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Pronunciation Italian
Pronunciation Italian
(with examples)
The emphatic syllable of each word is marked with an accent over the vowel.
Pronounce A as in father
1. Amor (love)ahmhr.
2. Adagio (slowly)ah-dh-jee-o.
Two Gs followed by e or I
(the first g sounds like d and the second like j in jest).
1. Oggi (today)djee.
Pronounce CH as in ghost.
1. Ghirlanda (garland)geerlhndah.
GL before a, e, o, u.
(hard, as in English).
1. Gloria (glory)g1-ree-ah.
GL before:.
(like 1 in pavilion or brilliant).
I. Voglia (wish)vl-yeeah.
2. Egli (he)h-l-yee.
GN in gna, gne, gni, gno, gnu.
(like ni in companion).
1. Compagno (companion)kohm-phn-yo.
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Consonant C followed by e or i.
(like ch in chief).
I. Cembalo (piano)chhmbahlo.
2. Cielo (heaven)chee-h-lo
Consonant C followed by a, o, u.
(pronounced as in English, like k).
1. Campo (field)khmpo.
2. Contento (content)kohnthnto.
3. Curia (court of justice)ko-ree-ah.
Two Cs followed by e or i.
(the first c is pronounced like t).
1. Accento (accent)aht-chhn-to.
2. Faccia (face)fht-chee-ah.
Pronounce CHI like kee.
I. Chi (who)kee.
2. Chiaro (clear)kce-h-ro.
Pronounce CHE as keh.
1. Che (that)keh.
2. Cherico (priest)kh-ree-ko.
G followed by e or i.
(like j in jest.)
1. Giorno (day)jeehrno.
2. Genio (genius)-jhneeo.
G followed by a, o, u.
(pronounced as in English).
1. Galante (gallant)gahlhnteh.
1. Godio (joy)g-dee-o.
3. Guanto (glove)goohnto.