Alphabet and Pronunciation
There are only 21 letters in the Italian language. Letters-letters k, w, x and y is only found in the words of another language uptake.
While the letters j only in the name of the place (Japan) and the name of the person (fauji).
The letters are:
1. vowels:
Aa → it is pronunced like a in the word Father
Ee → it is pronunced like e in the word Sell
Ii → it is pronunced like i in the word Pig
Oo → it is pronunced like o in the word Call
Uu → it is pronunced like u in the word Shoot
2. Consonants:
Bb → it is pronunced like b in the word Big
- Cc
there are two pronunciations:
1. Before the letter e or i, the letter c is pronounced as ch as in **Chocolate
2. Before the letters h, a, o and u, it is pronounced as k like in the word Chemist
Dd → it is pronunced like d in the word Dog
Ff → it is pronunced like F in the word Fast
- Gg
There are two pronunciations:
1.Before the letter e or i, it is pronounced like g in the word Gentle
2.Before the letters h, a, o and u, it is pronunced like g in the word *Going
Hh → it is never pronunced
Ll → it is pronunced like l in the word Salt
Mm → it is pronunced like m in the word Mall
Nn → it is pronunced like n in the word Now
Pp → it is pronunced like p in the word Pull
Rr, it is thickened
- Ss
There are two pronunciations:
1.It is pronunced like s in the word Sell
2.It is pronunced as z in the word Rose
Tt → it is pronunced like t in the word Tall
Vv → it is pronunced like V in the word Visa
Zz → it is pronunced like ts in the word Pets
Two consonants which are merged:
Gh → it is pronunced like kh in the word architect
Gh → it is pronunced like g in the word Goal
Gli → it is pronunced like lli in the word Brilliant
Gn → it is pronunced like * ny* in the word Onion
Qu → it is pronunced like ku in the word Quantitative
- Sc
There are two pronunciations:
1.Before the letters e or i. It is pronunced as sh as in Shoe
2.Before the letters h, a, o, and u. It is pronunced like sk in the word Sky