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Italian Alphabet

Letter   Sound in Spanish
a   father
b   boy
c   cow
ch   k sound in kit
ci, ce   choose
d   dog
e   seven
f   frog
gi,ge   dj sound in giant
h   silent
i   ee sound in street
j   (not considered part of the alphabet- appears in loanwords like jeans, can appear as an alternate/variant of the letter I.)
k   (not part of the alphabet)
l   long
m   monkey
n   nose
o   open
p   pan
q   k sound in kit, always followed by silent u
r   trilled
s   sing
sci,sce   sh sound in shoot
sch   sk sound in school
t   time
u   ou sound in you or too
ua   wah sound in quantum
ue   weh sound
uo   woh sound
ui   wee sound
v   violin
w   (not part of the alphabet)
x   (not part of the alphabet)
y   (not part of the alphabet)
z   zebra

Note: Is the closest language to Latin in pronounciation and writing. There are NO silent vowels. This makes it fairly simple, just make sure to pronounce the double vowel sounds.
per (for) is shorthanded to x. For example, for you => x te (instead of per te)