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Pressure: In Italian the pressure is normally on the third last syllable (wovel). ![]() |
The alphabet: | |||||||||
Letter | Pronunciation |
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a | Both like a in has and a in harbour. The example has both pronunciations, | ||||||||
b | Like b in English | ||||||||
c |
In front of e and i as che in check and as chee in cheese In front of other wovels and consonants (like h) as c in crown. |
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d | As in English. | ||||||||
e | Like e in elephant. | ||||||||
f | As in English. | ||||||||
g |
g In front of e og i, as je in jelly and as ji in jitterbug. g in front of other wovels, like g in English. ghe, ghi like ghe in ghetto and gi in give. gli like lji gn like ni as in Sonia. |
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h | Is not pronounced in English. | ||||||||
i, ì | Like i in Lilly. | ||||||||
j | J is not an Italian letter. When used it is in names of foreign origin. | ||||||||
k | K is not an Italian letter. When used it is in names of foreign origin. | ||||||||
l, m, n | As in English. | - - | |||||||
o | Like o in row/body. You can hear both sounds in the example. | ||||||||
p | As in English. | ||||||||
q | Does always appear in the connection qu. Almost like qu in query. | ||||||||
r | In Italian you 'roll' a little on the r. | ||||||||
s |
sce and sci are pronounced a little like She in Shetland and shee in sheet. sc in front of other wovel and consonants (as h) are pronounced like sc in English. s in front a wovel or a consonant are pronounced as in English. |
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t | Almost as in English. | ||||||||
u | As oo in wool. | ||||||||
v | As in English | ||||||||
w, x, y | Not Italian letters. Can be seen in names of foreign origin. | ||||||||
z | Almost as in English. | ||||||||