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The Italian Alphabet

Salim 2005 © Linguanaut.com

 

 

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Italian Alphabet, Letters, Italian Vowels, Consonants, Italian Pronunciation, How to write in Italian.

 

 

 

 

Aa as in the word “ask” and never as in the word “able”

Bb same as in English

Cc like “tsh” before “i” or “e”, otherwise like "k” in Creole.

Dd same as in English

Ee as in “elevated”

Ff same as in English

Gg like the "dg", before “i” or “e”, otherwise like the "g" in "Good".

Hh silent most of the time.

Ii as in the word “ink” never as in the word “island”

Jj as in “Job”, or the “s” of “pleasure”.

Kk same as in English

Ll same as in English

Mm same as in English

Nn same as in English

Oo same as in English “Old” never as in “Hot” which is pronounced somehow like {hat}

Pp same as in English

Qq same as in English

Rr Spanish “r”

Ss between vowels as “z”, and as “s” otherwise.

Tt same as in English not as sharp. 

Uu as in the “ultra”, never as in the word “up” or “university” 

Vv same as in English

Ww as in English, sometimes as “v”

Xx same as in English

Yy same as in English although rare.

Zz as in “ts”, or “dz”.

 

cc as “tshee” before “i” and “e”, or as “kee” elsewhere.

ch like “k” as in “kid”.

gg as in “dgee” before “I” and “e”, or as the “gee” in “geese”.

gh like “g” in “God”

gli as in “gli”

gn like “n” in “news”

qu like “kw” in “quest”

sc like “sh” before “i” and “e”, or like “k” elsewhere.

 

J- K- W- X- Y appear mainly in foreign loan words.

 

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Italian Alphabet, Letters, Italian Vowels, Consonants, Italian Pronunciation, How to write in Italian.