italian words are divided into syllables as follows:- o- X+ x( } k
a single consonant goes with the following vowel.
' r* J# h( L5 ~ italian english9 `+ o) ?, d, F3 Z) u8 b
ca–sa house3 u; |* O z! J. L% o$ j+ x1 z
po–si–ti–vo positive; S! A/ `( W- V
double consonants are divided.
% p3 ?: y! [; E8 v italian english3 w6 j. F0 E- U4 R
bab–bo dad& i" M( \/ T3 k: K3 S
ros–so red
$ c& J8 j2 S: o) j( H3 r: P bel–lo beautiful
6 u; R! _: ^1 n: D+ o at–to act
: w" j; s2 n& i7 a4 @% u two consonants, the first of which is l, m, n, or r, are divided.
5 Z, h; T" l' T8 h italian english
4 _; u' \ l* U0 x0 W$ a6 d+ Y4 y al–ber–go hotel ]$ Y5 p' B# Y. X4 b- ]
con–ten–to contented
# d6 h' Y) ?; X/ M; [9 }3 j am–pio ample0 c) Z; ^' e; p5 q- J7 b- b% U/ T6 r
for–tu–na fortune: Q6 y. W5 M% Q& p
otherwise, a combination of two consonants belongs to the following syllable./ o. k. _/ e, Z+ E
italian english( X: }9 l4 }2 N' T" [4 e
ba–sta enough
& z1 V3 F2 K7 E1 \5 _ fi–glio son" _6 Q# u/ E: N+ i* s* e" n0 P
pa–dre father" Z# X( z$ v% N+ ~+ L
ba–gno bath! f1 W& `+ _! Q8 c
so–pra above
- s! E; e3 u& F) D sa–cro sacred5 }, k7 A. @# m! D: a6 E4 {7 |) O# T3 D
the first of three consonants, except s, goes with the preceding syllable.
$ y9 N: p2 e9 X# G! u italian english
& d) n Z' t$ w& ?8 A sem–pre always3 F4 N, M; f/ D# m2 \
fel–tro felt
; D, ^4 {& u2 o# f7 ]" z* ` mem–bro member) w& n4 k2 o) z
men–tre while |