italian words are divided into syllables as follows:- v K3 F+ c! c) w) Z. H+ d4 B
a single consonant goes with the following vowel.
5 E: t' a8 e7 L4 y italian english3 k" a. w; f' g7 B, d
ca–sa house$ W: p/ I8 |4 K8 Q0 e
po–si–ti–vo positive2 [- ~: `) [& P0 W7 g7 N/ s2 ~0 P# E
double consonants are divided.
: u( J3 d6 M2 R$ }( K italian english8 e3 i, `% f' B" E
bab–bo dad
) _ ]6 b4 Q% S% C( u# [1 T$ \' ?: \ ros–so red+ e" J: w6 B( _$ Y! @% z3 k
bel–lo beautiful
9 P( H0 o# x7 f5 _/ n/ K at–to act7 F( ]# O0 X! T) o) C9 ^- y! Y
two consonants, the first of which is l, m, n, or r, are divided.
; v7 i6 q* j% X5 `2 g C italian english
F: W( Y( O% _$ u3 \4 S al–ber–go hotel
8 {! y! W% @# k! W, M con–ten–to contented
% l+ |& A' i% k8 i' {: u am–pio ample
) u$ `! i5 n& M5 Z$ U$ ^& |" ` for–tu–na fortune
! m$ h; U; w( L, U otherwise, a combination of two consonants belongs to the following syllable.
: o- v* w0 Z2 |# \8 y: Z) F8 R5 [ italian english
6 O3 ]# N" _# I# ~8 G" ^2 r1 f ba–sta enough/ [' [% `, k% o
fi–glio son" p5 K# X; [1 e
pa–dre father; T D+ k2 x/ a8 l: G
ba–gno bath1 H% s0 a7 B7 m# ?3 i" w6 z# c7 q
so–pra above# H; y% I+ |- B0 f
sa–cro sacred
$ H2 b+ N5 j3 _5 `( O. r2 {0 X the first of three consonants, except s, goes with the preceding syllable.
: c' @0 h D. k! b' k$ f1 c( A italian english
) j% F4 Y! l4 W7 Z: F sem–pre always8 T$ b0 M* A9 r7 D; @+ Z
fel–tro felt( e. B, K4 d( y4 B5 j" }
mem–bro member
/ s; ~, _# M; ~* \3 s. U men–tre while |