>By the way, isn't it somewhat confusing to speak of "the Spanish soft
>g"? The terms "hard G" and "soft G" apply only to English (at least in
my
>experience).
As I recall, it's hard g in ga ("amiga"), gue, gui, go ("amigo") and gu
but the rough h in
ge and gi.
If the u has a diaeresis, then gu"e and gu"i are pronounced gwe and gwi.