This page contains a table including the following: Italian alphabet, letters which help you pronounce the words in a given language, you will also learn about the different consonants and vowels, make sure to check out our phrases in Italian page.
Letter
Examples
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
ame 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.
I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Italian alphabet, consonants and vowels. Make sure to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation.
