Alphabet · Alifbeetada · Consonants

G

G

ga
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The sound

G is always hard, like the English g in "go", never soft as in "gem". It appears in many of the first words children learn.

Example words

Gurihouse
Geelcamel
Gacanhand

Teaching the letter G

Say the letter with a short a after it, "ga", the way Somali children chant the alphabet, then say each example word slowly and let your child find the letter in it. Somali spelling is completely regular, so once a child knows the sound of G they can read it in any word.

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