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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)
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