L’alfabeto

L’alfabeto

letter name in Italian comparable English pronunciation
a a as a in “father”
b bi as b in “boy”
c ci
  • as ch in “children”, before e or i
  • as c in “cat”, before a, o, u, he, hi or a consonant
d di as d in “diamond”
e e as e in “elephant”
f effe as f in “father”
g gi
  • as g in “gem”, before e or i
  • as g in “go”, before a, o, u, he, hi or a consonant
h acca always silent
i i as ee in “meet”
l elle as l in “life”
m emme as m in “mother”
n enne as n in “never”
o o as o in “open”
p pi as p in “people”
q qu as qu in “quick”
r erre as r in “rock”
s esse as s in “singer”
t ti as t in “time”
u u as oo in “cool”
v vu as v in “victory”
z zeta as ts sound in “pizza” or ds in “pads”

 

“Combinazioni speciali” e pronuncia

combination pronunciation
ch as c in “cat”
gh as g in “go”
sch as sch in “scheme”
gl(i) as ll in “million”
gn as ny in “canyon
double consonant the sound is prolonged

 

 

 

 

 

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