Italian Language Lessons
Grammar, spelling, and usage
Italian Alphabet
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The Italian alphabet (l'alfabeto) contains twenty–one letters:
| Letters | Names of the Letters |
|---|
| a | a |
| b | bi |
| c | ci |
| d | di |
| e | e |
| f | effe |
| g | gi |
| h | acca |
| i | i |
| l | elle |
| m | emme |
| n | enne |
| o | o |
| p | pi |
| q | cu |
| r | erre |
| s | esse |
| t | ti |
| u | u |
| v | vu |
| z | zeta |
The following five letters are found in foreign words:
| Letters | Names of the Letters |
|---|
| j | i lungo |
| k | kappa |
| w | doppia vu |
| x | ics |
| y | ipsilon |
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