The letter G in Spanish is pronounced /g/ (as in ‘gas’) before a consonant or the vowels a, o, u.
Before e, I it is pronounced /x/ (as in Scottish ‘loch’. The letter J is always pronounced /x/.
Say whether the pronunciation of the initial letter is /g/ or /x/.
- Gato /g/
- Jefe /_/
- Girar /_/
- Gota /_/
- Jirafa /_/