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Letter G

The letter ‘g’ has some similarities between English and Portuguese. It can be pronounced as ‘g’ in words such as go in English and golo in Portuguese. But it can also be pronounced with a soft sound, in words such as gengibre (ginger). The soft ‘g’ has exactly the same sound as the ‘j’ in Portuguese.In Portuguese, the pronunciation of ‘g’ depends on its position and the surrounding letters. Here are some guidelines:

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Portuguese g is hard before a, o and u and soft before e and i, so longa and longe sound nothing alike. With audio and a marking exercise.

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