Re: "G" Pronunciation: Is it hard word initialy or utterance initially?
- From: Paul D <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 20:55:41 +0900
On 2006-12-01 04:48:17 +0900, johnfallstaff@xxxxxxxxx said:
I have learned the the 'G' sound is pronunced as 'NG', except in the
beggining of words.
It seems logical that the hard 'g' sound would soften to 'ng' whever it
is not preceded by a pause. Or is would it really be hard whenever it
begins a new word? Also, I think the particle 'ga' is usually said with
the soft nasal sound.
Can anyone clear up the matter?
thnx
Sir John
As pointed out by others, there's no such rule.
Here in Nagoya, I mostly hear the soft 'ng' sound; but then again, I hear the other too.
Perhaps compounds where k turns to g for euphony (e.g. chuugoku) provide more examples of the hard g.
Paul
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