A *ah |
B bi |
C ci |
D di |
E *a |
F effe |
G gi |
H acca |
I *ee |
L elle |
M emme |
N enne |
O *oh |
P pi |
Q cu |
R erre |
S esse |
T ti |
U *oo |
V vi |
Z zeta |
Italian is
normally is written with only 21 letters.
The remaining letters (JKWXY) are used
almost
exclusively for foreign words.
And here is how they are pronounced....
J = i lunga | K = kappa | W = doppia vu | X = ics | Y = i greca or ipsilon |
Sezione 1
ITALIAN PHONETIC CONVENTIONS
Unlike
English, Italian is written according to fixed phonetic
conventions.
This means that the various sounds are written always (well,
almost always) in the same way.
Learn a few BASIC RULES and you will be able to read and pronounce any text accurately.
Memorize one example for each sound
C "hard sound" | |
CA | CASA |
CO | COMO |
CU | CUBA |
CHI | CHIANTI |
CHE | ORCHESTRA BRUSCHETTA |
Practice:
read aloud first, then check the pronunciation
(record
your own soundfiles and compare.)
Sezione 2
C "soft sound" | |
CIA | CIAO |
CIO | CIOCCOLATO |
CIU | CIUCO |
CI | CINEMA |
CE | VERSACE |
Practice:
read aloud first, then check the pronunciation
(record
your own soundfiles and compare.)
acciaio, caciarone, facciata, acacia, camicia | |
ciondolo, calcio, concione, orcio, riccione | |
ciurma, acciuga, cocciuto, taciuto, paciugo | |
cappuccino, faccino, cipolla, circondare, lacci | |
dolce, cerbottana, celia, accendere, cocente |
Sezione 3
G "hard sound" | |
GA | GABBANA |
GO | SPAGO |
GU | GUCCI |
GHI | GHIRO |
GHE | SPAGHETTI |
Practice:
read aloud first, then check the pronunciation
(record
your own soundfiles and compare.)
gabbia, toga, conga, galante, regalare | |
agolena, pargolo, gomitolo, Congo, gomena | |
rguto, paguro, guru, coagulante |
|
ghigno, paghi, paciughino, ghianda | |
ghetto, righello, paghe, folaghe |
Sezione 4
Sezione 5
GN | GNOCCHI LASAGNA |
Sezione
6
Sezione 7