Italian alphabet
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THE ITALIAN ALPHABET
The Italian alphabet is made up of 21 letters: 5 vowels and 16 consonants.
There are some IPA left and some of which i'm not totally sure....
| Letter | Name | IPA | Approximate Sound |
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| a | a | a | Like a in English "father" |
| b | bi | b | Like b in English "boat" |
| c | ci | ʧ | When followed by e or i, like ch in English "cherry" |
| k | When followed by a, o, u, or consonant, like c in English "cook", in particular che, chi is 'ke', 'ki' |
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| For sc see under 's' |
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| d | di | d | Like d in English "dance" |
| e | e | e | One like a in English "make" |
| ε | One like a in English "met" | ||
| f | effe | f | Like f in English "fool" |
| g | gi | ʤ |
When followed by e or i, like g in English "general" |
| g | When followed by a, o, u, or consonant, like g in English "go" in particular ghe, ghi are 'ge', 'gi' |
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| ʎ |
gl+i, like spanish ll (with some exeptions) |
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| ɲ |
gn, always like spanish ñ |
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| h | acca | Always silent | |
| i | i | i | Like i in English "machine"
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| j |
Non stressed and followed by a wovel is the semiconsonant
j, |
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| l | elle | l | Like l in English "lamb" |
| gl, see under g |
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| m | emme | m | Like m in English "money" |
| n | enne | n | Like n in English "net" |
| gn, see under g |
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| o | o | o | One closed like o in English "note" |
| ɔ | One open like ou in English "ought" | ||
| p | pi | p | Like p in English "pot" |
| q | cu | k | Always followed by u. qu sounds like qu in English "question" |
| r | erre | r | Like r in English "rubber" with a slight trill |
| s | esse | s | Like s in English "see" |
| z | Like z in English "zero" | ||
| ʃ |
sc+i, sc+e sounds like "sh" in english "shoe" |
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| t | ti | t | Like t in English "table" |
| u | u | u | Like u in English "rule" |
| w |
When not stressed and followed by a vowel, like w in English "was" | ||
| v | vu | v | Like v in English "vain" |
| z | zeta | ʦ |
Like ts in English "nuts" |
| ʣ |
Like dz in English "adze" |
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OTHER LETTERS
| Letter | Name | Examples |
| j | i lunga | jazz, jingo |
| x | ics | xenofobo, xilofono |
| k | cappa | kiwi, kodak |
| y | ipsilon | yacht, yoghurt |
| w | doppia vu | water-polo, whiskey |
For more information look at italian pronunciation.
