Vergani - prononciation

English translation: hard g

18:54 Dec 6, 2004

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Italian term or phrase: Vergani - prononciation

Can someone please tell me how the letter "g" in this word is pronounced phonetically?I have to transcribe it in Latvian
Thanks in advance

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English translation:hard g

Explanation:
Before "i" or "e", Italian "g" is pronounced like English "j"; before other vowels like English "g" in "goat".

That's why some Italian words have "gh" (e.g. "spaghetti"), to show that it's a hard "g".

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Richard Benham
France
Local time: 15:02

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hard g

Richard Benham

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It's a hard 'g' like English 'go'

Will Matter

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hard g

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 15:02
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thanks

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

It's a hard 'g' like English 'go'

Explanation:
For example 'gatto' (cat) is pronounced 'gah toh'. HTH.

Will Matter
United States
Local time: 06:02
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