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Pronouncing Italian



Spelling and pronouncing Italian are easy once you know the few basic rules. This section has been designed so that as you read the pronunciation of the phrases, you can follow the Italian. This will help you recognize how Italian is pronounced and give you a feeling for the rhythm of the language. Here are a few rules you should know:



italian


sounds like


example


pronunciation


* au


ow


autobus


ow-tobus


* ce


che


cena


chayna


* ci


chee


cibo


cheebo


* che *


kay


barche


barkay


* chi *


kee


chiave


kee-avay


* ge


jay


gelato


jay-lato


* ghe *


gay


traghetto


tra-gayt-to


* gi


jee


gita


jeeta


* ghi *


gee


ghiaccio


geeat-cho


* gli


lyee


degli


day-lyee


* gn


ny


ragno


ranyo


* iu


you


aiuto


a-yooto


* sc


sh


scena


shayna


* sch *


sk


schermo


skayrmo



* c and g are hard except when followed by e or i - to make them hard in Italian an h is added.



Double letters ss, tt, ll, etc. are distinctly pronounced - with a slight pause between the two:
posso pos-so, gatto gat-to, pelle pel-lay.



Stress usually falls on the second-to-last syllable. We have indicated the stressed syllable with bold italics in the pronunciation of the phrases.



 

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