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Old December 23, 2009, 09:17 AM
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words like agarrar, egoísta, cigüeña and gigante...
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gato - similar to the G in get

gemelo - similar to a hard "H". Just try to imitate most any foreigner trying to say "hot"

G and J sound the same as in gemelo. try your phonetic here read this in English "hemelo" try a hard or strong "h".
Agreed ... but how about the words in the second bullet in my list? Supposedly those are pronounced differently.... That's the one I'm having trouble with....
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