How to pronounce letter G in Spanish ?

The letter G in Spanish is pronounced /g/ (as in ‘gas’) before a consonant or the vowels a, o, u. 

Before e, I it is pronounced /x/ (as in Scottish ‘loch’. The letter J is always pronounced /x/.

Say whether the pronunciation of the initial letter is /g/ or /x/.

  1. Gato /g/
  2. Jefe /_/
  3. Girar /_/
  4. Gota /_/
  5. Jirafa /_/