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Pronunciation
| Italian Letter(s) |
English Sound |
| a |
ah |
| e |
eh |
| i |
ee |
| o |
oh |
| u |
oo |
| ai |
eye |
| au |
ow |
| ei |
ay |
| ia |
yah |
| ie |
yeh |
| io |
yoh |
| iu |
yoo |
| ua |
wah |
| ue |
weh |
| uo |
woh |
| ui |
wee |
| ci or ce |
ch |
| gi or ge |
zh |
| sci |
sh |
| sch |
sk |
| aia |
ah-yah |
| aio |
ah-yoh |
| iei |
ee-yay |
| uio |
oo-yoh |
| uoi |
oo-oy |
| ch |
k |
| h |
silent |
| r |
trilled |
Note: Italian is a very phonetic language, so pronunciation is very easy. Most words are pronounced exactly like they are spelled.
Alphabet
| a |
ah |
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q |
koo |
| b |
bee |
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r |
ehr-reh |
| c |
chee |
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s |
ehs-seh |
| d |
dee |
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t |
teh |
| e |
eh |
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u |
oo |
| f |
eff-eh |
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v |
voo |
| g |
zhee |
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z |
dzeh-tah |
| h |
ahk-kah |
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| i |
ee |
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Foreign Letters |
| l |
ehl-eh |
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j |
ee loon-gah |
| m |
ehm-eh |
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k |
kahp-pah |
| n |
ehn-eh |
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w |
dohp-pyah voo |
| o |
oh |
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x |
eeks |
| p |
pee |
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y |
ee greh-kah (or) eep-see-lohn |
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