LETTER G

[Gill]

Today, I noticed that, in one of your PDF's the Russian letter G was pronounced as a V. Please can someone explain why this is and when this letter is pronounced as which.

[George]

I can't find the reason now but I rememmber if the G is stressed it sounds like G but if another sylable is stressed it sounds like V.

[Pollyanna]

Gill, can you quote the word or phrase where you saw G pronounced as V? With an example it will be easier to clear up the question.

[Gill]

The only example I have of this is the word for today Сегодня what it appears that the third letter is pronounced as a V.

[raldon]

I think this happens in the ending -ого too, г is spoken as в... One of those little rules we just have to learn by heart!