G g — ge
«ge» is a consonant of Slovenian, the “Gajica” script, read as “hard g as in go”. Always the hard g of “go”. Before i and e it never softens and never becomes a “j” sound. For example, in the word “grem” — I go. The Slovenian alphabet has 25 letters in total, and this character can be played right here. It appears, for example, in the word “ali govorite angleško?” — do you speak English?
In short
| Character | G g |
| Name | ge |
| Sound | hard g as in go |
| What it is | a consonant |
In our course the character comes 8th of 25, its neighbours in the course are f and h, appears in 455 words of this site.
How it sounds
Always the hard g of “go”. Before i and e it never softens and never becomes a “j” sound
The character in a word
A lone character is hard to remember: memory holds on to meaning, and a letter has none. The word it stands in provides that anchor.
- gremI go
The character in the “read exactly as they look” group
Fifteen letters with nothing to learn: the sound is exactly what you expect.
Words with this character
How to remember this character
A single letter is the hardest thing to remember: memory has nothing to hold on to — a character has no meaning. A three-step loop works: see the character, try to recall the sound (for «ge» it is “hard g as in go”, as in the word “grem”), see the right answer.
And come back to it the next day, not in an hour: a check a day or two later beats a check the same day. Nobody holds the whole alphabet — 25 letters — at once.
- It is better to test yourself the next day than at the end of the same session. That is why a word comes back to you tomorrow.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · g = 0.82 when tested a day or two later, against 0.56 on the same day.
- Studying a little every day gets more into your head than spending the same total time in one sitting.checked many timesDonovan & Radosevich, 1999, Journal of Applied Psychology 84(5) · 63 studies compared, difference d = 0.46 — a sizeable figure for a learning effect.
Frequently asked
How does the Slovenian character g read?
As “hard g as in go” — it is a consonant of the “Gajica” script. Always the hard g of “go”. Before i and e it never softens and never becomes a “j” sound. For example, in the word “grem” — I go.
What is the letter g called?
Ge. A character's name and its sound are different things in the Slovenian script: it is called “ge” and reads as “hard g as in go”. Learn the second one: the name only helps when the alphabet is recited aloud.