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L’alfabeto italiano. The Italian alphabet Capitolo 1: Lessico Pagine 7 – 8. L’italiano. TIP: Learn the sounds of Italian & acquire good pronunciation by listening closely to & imitating Profa. Butcher and the native speakers on the Listening Comprehension CDs.
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L’alfabeto italiano The Italian alphabet Capitolo 1: Lessico Pagine 7 – 8
L’italiano TIP: Learn the sounds of Italian & acquire good pronunciation by listening closely to & imitating Profa. Butcher and the native speakers on the Listening Comprehension CDs. • Italian is a phonetic language. • This means that it is spoken the way it is written! • In most cases, one letter represents one sound. • Every letter is pronounced except for H. • There are special combinations of consonants & vowels.
A B (bi) C (ci) D (di) E F (effe) G (gi) H (acca) I L (elle) M (emme) N (enne) O P (pi) Q (cu) R (erre) S (esse) T (ti) U V (vu) Z (zeta) L’alfabeto italiano
Le lettere straniere (foreign) • J (i lunga) • K (cappa) • W (doppia vu) • X (ics) • Y (ipsilon) The Italian alphabet has 21 letters, but it recognizes an extended set of 5 additional letters that occur in words of foreign origin.
I vocali italiani • A • E • I • O • U For the most part, Italian vowels are pronounced the same.
La pronuncia Italian Pronunciation Capitolo 1: Lessico Pagine 7-8
La pronuncia: consonanti doppie (double consonants) All Italian consonants except q have a corresponding double consonant. • sete sette • pala palla • papa pappa • moto motto • dona donna • fato fatto
ballerina antenna mamma spaghetti zucchini piccolo confetti Anna motto villa Ripetete
Suoni speciali • c: • Followed by a, o, u has a hard sound like cat • casacorsomusica • Followed by e, i has a soft sound like church • cenaciaoarrivederci
Suoni speciali • ch: • Also has a hard sound like chemistry • macchinachittaraperché
Suoni speciali • g: • Followed by a, o, u has a hard sound like go • gattogondolagusto • Followed by e, i has a soft sound like gem • gelatoGinaGiorgio
Suoni speciali • gh: • Also has a hard sound like spaghetti • ghiaccioghetto
Suoni speciali • gn: • Has a sound like the ny in canyon • lasagnebagno This is like the ñ in Spanish.
Suoni speciali • gli: • Has a sound like the lli in million (lyee) • famiglialuglio moglie
Suoni speciali • sc: • Followed by e, i has a soft sound like sheriff • sceriffosci sciare
Suoni speciali • schi: • Has a hard sound like ski • maschilemaschio
Suoni speciali • sche: • Has a hard sound like skeleton • scheletropesche