I recently replied a question from one of my Spanish students. I wanted to share this short explanation with the community:
Eda was confused regarding the correct pronunciation of the letter G in Spanish. Here is my quick answer, which may be helpful to a few other students:
How the letter G works in Spanish is not so different from English.
WIth A, O and U the G is pronounced as in GOLF. And with E and I as in GINGER. Only that instead the Spanish Ge and Gi sounds like a rough H. For example, GINGER read in Spanish would be something like HEEN-HER. But with a very rough H, unlike the smooth English exhalation. Spanish shares that rough H sound with Hebrew and Arabic.
In short:
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GA GO GU – hard G
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GE GI – rough G (pronounced like a very rough English “H”)
