The consonants not listed below (b, f, m, n, v) are pronounced as in English. The approximate English equivalents are as follows: c before a, o, and u is like the English k. Italian | English |
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casa | house | fico | fig | con | with | Colesseo | Colosseum | capo | head | Cupido | Cupid | cane | dog | camera | camera | caffè | coffee | culla | cradle |
c before e or i is like the English sound ch in chest. Italian | English |
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cena | supper | voce | voice | cibo | food | concerto | concert | aceto | vinegar | cinema | cinema | cipolla | onion | facile | easy |
ch (found only before e or i) is like the English k. Italian | English |
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che | that | chimica | chemistry | perché | because | fichi | figs | chilo | kilo | chi | who | chiuso | closed | anche | also |
d is somewhat more explosive than in English, with the tongue near the tip of the upper teeth but with no aspiration. Italian | English |
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di | of | data | date | dove | where | due | two | denaro | money | dodici | twelve | donna | woman | lunedì | Monday | moda | fashion | undici | eleven |
g before a, o, and u is as in the English word go. Italian | English |
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gala | gala | albergo | hotel | gondola | gondola | gamba | leg | gusto | taste | fungo | mushroom | gonna | skirt | gomma | eraser | lungo | long | guanti | gloves | guidare | to drive | lingua | tongue |
g before e or i is like the g in gem. Italian | English |
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gelato | ice cream | angelo | angel | pagina | page | gente | people | gesso | chalk | gentile | kind | gita | outing | gennaio | January |
gh (found only before e or i) is like the g in go. Italian | English |
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ghetto | ghetto | funghe | escapes | laghi | lakes | maghi | magicians |
gli is approximately like ll in million. Italian | English |
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egli | he | meglio | better | figli | sons | famiglia | family | mogli | wives | aglio | garlic | fogli | sheets (of paper) | bottiglia | bottle |
gn is approximately like ny in canyon.
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