| Italian | English |
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| signora | lady | | lavagna | blackboard | | signore | gentleman | | bagno | bath | | signorina | young lady | | sogno | dream | | lasagne | lasagna | | spugna | sponge |
h is silent. | Italian | English |
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| ho | I have | | hotel | hotel | | ha | has | | ahi! | ouch! | | hanno | they have |
l is as in English, but sharper and more forward in the mouth. | Italian | English |
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| olio | oil | | lingua | language | | sale | salt | | lungo | long | | melone | melon | | luna | moon | | scuola | school | | light | light |
p is as in English, but without the aspiration that sometimes accompanies this sound in English. | Italian | English |
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| pane | bread | | patata | potato | | pepe | pepper | | papà | dad | | popone | melon | | ponte | bridge | | pipa | pipe | | punto | period | | pasto | meal | | pronuncia | pronunciation | | Alpi | Alps | | psicologo | psychologist |
qu is always pronounced like the English qu in quest. | Italian | English |
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| questo | this | | quinto | fifth | | quale | which | | quarto | fourth | | quanto | how much | | quantità | quantity | | quadro | picture | | qualità | quality |
r is different from the English r; it is pronounced with one flip of the tongue against the gums of the upper teeth. This is the trilled r. | Italian | English |
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| ora | now | | tenore | tenor | | albergo | hotel | | baritono | baritone | | arte | art | | orologio | watch | | porta | door | | sardina | sardine |
s is sometimes like the English s in house. | Italian | English |
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| soggiorno | living room | | testa | head | | stanza | room | | festa | party; holiday | | posta | mail | | stufato | stew | | pasta | pasta; dough; pastry | | pista | track |
s is sometimes (but always before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, and v) like the English s in rose. | Italian | English |
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| rosa | rose | | tesoro | treasure | | frase | phrase | | svelto | quick | | sbaglio | mistake | | esercizio | exercise | | musica | music | | sgridare | to scold | | susina | plum | | sbadato | careless |
sc before a, o, or u is like sk in ask. | Italian | English |
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| ascoltare | to listen | | scuola | school | | pesca | peach | | tasca | pocket | | toscano | Tuscan | | scaloppine | cutlets | | scarpa | shoe | | scultura | sculpture | | disco | disk; record | | scopo | purpose |
sc before e or i is like the English sound sh in fish. | Italian | English |
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| finisce | finishes | | sci | ski | | pesce | fish | | conoscere | to know | | scena | scene | | scendere | to descend | | uscita | exit | | uscio | door |
sch occurs only before e or i, and is pronounced like the English sk. | Italian | English |
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| pesche | peaches | | tasche | pockets | | dischi | disks; records | | scheletro | skeleton | | fiaschi | flasks | | lische | fishbones |
t is approximately the same as in English, but no escaping of breath accompanies it in Italian.
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