrido (hardened, veteran) \u2013 conseguir (to manage, to get) \u2013 guepardo (cheetah) \u2013 guirnalda (garland)<\/p>\n

4. When in the combination gu+e\/i, the u sound is pronounced, the u has to carry a dieresis (\u00fc).<\/p>\n

Parag\u00fcero (umbrella stand) \u2013 ping\u00fcino (penguin)<\/p>\n

5. The letter j always has the same sound, a strongly aspired h.
\nReloj (clock) \u2013 joven (young) \u2013 enjabonar (to lather, soap)<\/p>\n

6. In some foreign words, both the letter g and the letter j sound like the letter j in the word January.<\/p>\n

Adagio \u2013 gentleman \u2013 jacuzzi \u2013 jet set \u2013 judo \u2013 banjo \u2013 gillete \u2013 jazz \u2013 joule \u2013 j\u00fanior \u2013 disc-jockey \u2013 gincana \u2013 jeep \u2013 jiu-jitsu \u2013 majorette<\/p>\n

Nos vemos prontito!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The letters g and j are pronounced the same way in some cases and in others they represent different phonemes. Here are some useful rules so you don\u2019t get them wrong anymore! 1. The letter g, before the vowels e and i, is pronounced like the h in hat (but harder), and in this case…<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[358368],"class_list":["post-176","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-pronunciation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t