The consonants not listed below (b, f, m, n, v) are pronounced as in English. The approximate English equivalents are as follows:
+ Q: i: R) ~2 R6 ? C, s c before a, o, and u is like the English k.
& ^% Y1 R( c, L$ C2 h Italian English
6 Y5 A% H$ y1 L( @/ v casa house5 q; y; k7 V, S: s3 A7 |% @
fico fig% T2 S9 w! D. F( ]5 Y; d/ |
con with
$ }5 t2 ]" Y9 v' `3 G! q* | Colesseo Colosseum( M* @- ^2 N+ ~
capo head% q9 M/ V! L$ h) L( A9 ]
Cupido Cupid: c1 P- ?- ]$ n P; ?
cane dog
: f' i, g! l; I6 i* a3 f4 B camera camera* K9 M Y/ c" w) a( m
caffè coffee1 ~/ Y; S$ j0 \, C8 ?1 n+ d
culla cradle$ e0 [" X+ k4 p
c before e or i is like the English sound ch in chest.* L! o# {7 \+ G' J" Y/ t m
Italian English
8 ?* n+ ~2 U, x- c: m! j' X9 B4 q7 w% n cena supper
% o. `8 J/ j2 |! [ I; r: i$ O0 \4 K voce voice
3 Y/ E( N. X6 v5 `, d; J* { cibo food
! u' V' [5 [8 K5 b( V5 ? concerto concert
( v) g/ v* ]7 b7 s& m aceto vinegar3 K- M" n: d$ S# n7 G
cinema cinema
+ ^) F0 a, b9 B+ _! k7 O7 L cipolla onion/ j4 r4 P" z) Y! _9 \6 y- W$ h
facile easy
% J$ z$ o* p" T ch (found only before e or i) is like the English k.0 x7 W" a* O2 l' U! Z
Italian English- c7 V0 ^1 k4 z4 A( e4 w
che that
* Z+ k W! {7 j; U1 b chimica chemistry
7 w' q( N9 P( R4 I3 M6 ` perché because
/ H& P( [+ q6 ^3 v+ Z; F3 a fichi figs
2 ]3 D0 K3 z/ q2 m3 U2 E" v chilo kilo
# {+ x5 i* H) k0 A chi who; C2 d+ o0 f' }" C# n
chiuso closed
& @7 t5 L' k5 C5 }2 O, [ anche also
5 G W9 B* n' j |