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In today's lesson, we are going to study how to write and pronounce the Galician alphabet. Galician is spoken mainly in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain where it is co-official with Spanish. The Galician alphabet is used to write the Galician language. You will find in the table below the different letters of its alphabet and their pronunciation. | In today's lesson, we are going to study how to write and pronounce the Galician alphabet. Galician is spoken mainly in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain where it is co-official with Spanish. The Galician alphabet is used to write the Galician language. You will find in the table below the different letters of its alphabet and their pronunciation. | ||
Once you have mastered the alphabet, you can continue your Galician learning journey by exploring other related lessons, such as [[Language/Galician/Vocabulary/Greetings|Galician Vocabulary - Greetings]], [[Language/Galician/Grammar/Give-your-Opinion|Galician Grammar - Give your Opinion]], and [[Language/Galician/Vocabulary/Months-of-the-Year|Galician Vocabulary - Months of the Year]]. Enjoy your Galician language adventure! 😃 | |||
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==Alphabet and Pronunciation in Galician== | |||
== Alphabet and Pronunciation in Galician == | |||
According to the modern and official standard, it has 23 letters and 6 digraphs, in addition to a few letters (⟨j⟩, ⟨k⟩, ⟨w⟩ and ⟨y⟩) used in foreign words, abbreviations and international symbols. As in Portuguese, all letters are masculine. | According to the modern and official standard, it has 23 letters and 6 digraphs, in addition to a few letters (⟨j⟩, ⟨k⟩, ⟨w⟩ and ⟨y⟩) used in foreign words, abbreviations and international symbols. As in Portuguese, all letters are masculine. | ||
* Note: In medieval Galician there were also the letters: ⟨j⟩ /ʃ/, ⟨g⟩ (/ʃ/ preceding e and i), ⟨ç⟩ (/θ/; /s/ in areas with sigmatism), and the digraphs ⟨lh⟩ /ʎ/, ⟨nh⟩ /ɲ/ and ⟨ss⟩. | * Note: In medieval Galician there were also the letters: ⟨j⟩ /ʃ/, ⟨g⟩ (/ʃ/ preceding e and i), ⟨ç⟩ (/θ/; /s/ in areas with sigmatism), and the digraphs ⟨lh⟩ /ʎ/, ⟨nh⟩ /ɲ/ and ⟨ss⟩. | ||
=== 23 letters === | === 23 letters === | ||
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# Foreign Words: Letters like 'J', 'K', 'W', and 'Y' are often included to accommodate words borrowed from other languages. '''J j (iota), K k (ca), W w (uve dobre), Y y (i grego)''' | # Foreign Words: Letters like 'J', 'K', 'W', and 'Y' are often included to accommodate words borrowed from other languages. '''J j (iota), K k (ca), W w (uve dobre), Y y (i grego)''' | ||
# Abbreviations and International Symbols: These letters might also be used in acronyms, initialisms, or international symbols that are recognized globally. | # Abbreviations and International Symbols: These letters might also be used in acronyms, initialisms, or international symbols that are recognized globally. | ||