• cordlesslamp@lemmy.today
    01·
    1 year ago

    Try to pronounce the letter G. What does it sound like? Hard or soft G?

    Now, while pronouncing “G”, close your lips to make the sound “G-if”.

    There you have it, how to pronounce “Gif”.

    Ps: honestly, That just popped up in my head a moment ago and I’m just trying to troll, wholeheartedly I believe it is hard-G as in Graphics.

    • geissi@feddit.deEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Try to pronounce the letter G. What does it sound like? Hard or soft G?

      According to wikipedia the phonetic usage includes:
      [g] [d͡ʒ] [ʒ] [ŋ] [j] [ɣ~ʝ] [x~χ] [d͡z] [ɟ] [k] [ɠ] [ɢ] /dʒiː/

      For English pronunciation it lists:
      /dʒ/ /ɡ/ /ʒ/ and silent