Pronunciation
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How To Pronounce Italian Consonants
Italian pronunciation might pose some difficulties for the beginner. Yet it is very regular, and once the rules are understood it is easy to pronounce each word correctly. Here are a few basic pronunciation rules for Italian consonants.
Italian pronunciation might pose some difficulties for the beginner. Yet it is very regular, and once the rules are understood it is easy to pronounce each word correctly. Here are a few basic pronunciation rules for Italian consonants.
How To Pronounce Italian Vowels
Italian pronunciation might pose some difficulties for the beginner. Yet it is very regular, and once the rules are understood it is easy to pronounce each word correctly. Here are the approximate English equivalents for Italian vowels.
Italian pronunciation might pose some difficulties for the beginner. Yet it is very regular, and once the rules are understood it is easy to pronounce each word correctly. Here are the approximate English equivalents for Italian vowels.
How To Pronounce Italian Words
You love those melodious sounds at the opera, and listening to the voices of those Italian stars in foreign films is an aural thrill. These quick, step-by-step instructions will help you to sound like you were born in Ģil bel paeseģ.
You love those melodious sounds at the opera, and listening to the voices of those Italian stars in foreign films is an aural thrill. These quick, step-by-step instructions will help you to sound like you were born in Ģil bel paeseģ.
How To Talk Like A Soprano Family Member
Want to sound like a member of the Soprano family? Fuhgeddaboutit! With these easy instructions, you could quickly be mistaken for il capo di tutti capi. Bada boom! Bada bing!
Want to sound like a member of the Soprano family? Fuhgeddaboutit! With these easy instructions, you could quickly be mistaken for il capo di tutti capi. Bada boom! Bada bing!
Italian Fashion Pronunciation Guide
Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna and more. Created in conjunction with your About SiteGuide to Fashion Cynthia Nellis.
Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna and more. Created in conjunction with your About SiteGuide to Fashion Cynthia Nellis.
Italian Phonetic Alphabet
The Italian phonetic alphabet is used to sound out the spelling of a word in Italian. By convention there are certain cities (or alternate terms) that are most commonly used to refer to each letter of the Italian alphabet.
The Italian phonetic alphabet is used to sound out the spelling of a word in Italian. By convention there are certain cities (or alternate terms) that are most commonly used to refer to each letter of the Italian alphabet.
Italian Survival Phrases
Essential Italian phrases for visitors to Italy with audio. Includes translation in English.
Essential Italian phrases for visitors to Italy with audio. Includes translation in English.
Italian Word of the Day
Hear a new word every day spoken in Italian by a native speaker and a phrase using the word in an example. Includes translation in English.
Hear a new word every day spoken in Italian by a native speaker and a phrase using the word in an example. Includes translation in English.
Pronouncing Double Consonants in Italian
"Quanti anni hai?"--How old are you? sounds like an innocent question posed by someone just learning the Italian language. But it can be a real conversation stopper, leading to guffaws, laughter, and embarrassment, when mispronounced. An In the Spotlight article from your Italian Language SiteGuide.
"Quanti anni hai?"--How old are you? sounds like an innocent question posed by someone just learning the Italian language. But it can be a real conversation stopper, leading to guffaws, laughter, and embarrassment, when mispronounced. An In the Spotlight article from your Italian Language SiteGuide.
Alfabeto e Pronuncia
See it, hear it, and say it in Italian. WAV files of each letter of the Italian alphabet.
See it, hear it, and say it in Italian. WAV files of each letter of the Italian alphabet.
Scioglilingua
Fifty Italian tongue twisters! If you can pronounce these without error, you are a true maestro.
Fifty Italian tongue twisters! If you can pronounce these without error, you are a true maestro.
Syntactic Doubling
An explanation of syntactic doubling, the phenomenon typical of Italian pronunciation in which the initial consonant sound of certain words are doubled.
An explanation of syntactic doubling, the phenomenon typical of Italian pronunciation in which the initial consonant sound of certain words are doubled.
Welcome to Monticello
Welcome and pronunciation lesson from a native Italian.
Welcome and pronunciation lesson from a native Italian.