من كتاب عنوانه
Italian In Your Pocket
إقتبست هذا الشرح لكيفية نُطق أحرُف الإيطالية ، وشرحها باللغة الإنجليزية..
مابين الأقواس سيكون شرح لطريقة نُطق الكلمة الإيطالية ، وطبعاً شرح باللغة الإنجليزية...
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Vowels == Vocali
a : pronounced like the 'a' in " car " ... sala = ( sah-lah )
e : pronounced like the 'ai' in " said " ... letto = ( leht-toh )
or like ' e ' in " lemon " ... mela = ( meh-lah )
i : pronounced like the 'ee' in " meet " ... vino = ( vee-noh )
o : pronounced like the 'o' in " not " ... posta = ( pos-tah )
u : pronounced like the 'oo' in " moon " ... cura = ( koo-rah )
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Consonants == Consonanti
c : before 'e' and 'i' pronounced like the 'ch' in " church " ... ci = ( chee )
c : before 'o','a',and 'u' it's pronounced like the 'k' in " king " ... casa = ( cah-zah )
ch : pronounced like the 'k' in " king " ... che = ( keh )
g : beforte 'e',and 'i' pronounced like the 'j' in " jeep " ... giro = ( jee-hroh )
g : before 'o','a',and 'i' pronounced like the 'g' in " go " .... gara = ( gah-rah )
gh : pronounced like the 'g' in " gate " ... laghi = ( lah-ghee )
gli : pronounced like the 'll' in " million " .... luglio = ( loo-l'yoh )
gn : pronounced like the 'ny' in " canyon " ... ogni = ( oh-n'yee )
h : not pronounced at all...
qu : pronounced like the 'qu' in " queen " ... qui = ( qwee )
r : rolled like scottish 'r' .... caro ( kah-roh )
s : at the beginning of a word , when doubled , or before other consonants pronounced like the 's' in " see " .... strada = ( strah-dah )
s : between 2 vowels pronounced like the 'z' in " zebra " ... casa = ( kah-zah )
sc : before 'i' and 'e' pronounced like the 'sh' in " sheet " .... sci = ( shee )
sc : before 'a','o' and 'u' pronounced like the 'sk' in " sky " .... scusa = ( skoo-zah )
z : at the beginning of a word pronounced like the 'ds' in " sudsy " ... zero = ( dzeh-roh )
z : elsewhere in a word pronounced like the 'ts' in " gutsy " ... pranzo = ( prahn-tsoh )