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Pronouncing Italian

Giulia Berlato

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Transcript

Pronouncing Italian

1- Intonation

Affirmatives have a "plain" pitch or slightly descending
Questions (usually) have a rising intonation in the end

2- Vowels

A - a / à (same sound)E - è (open) é/e (close) I - i/ì (same sound) O - ò (open) o (close) U - u/ù (same sound)

C - G + A/O/U - HE/HI = /k/ - /g/ C - G + E/I - = /tʃ/ - /dʒ/

3- C and G

4- H Always mute

5- GN G+N are 2 letters pronounced as 1 sound, closer to a NN rather than the English pronunciation of "GN"

6- GLI G+L+I are 3 letters pronounced as 1 sound, similar to a LL

7- SCI - SCE SCE and SCI are pronounced similar to SH in English

Pronounciation examples

1- Intonation

Questions
Affirmatives

2- Vowels

A E - è é/e I - i/ì (same sound) O - ò (open) o (close) U - u/ù (same sound)

C - G + A/O/U - HE/HI = /k/ - /g/ C - G + E/I - = /tʃ/ - /dʒ/

3- C and G

4- H Always mute

5- GN G+N are 2 letters pronounced as 1 sound, closer to a NN rather than the English pronunciation of "GN"

6- GLI G+L+I are 3 letters pronounced as 1 sound, similar to a LL

7- SCI - SCE SCE and SCI are pronounced similar to SH in English